Residents of Dutse Alhaji in Bwari Area Council, Abuja, the Nigerian capital city have resorted to the use of local vigilantes to secure their environment as insecurity worsens. The residents are been robbed every night without the police making any effort to secure the place and stop the incessant robbery. Some of the residents who …
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Residents of Kpoto community in Kuje Area Council of Abuja the Nigerian capital city continue to drink contaminated water from a dirty pond, despite the sum of N62.4 billion expended by the Abuja authority on capital projects in the year 2020. This is even as the community residents say many of them have developed various …
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As we continue to recount the impact of COVID-19 on business and income, many do not pay attention to how the pandemic negatively impacted the wedding industry, with support from the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) MAWA FOUNDATION examined the impact of COVID-19 on the wedding industry. The wedding industry is one area …
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Mr. Kabir Abdullahi Barkiya, a Katsina lawmaker single motorcycle distributed as his constituency project costs N1.9 million MAWA FOUNDATION has learned. Mr. Barkiya, who represents the people of Katsina Central Senatorial District in the Senate, had in 2020 nominated purchase of motorcycles to be distributed to his people as part of his constituency project. The …
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Africa leaders and top government officials are always happy to point to the narratives about Africa rising, which is centred on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Unfortunately, the neo-liberal models which are the driver for Africa’s rising seem not to bring to the consciousness of the leaders that the growth is generating poverty and inequality. …
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The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic brought a huge change to the social order including how businesses are conducted. In this Special Report supported by Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), MAWA Foundation examined how the COVID-19 pandemic led to small businesses in Nigeria embracing e-commerce that is rapidly changing the old order. The pandemic …
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The N709 million budgeted by Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) road repairs in Abia state is not traceable to any location, the 2017 Commission budget obtain by MAWA FOUNDATION has shown. The commission in 2017 had budgeted the sum of N 709.073, 865.64 for the repair of roads in different locations in Abia state. Projects …
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Mr. Onofiok Luke, a lawmaker from Akwa Ibom has reacted to the MAWA FOUNDATION story that shows how the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) spent N100 million to construct two blocks of classrooms as his constituency project. In an email sent to MAWA by Mr. Aniekan Udofia, his media aide, the Akwa Ibom lawmaker exonerated …
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In Nigeria, the government does not have a full understanding of how COVID-19 has negatively impacted the urban poor, and that many are in dire situations desperately looking for help. In this special report supported by the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), MAWA FOUNDATION uncovers how the pandemic is impacting the urban poor. …
Special Report: COVID-19 Impact Hits Nigeria Urban Poor Hardest Read More »
Men of the Nigerian police during the coronavirus lockdown assaulted and collected bribes from us to allow free movement, Uke residents have said. Uke community residents in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarwa state made this known while speaking to the Media Advocacy West Africa Foundation team who visited the community to interact with the …
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