Nigeria Federal Fire Service an agency of government established to prevent and combat fire outbreaks has been caught in the act of job racketeering, in an action that has helped undermined Nigeria’s civil service to patronage rather than service delivery. Some of those who allegedly paid money to some agents of the agency told MAWA …
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Residents of Kodayi Community in the New Karu area of Nasarawa are recounting the predicament they go through as a result of lack of drinking water. The community that is about 50 kilometers away from Abuja; the capital city of Nigeria, with over 500 inhabitants disclose that they drink from contaminated dirty water from a …
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The outbreak of COVID-19 brought huge impacts on communities across the world, with women bearing a huge burden while governments and their partners not paying attention to how the pandemic is affecting women. In Nigeria, many women are struggling with the COVID-19 impacts, they are experiencing increasing food poverty, job loss, homelessness, domestic violence, divorce, …
Children of Bilbis Faskari Local Government Area in Katsina State are learning sitting on the floor as the only school in the community is completely dilapidated which shows a lack of government presence in the community. Worse still, in the year 2019, the Katsina state budgeted the sum of N144.7 Billion as her capital expenditure. …
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Mr. Emeka Chinedu, an Imo state lawmaker in the House of Representatives has claimed the sum of N15 million was spent for the construction of a toilet in Afor-Oru market at Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area of the state, in what appears a shocking example of contract inflation that has helped undermine Nigeria’s ability to …
Scam alert: Imo lawmaker constructs a single toilet for N15 million Read More »
Mrs. Blessing Abah has been tortured and humiliated over an allegation that her husband died because she committed adultery. The community members at Ogugu in Olamaboro local government of Kogi State, accused, tortured and humiliated Blessing Abah of being responsible for the death of her husband over infidelity, an action they said is against the …
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As the world continues to recount the impact of COVID-19, there is little attention being paid specifically to how the virus has exposed women’s economic inequality, making them bear the economic burden of the pandemic, which has contributed hugely to gender inequality and pushed women into extreme poverty. In interviews conducted by MAWA Foundation across communities, …
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Mr. Enyinnaya Abaribe, a lawmaker from Abia State in the Senate, N30 million constituency project has remained abandoned two years after fund release by the Federal Government. The lawmaker had in 2019 facilitated the construction of sport ground in Ahiaba Secondary School in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State at the cost of N30 …
Two years after, Abaribe N30 million constituency project remains abandoned Read More »
Mr. Ikechukwu Ezugwu, Enugu lawmaker, representing the people of Udenu Local Government Area in the State House of Assembly has sponsored a bill for past Governors who had served the state to collect billions as life pension. Angry over the Bill, Mr. Odoh, who hails from Udenu while speaking to MAWA Foundation, said the lawmaker …
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Federal Government Girls College, Jalingo, the Taraba State Capital multipurpose hall has been abandoned despite the sum of N48 million allocated to its construction. The college, located at Jalingo, the Taraba state capital had N48 million allocated to it by the Federal Government in the year 2020. Although funds have been released for the project, …
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