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Despite receiving N90 billion ECA funds in one year, Bayelsa ranks highest in poverty

Despite receiving N90 billion ECA funds in one year, Bayelsa ranks highest in poverty

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Bayelsa state with 2.5 million populations and eight Local Government Areas ranks second poorest state in Nigeria despite receiving N90 billion in Excess Crude Account (ECA) revenue from the federal government in 2022 and that excludes other revenues totaling millions of Naira. ECA is money from oil revenue in excess of the budget benchmark of …

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Chinese search for Apa and Bubinga fueling deforestation in Cross Rivers Forest

Chinese search for Apa and Bubinga fueling deforestation in Cross River Forests

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The search for two expensive pieces of wood, “Apa and Bubinga” by the Chinese nationals are fueling unprecedented deforestation in Cross Rivers Forests and putting them under severe threat, resulting in indigenous communities’ threat to livelihoods and exposing them to dangerous climate change impacts. Carrying out the act, Chinese nationals pay the locals who spot …

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Meet the third Cohort of the ADH Community ‘Climate’ Journalism Fellowship

Meet the third Cohort of the ADH Community ‘Climate’ Journalism Fellowship

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Orodata Science today announces Cohort 3 for the ADH Community Journalism Fellowship program which focuses on Climate Change as it intersects with health-related issues. Today, we are excited to announce the newest cohort of the ADH community journalism fellowship (ACJF), The fellowship will provide intensive training and mentorship to a diverse group of journalists who …

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Despite N3.360 billion SUBEB approved budget, Bauchi Kids learn under deplorable condition

Despite N3.360 billion SUBEB approved budget, Bauchi Kids learn under deplorable condition

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The Sabon Gari Narabi secondary School in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State has continued to be in a deplorable condition even after the government in 2021 alone approved N3.360 billion for the State Universal Basic Education. On a visit to the school, one sees completely deplorable buildings that are near collapsing that students …

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What is Climate Change? Community Perception

What is Climate Change? Community Perception

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In the last four decades, Nigeria had expended a huge amount of resources in addressing poverty and lifting citizens out of hunger. Apart from corruption and lack of political will that frustrate the initiatives and investments, climate change poses the most significant change to humanity with the likelihood of being the greatest factor leading to …

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Kogi community lost 103 hectares forest to deforestation

Kogi community lost 103 hectares forest to deforestation

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Odolu Community in Igalamela Local Government Area of Kogi State has lost a huge portion of its forest to deforestation, leading to unprecedented biodiversity loss. And, as a result of that animals that rely on it for their habits are no longer found while the forest is facing extinction. The forest that stretches from Igabada …

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FCT Dutse Alhaji PHC Hospital Remains Uncompleted Eight Years After

FCT Dutse Alhaji Hospital Remains Uncompleted Nine Years After

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The Dutse Alhaji residents’ hope of having Primary Health Care has been dashed as a hospital construction in their area has since remained uncompleted eight years after it was commenced. The project located at Zone 6 in Dutse Alhaji area of Bwari Area Council in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, was awarded in 2014. And, …

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MAWA Foundation wins MEEDAN Check Global Independent Media Response Fund

MAWA Foundation wins MEEDAN Independent Media Response Fund

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The Media Advocacy West Africa (MAWA-Foundation) is happy to win Meedan Check Global Independent Media Response Fund. It is a new climate misinformation fund, an initiative designed to respond to the hyperlocal needs of communities and media practitioners in North-Africa Western-Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Asia-Pacific region. MAWA-Foundation made it …

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Nasarawa community residents struggle to live over collapsed PHC

Collapsed PHC forcing Nasarawa community residents struggle to live

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Residents of the Angwa Ruwa-Boher in Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State are battling a lack of healthcare facilities as a result of the dilapidated condition of a Primary Healthcare Centre they rely upon for their medical care. The Angwa Ruwa-Boher community hospital has continued to be this dilapidated even as the Nasarawa State …

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