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By Kazeem UgbodagaIn a sweeping move to combat perennial flooding, the Lagos State Government has pulled down 1,141 buildings illegally erected on drainage alignments within the past year.Commissioner ...
An uneasy calm hangs over Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub, particularly on the Island, as residents brace for what experts ...
PREMIUM TIMES visited the affected streets on Wednesday where stagnant, dirty water had overtaken large portions of key ...
As the rainy season approaches, anxiety is growing across Nigeria due to the increasing threat of severe flooding. The ...
Several canoes paddle toward Makoko, a vast floating slum built on stilts in the lagoon at one end of Nigeria's economic hub ...
As dawn breaks over Nigeria, the air hums with anticipation, not of celebration, but of survival. The federal government has ...
MAKOKO, Nigeria (AP) — Several canoes paddle toward ... the Makoko slum is a low-lying community vulnerable to rising sea levels and flooding. Lagos itself is no stranger to the impacts of ...