Nigeria: Collapse of floating school sinks education in Lagos slum

Al Jazeera English
Al Jazeera English
  • 8 years ago
Barely four years after it took off amid international acclaim, Nigeria’s floating school in the Lagos slum of Makoko has collapsed. Hundreds of children in the community now have little or no hope of getting an education.

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