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Shocking: Nigerian Rural Electrification says 8 street light cost N20 million in Katsina

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The Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency (REA), saddled with a mandate to promote rural electrification and co-ordinate rural electrification programs, in a clear example of what appears to be a corruption practice, has installed eight solar street lights in the Katsina community for N20 million. Under the deal, the federal government under the Zonal Intervention Project …

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Special Report: Parents who lost job, income to COVID-19 withdraw kids from school

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Parents who lost their job and income as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak have withdrawn their kids from school and stopped their education; interviews and focused group discussions by MAWA Foundation have shown. Some of the parents, who spoke to MAWA Foundation officials, recounted how their children’s education has been adversely affected because they …

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N60 million Ikot Omin drainage construction diverted, job not done

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The N60 million drainage and road construction at Ikot Omin community in Calabar the Cross River State capital has been abandoned. Under the deal, the sum of N60m was allocated in the 2020 by the federal government to carry out the construction as a zonal intervention project. Tracka a public accountability organisation that visited the …

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Special Report: Citizens recount Police torture, abuse, during Covid-19 lockdown

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Some residents in Nasarawa state communities are recounting how the Nigerian police and other security officials tortured, harassed and abused them during the COVID-19 lockdown. Recounting their ordeal, some residents of Kabayi at Mararaba, a densely populated area in Nasarawa State, who spoke to the MAWA Foundation team, gave different accounts of how the police …

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Investigation: How NCDC awarded N43.5 million Adamawa COVID-19 Testing Centre to a non-existing company

Investigation: How NCDC awarded N43.5 million Adamawa COVID-19 Testing Centre to a non-existing company

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), established to lead the preparedness, detection, and response to infectious disease outbreaks and public health emergencies, in what appears a shocking example of corruption that has helped undermine the country’s ability to achieve healthcare delivery has been caught in the act of corruption. The Centre which is currently …

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N120 million Osisioma Ngwa mini stadium abandoned despite funds release by FG

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N120 million Abia state stadium construction has been abandoned despite 50% fund been released by the Federal Government. Under the deal, a construction of mini-stadium at Osisioma Ngwa in Osiosioma/Ugwunagbo/Obingwa Federal Constituency of Abia State was assigned as a constituency project. The federal government in 2019 allocated the sum of N60 million to the project …

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How Road Safety, VIO wrongly register cars, force owners to pay N37K for new plate number, N5, 500 for error correction

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The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), an agency established to eradicate road traffic crashes and create a safe motoring environment in Nigeria, and its sister agency, Directorate Of Road Traffic Services popularly known as VIO which has motor vehicle administration as its core mandate has been caught in the act of wrongly registering cars while …

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For effective family planning, our husband must be educated

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Abaji area council women in the Abuja community have said the only way family planning can be effective and child spacing achieved is when their husbands are educated about its importance. The women who spoke during a training conducted by the MAWA Foundation to empower rural voices said many of the women cannot keep to …

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Special Report COVID-19 exposed Nigeria's Digital inequality

Special Report: COVID-19 exposed Nigeria’s digital inequality

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Digital inequality is a core reason online learning cannot succeed in Nigeria even as the country is working to adopt online learning as an alternative to attending physical classes. A move the Nigerian state said is targeted at ensuring social distancing and preventing COVID-19 spread. Interviews conducted by MAWA Foundation show that online learning in …

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25 Kwara rural women contribute monies, built community school

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25 women in Agindigbi and Onila communities in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State  have contributed monies and built community school because there was no school for their children. The women began the community school project in 2017 by contributing some part of the money they got from Conditional Cash Transfer paid to them …

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