Special Reports/ Interviews

Special Report In Nigeria, Teachers are depressed over poor wages

Special Report: In Nigeria, Teachers are depressed over poor wages

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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Work resumes on abandoned school project a month after MAWA exposed officials

Mr. Francis Waive, the Delta State lawmaker, Ministry of Water Resources, and Niger Delta RBDA have returned to the site a month after the MAWA Foundation story exposed how the Agbarho Grammer School project was abandoned after N59.63 million was paid to a contractor. MAWA Foundation had in September, in a report, supported by the …

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Abuja community where bad road kills residents

Residents of Tunga Sarki community Kwali Area Council of Abuja the Nigerian capital city are dying and children are cut off from attending schools as a result of an inaccessible road in their area. The road that connects the community to schools, markets, and other towns has been terrible and inaccessible since 2018, making residents …

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Despite N96 million approval, Bauchi lawmaker gave N10k each to 137 as a constituency project

Mr. Abdullahi Shehu, a federal lawmaker from Bauchi state has given N10k each to 137 women (N1.370 million) as his constituency project after the federal government approved N96 million for the project. Under the deal that was carried out by the Federal College of Horticulture Dadin Kowa and Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Mr. Shehu, a …

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Special Report: Communities happy as Solar Cooker lessens their burden

Solar cooking is getting dominance in homes across communities in Ghana, and, this was been boosted by Frank Otchere’s efforts, who has successfully built and used a solar CooKit in Ghana. Gaining knowledge of the usefulness of solar cookers, over 60 solar cookers have been constructed by villagers, and are being marketed for about $5 …

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Five years after the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) led government re-awarded Akpanya, Odolu-Enugu Ezike Road, the road has continued to remain uncompleted and abandoned.

10 Years After, N12.9 Billion Akpanya, Odolu-Enugu Ezike Road Remains Abandoned

Ten years after the Akpanya, Odolu-Enugu Ezike was awarded by the Federal Government of Nigeria, it has remained abandoned. The road project was awarded in 2014 during Mr. Goodluck Jonathan, former Nigeia president administration and was re-awarded by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) IN 2018. The road was started by the contractors but was abandoned …

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Shocking: N88.3 Million Plateau State Lawmaker Constituency Project Bridge

Mr. Joshua Dariye, a Senator and former governor of Plateau State, in a clear example of corruption and contract inflation has facilitated the construction of a mini bridge at the sum of N88.3 million as his constituency project. Mr. Joshua Dariye in 2016 nominated the bridge as part of his constituency project. And, under the …

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N200 million Taraba Road abandoned despite 75% fund release

The Taraba state Bali-Gashaka-Gembu N200 million road has been abandoned despite 75% of the contract sum having been paid by the Federal Government. The 127-kilometre road got N200 million allocation from the Federal Government of Nigeria this year. An amount of 75% has since been released by the government. Worse still, despite the 75% release, …

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