Mr. Emeka Chinedu, an Imo state lawmaker in the House of Representatives has claimed the sum of N15 million was spent for the construction of a toilet in Afor-Oru market at Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area of the state, in what appears a shocking example of contract inflation that has helped undermine Nigeria’s ability to …
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As the world continues to recount the impact of COVID-19, there is little attention being paid specifically to how the virus has exposed women’s economic inequality, making them bear the economic burden of the pandemic, which has contributed hugely to gender inequality and pushed women into extreme poverty. In interviews conducted by MAWA Foundation across communities, …
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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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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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As Nigerians now buy a litre of petrol at N617 it becomes fundamental to interrogate the action that led to the 2012 uprising where Nigerians poured out on the streets when the government of Mr. Goodluck Jonathan, former Nigerian president increased the price of petrol from N65 to N141 per litre. The Civil society organizations, …
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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When we heard of COVID-19, we did not know it will have this kind of a huge impact on humanity globally Mr. Uche has said. Uche while speaking to MAWA Foundation official in his shop at the Dutse Alhaji area of Abuja said although he made money during the lockdown, but added that the virus …
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Akwa-Ibom community erosion project has been left undone despite the sum of N330 million allocated to the project by the state government in three years respectively. This is even as community residents say they have undergone hell as a result of the predicament the erosion is causing in the area making lives unbearable. The Akwa-Ibom …
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) an agency at the centre of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria has said it expended the sum of 21,500,000.00 for the purchase of office computers. NCDC says the 50 Laptop Computers were purchased for its Administrative Head Quarters in Jabi, Abuja-Nigerian capital city. A breakdown …
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The Awka Ibom community road has been abandoned despite the release of N300 million for the project. The project that is meant for the construction of 3.5 kilometres in Ubara Community road was allocated the sum of N300 million in the year 2020 by the Awka Ibom State Government. Udeme, a public accountability organization who …
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