Residents of Tunga Sarki community Kwali Area Council of Abuja the Nigerian capital city are dying and children are cut off from attending schools as a result of an inaccessible road in their area. The road that connects the community to schools, markets, and other towns has been terrible and inaccessible since 2018, making residents …
Despite huge resources expended on health by the Bauchi state government, Bagaranti community hospital is in unimaginable deplorable condition, forcing health workers to contribute monies to buy drugs and treat patients on admission. The community hospital that is located at the Misau Local Government Area of Bauchi state has no bed, a condition that makes …
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Mr. Abdullahi Shehu, a federal lawmaker from Bauchi state has given N10k each to 137 women (N1.370 million) as his constituency project after the federal government approved N96 million for the project. Under the deal that was carried out by the Federal College of Horticulture Dadin Kowa and Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Mr. Shehu, a …
Solar cooking is getting dominance in homes across communities in Ghana, and, this was been boosted by Frank Otchere’s efforts, who has successfully built and used a solar CooKit in Ghana. Gaining knowledge of the usefulness of solar cookers, over 60 solar cookers have been constructed by villagers, and are being marketed for about $5 …
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Most youth, particularly the educated ones, do not see farming as a reasonable thing to do and those who are farmers are being adjudged as poor persons with limited chances of being successful in society. However, Audio conferencing is aiding Agricultural extension in northern Ghana and is making youth in this village embrace farming. Savannah Young …
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As health sector worsens and access to healthcare delivery becomes more difficult in Nigerian rural communities, mobile clinic initiative appears to be providing healthcare alternatives in the rural settlements. Caritas Nigeria has deployed mobile clinics through its E-Ranger bikes to carry out meningitis vaccination across rural communities in Nigeria. Also, in Bulanyaki community, Sokoto State …
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Abuja residents have continued to recount how the Coronavirus outbreak destroyed their business and made them poorer. Mrs. Uche Rita, resident of Zone 6 in Dutse Alhaji Area of Buhari Area Council Abuja, the Nigerian capital city who spoke to Media Advocacy West Africa Foundation (MAWA Foundation) in her residence narrated how coronavirus has destroyed …
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Social media has continued to show increasing relevance in its power to force change and make impacts when properly utilized by the citizens. Tracka an organization using technology for public accountability has shown how powerful social media has become in helping citizens to demand and hold leaders accountable. Tracka in the course of their work …
The invention of a mobile toilet in Nigeria by DMT Mobile Toilet Company with the conceived idea by Isaac Durojaiye a.k.a Otunba Gadaffi (SAN) has taken another dimension that the inventor never envisaged. At present, DMT Mobile Toilet has invested over N75 million. From 2002 to now DMT Mobile Toilets company has manufactured more than …
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Students of Government Science Secondary School Akpanya in Igalamela Local Government Area of Kogi state learn under terrible conditions despite multi-million education allocation by the state government. A visit to the school by MAWA Foundation shows the students learn under destroyed floors and leaking roofs. Apart from the leaking roofs and destroyed floors, the school …
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