More than 50 employees of Union Bank of Nigeria removed over 200 kilogrammes of waste from Alpha Community Beach in Lekki, Lagos, as part of efforts to combat plastic pollution and promote ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A few weeks ago, a group of my Lagos-based friends tried to arrange a day out at the beach. It should’ve been a ...

In blistering heat, several dozen volunteers are busy collecting plastic bottles, bags and polystyrene boxes as they launch a cleanup of the longest beach in Lagos. Nigeria's megacity of 20 million ...

After looking at the sand and taking pictures, you might feel a little disappointed that you paid ₦5,000 or more in a country riddled with poverty. Private beaches have amazing aesthetics, especially ...

When Lagos state authorities notified Nigerian business mogul Paul Onwuanibe in late March that he had seven days to leave his multimillion-dollar beach resort so it could be torn down, he thought it ...

A city built by the water should never turn its back on it. In Lagos, the Atlantic Ocean is not a luxury amenity; it is a defining feature of the city’s history, economy, and identity. Yet access to ...

Most countries have beaches, but many of us don't know that beaches are also directly impacted by increasing sea levels because of the climate crisis. Over one-third of the world's coastline is made ...

From time immemorial, mankind has had a close affinity with ocean shores. It was an avenue to explore the unknown world and welcome strangers; a source of livelihood and a place to relax the mind and ...

LAGOS, Nigeria — One boy hoists a surfboard over his head and walks toward the water. Another is already in and paddling with his hands. Ships in the Gulf of Guinea dot the horizon. For many people ...

Suntan Beach and Whispering Palms Resort, Iworo, Badagry, Lagos State, yesterday, recorded a large turnout of fun seekers, for the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. The Suntan Beach was filled with people ...