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Lagos, Nigeria’s most populous city, has a shortage of affordable housing that has resulted in the proliferation of informal settlements. Residents routinely face state-sanctioned rights violations, prompting counter-campaigns by grassroots movements and civil society groups. This paper analyses the contribution of a series of civic media labs community based sessions that provided training in media and communication skills to building the capacity of grassroots groups to effectively advocate for their right to housing. The analysis highlights opportunities for leveraging capabilities developed during the labs for longer-term impact, as well as short-term strategies for supporting grassroots-led media advocacy in exclusionary political contexts.