Tag:Slum settlement

Radio Reports

Radio Report: How Makoko community women survive in fish business

Makoko is a slum neighborhood located by the lagoon on the Mainland in Lagos State, where fishing is the main occupation. Correspondent Ruth King tells...

admin - February 10, 2017

Human Settlement

Makoko claims no easy victories

Makoko is a metaphor for resilience in the face of enormous pressures. This community floating on the waters of the Lagos Lagoon is resilient...

Michael Simire - June 2, 2014

Water & Sanitation

Makoko: Potable water from an unlikely source

In the course of my career as a development journalist, I have come to know some peri-urban communities in Lagos and a few other...

Michael Simire - July 23, 2013

Health

Secret of healthy living at Makoko

One thing I have noticed during my visits to Makoko in Lagos is that the people are ever smiling, lively and vibrant; and they...

Michael Simire - July 21, 2013

Human Settlement

UNDP builds ‘sustainable’ floating school in Makoko

As a way of improving the quality of education in a sustainable way, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is constructing a group of...

Michael Simire - March 6, 2013

Cover

Makoko: The tragedy, the intrigues

Environmental science writer, Tina Armstrong-Ogbonna, relates her experience as the controversial Makoko demolition saga unfolded in Lagos I recently participated in the filming of a...

Michael Simire - August 6, 2012