Makoko: The Floating Village of Lagos
Have you ever heard of a village that floats on water? It might sound like something from a fairy tale, but it’s real! Let’s talk about Makoko, a special place in Lagos, Nigeria. Makoko is often called the “Venice of Africa” because, like Venice in Italy, it has lots of waterways instead of roads. […]
Anthony Joshua Tours Lagos, Visits Makoko Slum
Former world heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, recently embarked on a tour of Lagos, and has been spotted in several locations including the National Stadium in Surulere and Makoko. The British boxer visited the Slum2School initiative located in Makoko, where he spent quality time with the students and residents of the community. Joshua took time to […]
Everyday Heroes: Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin
There is a women’s empowerment evolution going on in the world currently, and take it or not, it is one that has come to stay. Not only has it come to stay, it keeps advancing. In addition, women are now a driving force; raising, building, and pushing fellow women to heights formerly restricted to only […]
Everyday Heroes: Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin
You might want to use the term ‘Hall of Fame’, ‘Roll- Call of the Greats’, ‘who’s who in…’ etc. Whatever categorization you might want to use, as far as women rights activism is concerned, you can comfortably add the name Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin to that list. A hero; for the girl-child, for Nigeria, for Africa, for […]
Group Lights up Makoko with Solar Light Bottles
Used plastic bottles that would normally be found in refuse dumps or otherwise are being more resourceful as it’s used as a device to create a new light and a better life for people. The ‘Solar light bottle’ is, therefore, an affordable, sustainable solution to light issues for many families. The idea of this innovation, […]
Clean Up Makoko Event to Hold June 2014
The CleanUp-Makoko Event is set to take place 8:00am on Saturday 14th June, 2014 at Baale of Makoko’s Palace, Ramotu Street, off Olaiya Street, Makoko, Yaba, Lagos. Citizens are called to join the RecyclePoints Team to make this CleanUp Nigeria Project their Personal Social Responsibility (PSR). To Register, send an SMS with […]
Floating School in Lagos, Nigeria Nominated for London Design Museum Award
Ni inu ikoko dudu ni eko funfun ti n jade (it is from the blackened pot that the white pap is made). This proverb from the Yoruba culture, when translated, means that beauty is mostly derived from ugly places. This seems to be the story of the three-storied (excuse the pun) school that floats on water […]