The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has spent the sum of N2 billion on youth training as part of the COVID-19 intervention programme, documents from the Federal Ministry of Finance have shown. In the document made available by the Ministry of Finance in response to the Freedom of Information (FOI) request, the Ministry of …
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Documents obtained from the Federal Ministry of Finance have shown that Nigeria’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has spent the sum of N2.5 billion on land clearing as part of its COVID-19 intervention programme. The Agric Ministry says N2.5 billion that it expended on land clearing is for jobs and food for all, a …
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Residents of the Ijah Pada community in Federal Capital Territory FCT – Abuja the Nigerian capital city are facing difficulties accessing healthcare delivery as the only hospital in the area has since become deplorable with no hope of fixing it. This is even as the hospital that is located at the Yangoji Ward in Kwali …
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Makeke community hospital in Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State has continued to be in a deplorable condition despite N11.250 million release that is 75% of N15 million allocated to renovate the hospital. Mr. Akpatason Peter, a federal lawmaker from Edo State had facilitated the project as his constituency project using the National …
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Ngwa Road in Aba, Abia State is now in a terrible condition and no longer accessible as commuters are seen battling to use the route with lots of difficulties. This is even as the state in the last decade has budgeted and expended huge sums of money on capital projects. Amounts that are yet to …
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Documents from the Federal Ministry of Finance have shown that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has spent the sum of N2.78 billion on farmers’ registration as part of its COVID-19 intervention programme. In the document made available by the Ministry of Finance in response to the Freedom of Information (FOI) request, part of …
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As investors in education build new schools across communities in Nigeria and the government brags about the increase in enrollment, little or no attention is been made to probe into the teachers’ welfare and how they feel over poor wages. In this Special Report, MAWA Foundation spoke to teachers in different schools to find out …
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Despite huge resources expended on health by the Bauchi state government, Bagaranti community hospital is in unimaginable deplorable condition, forcing health workers to contribute monies to buy drugs and treat patients on admission. The community hospital that is located at the Misau Local Government Area of Bauchi state has no bed, a condition that makes …
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Most youth, particularly the educated ones, do not see farming as a reasonable thing to do and those who are farmers are being adjudged as poor persons with limited chances of being successful in society. However, Audio conferencing is aiding Agricultural extension in northern Ghana and is making youth in this village embrace farming. Savannah Young …
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As health sector worsens and access to healthcare delivery becomes more difficult in Nigerian rural communities, mobile clinic initiative appears to be providing healthcare alternatives in the rural settlements. Caritas Nigeria has deployed mobile clinics through its E-Ranger bikes to carry out meningitis vaccination across rural communities in Nigeria. Also, in Bulanyaki community, Sokoto State …
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