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MAWA Foundation faults Nigerian govt’s claim of deregulating oil sector, cautions against hardship

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A non-governmental organisation, the Media Advocacy West Africa Foundation (MAWA-Foundation), has expressed worry and faulted the claim by the President Muhammadu Buhari government’s claim of removing subsidy and deregulated the oil sector. In a statement by the Coordinator, Media Advocacy West Africa Foundation (MAWA-Foundation), Audu Liberty Oseni, the group described the alleged oil subsidy removal …

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Inequality a challenge to our economic liberation – Abaji women

Inequality a challenge to our economic liberation – Abaji women

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Women in Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT-Abuja) have continued to lament how inequality placed on them by society is pushing them to poverty and contributing to what they described as a man-made predicament that is being sustained by culture. The women say a solution to what they term ‘unbearable inequality’ is …

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Only our unified voices will address poverty inequality– Mpape Residents

Only our unified voices will address poverty inequality– Mpape Residents

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Residents of Mpape, an informal settlement that is 5 kilometres away from Abuja city centre have said only their unified and louder voices will address the huge poverty and inequality that plays out in the community. Some of the residents who spoke to MAWA Foundation on Monday at Mpape say the fight against gross inequality …

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Contractor paid N63.2 million, NDDC Bayelsa state office building abandoned

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The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Bayelsa state office building has been abandoned despite the contractor having been paid a huge amount of money, MAWA Foundation has learned. The contract was awarded to Timipah Ifidi and Sons Limited while a mobilization fee of N36.2 million was paid. Worse still a visit to the project site …

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Because we are PWDs, our voices not heard, discriminated against, not allowed to enter public offices

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Mr. Suileman Abubakar has narrated how People With Disabilities (PWDs) are been discriminated against and not allowed to enter public offices at the Abaji Area Council of Abuja, the Nigerian capital city. Abubakar who spoke in pain during MAWA Foundation community capacity training on raising voices for accountability demand at the Abaji community, said they …

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Ondo community N23.7 million police post abandoned, despite fund allocation

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The construction of police station at the Ero community in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State has been abandoned despite the sum of N23.7 million allocated to the project. Mr. Tajudeen Adefisoye, a lawmaker representing Idare and Ifedore nominated the construction of police station in the place as his constituency project. Part of the …

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Despite fund release, Ondo N35 Million Bridge Project abandoned

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Ondo community residents have contributed monies and built a wooden bridge as Mr. Stephen Olemija, a former lawmaker representing the community has abandoned  N35 million bridge construction despite the 60% funds released by the federal government for the project. Mr. Olemija who represented the Akoko North-East / Akoko Northwest federal constituency at the National Assembly …

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Empower our voices; we will hold leaders accountable

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Residents of the Mpape community in Bwari Area Council of Abuja have told MAWA Foundation that they need empowered voices to hold their government accountable for service delivery and to fight corruption. The resident in a capacity training conducted by MAWA Foundation to raise community champions said they are not able to hold their leaders …

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MAWA Foundation empowers local capacity for amplified public accountability voices

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The Media Advocacy West Africa Foundation (MAWA Foundation), as part of its core mandate in empowering local communities to demand accountability from their leaders, trained community residents for amplified voices for accountability. The various pieces of training were conducted in three communities in Abuja, Mpape, Yangoji, and Kanzo. The pieces of training were meant to …

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How officials who handled Lagos N565.1 million water project engaged in scam left it non-functional

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The Lagos State water project is enmeshed with corruption and scam as officials that handled it were caught in the act of diverting monies using a contractor. An act that has helped in undermining projects in Nigeria and contributed to the underdevelopment of communities across the country and deepening poverty and inequality among the citizens …

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