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NASENI trains plumbers in Ibadan

NASENI trains plumbers in Ibadan

A Nigerian agency, the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has trained 100 plumbers at Ibadan in modern plumbing methods and empowered them with equipment. The training that took place at the Carlton Gate Xclusive Hotel in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, brought together plumbers selected from the Ibadan North Federal constituency. Beneficiaries …

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Adamawa school teachers, pupils sit on bare floor

Adamawa school teachers, pupils sit on bare floor

Teachers and Pupils in Federal Housing Estate Primary School at Bajabure Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa State in a common practice of negligence to education, sit on a bare floor in the classroom. Tracka, a public accountability organization that first exposed the deplorable nature of the school says both primary pupils and secondary students …

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FCT residents battle poverty, huge inequality

Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), residents are lamenting over the unbearable urban poor burden, which they say exposes them to hazardous living conditions as a result of poor sanitation, lack of employment, and personal security. A situation the residents say is an unbearable urban poor crisis that is creating huge inequality and poverty that is …

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NASENI Beneficiary speaks urges govt to sustain initiative

Mr. Abimbola Mubarak, a beneficiary of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) training for plumbers, has said that vocational training is the only way to address unemployment. The five days training that is taking place at the Carlton Gate Xclusive Hotel in Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo state commenced on Monday …

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MAWA-Foundation receives IU Grant

MAWA-Foundation receives IU Grant

The Media Advocacy West Africa Foundation (MAWA-Foundation) is happy to receive the International Union for Land Value Taxation Grant. In the new grant, the International Union for Land Value Taxation supports MAWA-Foundation to undertake the Nigeria Land Value Taxation Project (NILAVAT-Project). An initiative targeted at educating government officials and stakeholders to accept and adopt Land …

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NASENI training best approach to addressing youth unemployment – Participant

Mr. Azeez Abidoye, a participant of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) training of 100 youth in the modern methods of plumbing and its application, selected from Ibadan North Central Constituency has said that the training is the best approach to addressing poverty and unemployment in Nigeria. The five days training that …

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N109.1 million police secondary school abandoned

N109.1 million police secondary school abandoned

The N109.1 million Police Secondary School has been abandoned in Adamawa State. This is even as the Federal Government of Nigeria had allocated the sum of N109.1 million for the school construction. Under the deal, the Federal Government Government provided for the allocation under its 2022 and 2021 budgets. Despite the huge amount allocated to the …

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Storey building collapses in Jos over mining impacts on environment

Storey building collapses in Jos over mining impacts on environment

A storey building has collapsed in Bukuru, near Jos, Plateau State capital over what the locals said occurred as a result of mining impacts in the area that has left the environment devastated. The building located near Bukuru Mini Stadium has a supermarket on the ground floor with offices upstairs. The owner of the building, …

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Stifling digital rights, a threat to civic space, democracy

Stifling digital rights, a threat to civic space, democracy  

The Nigerian state is increasingly working to close civic space and deny citizens freedom of speech and expression through repressive bills such as the Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulation Bill, 2019 (social media Bill) and the Prohibition of Hate Speech Bill (Hate Speech Bill) and ban on Twitter. These Bills restrict citizens’ freedom of …

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