Lagos is Nigeria's economic powerhouse, but it has some of the worst slums in the country.. Lagos slums are characterized by high levels of poverty—the state of not having enough resources to ...

Analysis - Millions of people in Lagos live in slums. Slums typically have poor housing infrastructure and sanitation, and limited access to education, health facilities and clean drinking water.

MAKOKO, Nigeria — Several canoes paddle toward Makoko, a vast floating slum built on stilts in the lagoon at one end of Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos.

The Lagos State Government has said it is targeting a 50 per cent reduction of slums in the state annually, and this is progressing with the urban regeneration of some identified slums in the ...

Several canoes paddle toward Makoko, a vast floating slum built on stilts in the lagoon at one end of Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos.Riding on the vessels are giant cardboard puppet animals ...

Several canoes paddle toward Makoko, a vast floating slum built on stilts in the lagoon at one end of Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos. Riding on the canoes are giant ...

MAKOKO, Nigeria (AP) — Several canoes paddle toward Makoko, a vast floating slum built on stilts in the lagoon at one end of Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos. Riding on the vessels are giant ...

MAKOKO, Nigeria (AP) — Several canoes paddle toward Makoko, a vast floating slum built on stilts in the lagoon at one end of Nigeria’s economic hub of . Wednesday, May 28 66°F / Cape Girardeau.

Puppeteers move cardboard animals in canoes at the Makoko Slum in Lagos Nigeria, Saturday, April 19, 2025, as part of "The Herds," a moving theatre performance that started its journey from the ...

MAKOKO, Nigeria (AP) — Several canoes paddle toward Makoko, a vast floating slum built on stilts in the lagoon at one end of Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos.