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Despite receiving N90 billion ECA funds in one year, Bayelsa ranks highest in poverty

Despite receiving N90 billion ECA funds in one year, Bayelsa ranks highest in poverty

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Bayelsa state with 2.5 million populations and eight Local Government Areas ranks second poorest state in Nigeria despite receiving N90 billion in Excess Crude Account (ECA) revenue from the federal government in 2022 and that excludes other revenues totaling millions of Naira. ECA is money from oil revenue in excess of the budget benchmark of …

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The poor lost landownership and control in FCT-Abuja

The poor lost landownership and control in FCT-Abuja

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The poor farmers that spoke to MAWA-Foundation at the FO1 area of Kubwa in Bwari Area Council of FCT, in different narratives, gave accounts of how their lands located around the Military Pension Board along Daughters of Charity Hospital were taking over without any form of compensation. They gave accounts of how they lost ownership …

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MAWA Foundation wins MEEDAN Check Global Independent Media Response Fund

MAWA Foundation wins MEEDAN Independent Media Response Fund

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The Media Advocacy West Africa (MAWA-Foundation) is happy to win Meedan Check Global Independent Media Response Fund. It is a new climate misinformation fund, an initiative designed to respond to the hyperlocal needs of communities and media practitioners in North-Africa Western-Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Asia-Pacific region. MAWA-Foundation made it …

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Benue suspect detained by police since 2019 dies in custody

Benue suspect detained by police since 2019 dies in custody

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Mr. Benard Ogbu, a Benue State businessman has died in police custody after being detained for about four years, Nigeria Observatory for Human Rights (NOHR) has disclosed. The NOHR had earlier reported how Mr. Ogbu was arrested by a team of policemen from the defunct Special Armed Robbery Squad(SARS). The police officers invaded the deceased residence in …

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MAWA Foundation begins Nigeria Land Value Taxation (NILAVAT-Project)

MAWA Foundation begins Nigeria Land Value Taxation (NILAVAT-Project)

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As Abuja Nigeria’s capital city is growing at about 13% rate, the city is struggling to provide basic infrastructure and services for its inhabitants, and that leads to escalating inequalities. A vast number of the population, lack access to housing, healthcare, education, electricity, transportation, water, sanitation, etc. And, as urbanization is rapidly taking place in …

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MAWA-Foundation receives IU Grant

MAWA-Foundation receives IU Grant

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The Media Advocacy West Africa Foundation (MAWA-Foundation) is happy to receive the International Union for Land Value Taxation Grant. In the new grant, the International Union for Land Value Taxation supports MAWA-Foundation to undertake the Nigeria Land Value Taxation Project (NILAVAT-Project). An initiative targeted at educating government officials and stakeholders to accept and adopt Land …

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Stifling digital rights, a threat to civic space, democracy

Stifling digital rights, a threat to civic space, democracy  

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The Nigerian state is increasingly working to close civic space and deny citizens freedom of speech and expression through repressive bills such as the Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulation Bill, 2019 (social media Bill) and the Prohibition of Hate Speech Bill (Hate Speech Bill) and ban on Twitter. These Bills restrict citizens’ freedom of …

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No road in Enugu Community despite N101 billion 2021 approved allocation

No road in Enugu Community despite N101 billion 2021 approved allocation

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Amankwo Imezi Oghe Community in Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State has no access road despite the sum of N101 billion 2021 budget approved by the state for capital expenditure. The state in its budget review said she carried out massive construction work in both urban and rural communities. She claims to have completed …

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FCT residents rely on a dirty pond as only source of water

FCT residents rely on a dirty pond as only source of water

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Residents of Anguwan Kudi Nuku Community in Abaji Area Council of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) rely upon dirty ponds as their only source of drinking water. The community lack access to safe drinking water, a situation that has since forced them to drink from a dirty pond that is meant for animals. This is …

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Rain washes away Plateau lawmaker constituency project road

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A newly constructed constituency project road facilitated by Mr. Idris Wase, a federal lawmaker from Plateau State has been washed off by rain before its commissioning. The Wakat-Basha road located at the Wase Federal Constituency of Plateau State was completely washed off by rainfall shortly after it was completed and awaiting to be commissioned, Mr. …

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