The Kogi State government has in its 2020 appropriation law, budgeted the sum of N300 million for its Deputy Governor’s office, a budget that has since been published on the state official website. This is even as a General Hospital at Idah area of Kogi state with a population of 79,815 according to the 2006 national …
Children in Abuja have continued to learn under terrible and harsh conditions despite the sum of N278 billion approved Federal Capital Territory 2020 budget. The FCT had in its 2020 appropriation, set aside the sum of N160, 133,401,417 for capital expenditure. An amount Mr. Muhammad Bello, the FCT Minister said will be utilized on education, …
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Aminu Tafida, son of Hayatu Tafida, a Special Assistant to Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, the Sokoto state Governor, has been remanded in prison custody in Sokoto state for filming and sharing a naked video of his girlfriend online, an action he carried out to spoil her marriage and frustrate her. One of the civil society activists, who …
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The sum of N400 million spent by the Kogi state government to renovate the Deputy Governor’s Lodge and Office will provide water for 133 communities at the sum of N300k per borehole. A visit to the state website shows that the state had in its 2020 budget, allocated the sum of N200 million for Deputy Governor’s Lodge …
Mr. Ahmed Nawawi, Director of Finance, Sokoto State Urban and Regional Planning Board, and two others have been remanded in prison custody for allegedly raping a 13-year-old Maryam Mohammed. Media Advocacy West Africa Foundation (MAWA – Foundation) by January this year reported how Mr. Ahmed Nawawi, and two others allegedly raped Maryam Mohammed. Nawawi is …
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Residents of the Obinagu Nike community of Enugu state have continued to recount how the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected the community economy leading to huge poverty and suffering among residents. Some of the residents who spoke to the Media Advocacy West Africa Foundation (MAWA – Foundation) official who visited the community …
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Over the last five or six years, much of the discussions around Africa is centered around the growth trajectory which many countries on the continent appear to have been entered into, there is no doubt that African countries have begun to grow after about 25 years of either stagnation or outright regression in their growth …
As communities across West Africa engage in an endless search for healthcare service delivery, motorcycle ambulance has proven to be very imperative in helping the rural residents in addressing healthcare challenges. Most communities in West Africa are now using motorcycles to convey patients to hospitals. Most of the patients are women. In Ghana, the government …
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A West African Community Parliament, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Parliament), is caught up in a planned diversion of funds. The Parliament is a forum for dialogue, consultation, and consensus for representatives of the people of West Africa with the aim of promoting integration. And was established under Article 6 and 13 of …
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Media Advocacy West Africa Foundation (MAWA-Foundation) has uncovered how Ambassador Hotel is making huge money recruiting ladies for prostitution. The hotel located at the Tudun Amana area of Keffi in Nasarawa state has over 100 ladies it recruited for prostitution while they remit monies they make from their customers to the management. Under the deal, …
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