The collapsed healthcare in Ebonyi state has gone out of hand forcing Ntezi-Aba community in Ebonyi North Local Government Area to convert a Goat Pen meant for rearing goats into a Primary Health Centre. On a visit to Ntezi-Aba community hospital, one sees a mud house with tattered leaking roofs and fallen windows meant for …
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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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An estimated 4,000 populations in the Gbododnai community, Bosso Local Government Area of Niger State have been denied access to healthcare delivery as the only Primary Healthcare Centre in their area has become deplorable. The Primary Healthcare Centre they rely upon has been deplorable and not functional for a long period of time, residents said. …
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Climate change threatens livelihood in Mali, as the rivers shrink, fertile land turns to desert, and insect infestations become more rampant. And, this is even more worrisome because, 80% of the population relies on traditional agriculture or fisheries, making the country extremely vulnerable to climate change. Oxfam has warned that Mali drought is capable of …
Women and children bear the huge burden of rising healthcare inequality that is predominant among the urban poor and rural communities. Healthcare inequality happens when some citizens have more access to healthcare delivery than others. And, this happens as a result of income disparity between the rich and the poor. The fundamental reason healthcare inequality …
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At the moment, Nigeria is fast becoming one of the most dangerous societies to give birth as a mother. Of about 1,000 that give birth, 800 die, with the Northeast Nigeria being the worse hit recording over 1,500 women’s deaths in 100,000 of them that give birth, the WHO report says. As these figures continue …
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Mr. Benard Ogbu, a Benue State businessman has died in police custody after being detained for about four years, Nigeria Observatory for Human Rights (NOHR) has disclosed. The NOHR had earlier reported how Mr. Ogbu was arrested by a team of policemen from the defunct Special Armed Robbery Squad(SARS). The police officers invaded the deceased residence in …
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The Kafin Lemo Primary School in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State has continued to be deplorable 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 kids are made to learn. In …
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The Government Science College in Suleja, Niger State has become hugely despicable, forcing one to assume it is a zoo where animals are kept instead of a school meant to be a place for learning. The hotels that provide accommodation for the students have become so terrible that all the infrastructure and buildings have since …
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As Abuja Nigeria’s capital city is growing at about 13% rate, the city is struggling to provide basic infrastructure and services for its inhabitants, and that leads to escalating inequalities. A vast number of the population, lack access to housing, healthcare, education, electricity, transportation, water, sanitation, etc. And, as urbanization is rapidly taking place in …
MAWA Foundation begins Nigeria Land Value Taxation (NILAVAT-Project) Read More »