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Girls College Jalingo hall abandoned despite N48 million allocation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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My husband sacked by DSTV during lockdown, our four kids dropped out of school

Chioma a woman living at the Dutse Bukuma in Bwari Area Council of Abuja, the Nigerian capital city has narrated how life has become very difficult since her husband was sacked by DSTV during the lockdown. “We have four kids, my husband was sacked at DSTV during the COVID-19 lockdown, since then, things became difficult, …

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Camp officials rape us in exchange for food, women in Maiduguri IDPs

Women and girls in the Internally Displaced Persons IDPs camps in Maiduguri have recounted their experiences in the camp how they are  being raped by camp officials before they can be giving food. Some women and girls in Bama IDP told MAWA Foundation that officials mainly the Civilian JTF and the military are forcing them …

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COVID-19 fear: How health workers avoid patients in Abuja hospitals, man narrates his experience

Mr. Sunday, a Carpenter at the Dutse Alhaji in Bwari Area Council of Abuja has narrated how health workers are avoiding patients in government hospitals over fear of being infected by COVID-19. Mr. Sunday narrated how his brother’s wife who was about given birth at the Kubwa General Hospital was rejected for fear of Covid-19. …

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