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Special Report How COVID-19 Exposed Women's Economic Inequality

Special Report: How COVID-19 Exposed Women’s Economic Inequality

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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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Two years after, Abaribe N30 million constituency project remains abandoned

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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  …

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Anger as Enugu lawmaker sponsors bill to pay former govs billions as life pension

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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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Girls College Jalingo hall abandoned despite N48 million allocation

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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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Gboluga, Ondo lawmaker reacts says 300 women empowered not 100

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Barely two hours MAWA Foundation published a story showing how Mr. Ikengboju Gboluga, a lawmaker from Ondo state gave N20k each to 100 women as his constituency project empowerment scheme, the lawmaker reached out to MAWA saying 300 women were empowered and not 100 as reported. Gboluga, the Ondo lawmaker while speaking to MAWA via …

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Despite N60 million allocation, Akwa Ibom Fire Service not fixed, abandoned

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The Akwa Ibom state Fire Service Station remains abandoned despite the sum of N60 million allocated for its renovation by the state government. The state government had in the year 2015 and 2017 allocated the sum of N60 million for the renovation of Fire Service station that is located at Abak area of the state. …

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Constituency project: Ondo lawmaker shares N20k as women empowerment

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Mr. Ikengboju Gboluga, a lawmaker from Ondo state, at the Federal House of Representatives has shared N20k each to 100 women as constituency project empowerment scheme after N23.7 million allocations from Federal Government. The lawmaker who shared the N20k at his constituency office in Okitipupa on Saturday, the 27th day of February 2021 had in …

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How COVID-19 Led To Increased Child Prostitution In Nasarawa Community

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Residents of Masaka in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa state are raising alarm over increased child prostitution in their area since the Coronavirus lockdown began. Some of the residents who spoke to Media Advocacy West Africa Foundation (MAWA Foundation), said the economic crisis and hardship the Coronavirus brought on the people are forcing parents to push …

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Scam alert: Ibom plaza not fixed despite N145 million state allocation

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The Akwa Ibom state government is yet to fix Ibom plaza despite the sum of N145 million the state has allocated to the project in three years respectively. The state government had in the year 2020 under it’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism budgeted  the sum of N20 million for the Ibom Plaza fixing and …

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Constituency project: Kano lawmaker shares goats as youth empowerment

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Mr. Abdullahi Gaya, a lawmaker from Kano state at the Federal House of Representatives has shared a goat and N10k each to15 youth as constituency project empowerment scheme after  N10 million allocation from FG. The lawmaker who shared the goats and N10k at Ajingi/Albasu area of Kano State had in the year 2020 using the …

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