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Constituency project: Ondo lawmaker shares N20k as women empowerment

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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How COVID-19 Led To Increased Child Prostitution In Nasarawa Community

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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Despite N330 million allocations, Akwa-Ibom community erosion project not done

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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Shocking: COVID-19, NCDC says it spent N21.5 Million on office computer

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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Akwa Ibom community road abandoned despite N300 million project fund release

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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How Adamawa LG shares COVID-19 palliatives to only govt officials

Gella Local Government located in Mubi South area of Adamawa State has been caught in the act of sharing COVID-19 palliatives to only the government officials, MAWA Foundation has learned. The palliatives that are meant to be shared among the poor that are suffering the COVID-19 impact are kept in a warehouse while only the …

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Uncovered: How NIMC officials sell enrolment forms in Abuja

Officials of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), saddled with the responsibility of National Identification Number (NIN) enrolment and issuance, National e-ID card issuance, identity verification as well as data harmonization and authentication have been caught selling enrolment forms to residents who want to be captured. The officials were caught selling enrolment forms at the …

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Scam alert: Nigerian agency builds a mini civic centre for N100 million

A Nigerian agency, Nigeria Stored Product Research Institute in an act that seems like corruption has constructed a mini civic centre at the sum of N100 million. Tracka, a public accountability organization that visited the project site said the agency has since constructed and delivered the project at Ahia Eke Oloko village in Ikwuano Local …

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Special Report: How Struggle For COVID-19 Survival Leading To Child Prostitution In Nasarawa Communities

The struggle for COVID-19 survival is increasingly leading to child prostitution in New Karu, Ado, Masaka, and Aso communities of Nasarawa state. At New Karu, Grace Iyadun, a 14 years old girl while speaking to the Media Advocacy West Africa Foundation (MAWA-Foundation), said she was forced into prostitution to raise money and feed her family, …

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