Makoko Community — Local services in Lagos State

Makoko is one of the most peaceful community in Lagos State. It is a located at Lagos mainland local government/Yaba LCDA. There are many graduates that was born and residing in the area but are unavailable to secure a desirable job. There are also many youths who have took their precious time to learnt skills but not financially capacity to enhance their skills. It's the most popular street and most populated in makoko street, Yaba LCDA and in mainland. In the area of political participation, the occupants are the most participatory electorate in an election. Furthermore, 90 percent of the streets in the community are suffering from of flood on a yearly basis which always give the occupants unrest. Although, the CDA are continuously working to ensure that there's safety of lives and properties. Some of the affected streets are Apollo street, Erejuwa street, Irepodun street, Abiodun street, Akinbo streets, Obalowu street, Rafiu street, church street, Olulu street Olaide street, etc.

Government should assist the community in the area mentioned in order to develop the community and also to reduce burden on government.

AMB....

Community outreach, volunteering, and donating is a part of travel I am passionate about. When it comes to reaching out to women and children in poverty ridden communities, I always make time to lend a helping hand in whatever way I can.

I recently lead Team Happy Coffee a Nigerian indeginous coffee brand, the company I also work with as the Customer Experience Team Lead to reach out to indegene children in the Riverine community of Makoko in partnership with Saveasole Foundation for Happpy Coffee 7th year anniversary shoe drive.

With support and donations from customers, donor partners, team Happy Coffee and friends of Happy Coffee, we provided shoes, clothes, food and warm chocolate drinks for over 500 indigene children. The joy of seeing their little faces light up is second to none.

Makoko is one of Africa’s most unique inner-city slums, with a third of the community built on stilts in a lagoon off the Lagos mainland. Makoko is estimated to be home to around 250,000 people, most of whom live in difficult conditions. Despite being only a few kilometres away from the financial centre of the city.

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Makoko itself is wonderful. Poor, possibly 'slum', but a miraculous display of ingenuity.

The famous floating school is a hoax. It never became operational. The locals did not trust it. There are no floating buildings in Makoko. It was an idea from an architect - one that wanted to show off? It got a lot of over the top PR, mostly fact-free and from very remote places. It collapsed. Let's hope for better schools there,...