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Despite N863.7 billion Akwa-Ibom community risks wooden bridge

Residents of Mbiakong Uruan community in Uruan Local Government Area of Akwa-Ibom State risk their lives on a wooden bridge that is near collapse despite the sum of N863.7 billion spent by the state government in three years as capital expenditure. Akwa-Ibom Online that exposed the dilapidated nature of the bridge, says community residents who …

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Despite billion spent, Edo community Hospital in a terrible condition

A community Primary Health Care in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State state is in terrible condition despite billions of Naira expended by the state government on heath sector. For in stance, the Edo state government in the year 2020 approved the sum of N1 billion for Primary Health Care Reform and N1 …

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Nigerian Minister defends lawmaker in a video over a poorly constructed project

Mr. Clem Agba, the Nigeria Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, has defended Mr. Peter Akpatason, a lawmaker from Edo State over a trending video showing poorly constructed road and drainage by the lawmaker as his constituency project. Defending the lawmaker over a poorly constructed road and drainage that has generated a huge …

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Despite spending N3.4 billion, Taraba community school in dilapidated condition

Tsakuwa community primary school located in Lau local government area of Taraba state is in dilapidated condition despite the state government spending N3.4 billion on primary education. The Taraba state government in the year 2018 approved N1, 649,274,074.00 for its universal basic education board, also in the year 2019 same basic education board got N1, …

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Abia Senator, NDE renovate two classroom blocks for N20 million

Mr. Orji Uzo Kalu, the Abia State Senator and a former Governor, and, the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) have renovated two primary school blocks for N20 million as a constituency project. Mr. Kanu last year, using the National Directorate of Employment, nominated the rehabilitation of two primary school blocks in Ohafia Local Government Area …

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Abuja community drink from a dirty pond as only source of water

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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Special Report: Wedding Industry worse hit by COVID-19

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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Despite N238.346 billion education expenditure, no school in Ogun community

Oloke Ali community in the Ajebandele area of Ogun State has no government public school despite the sum of N238.346 billion the state government had expended on education in three years. Because there is no government school in the area, the community has only one terrible dilapidated private school that serves as the only source …

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12 years after, N7.2 billion Otuocha-Ibaji-Idah Road remains abandoned

The Otuocha-Ibaji-Idah Road in Kogi state has remained abandoned 12 years after it was awarded for the sum of N7.2 billion. The road that connects Ibaji and Idah Local Government Areas of Kogi state was awarded to Nigercat Nigeria Limited at the sum of N7.2 billion in 2009 with contract number C/6024. After the contract …

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Extra: UBEC, Osun lawmaker construct three classrooms block for N35 million

Mr. Olufemi Fakeye, an Osun lawmaker, and the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) have constructed three classrooms block for N35 million as a constituency project. Mr. Fakeye, a federal lawmaker at the House of Representatives, had in 2020 using the UBEC, facilitated the renovation of a block of classrooms at Oke-Irun Community Primary School in …

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