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Climate Change is fake, don’t tell us about it

Climate Change is fake, don’t tell us about it

Although there has been a huge conversation and investments made in climate change at the global, national, and local levels, rural women in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) the Nigerian capital, do not believe climate change is real and consider it as fake. For many of them, climate change discussion is nothing but connivance with the …

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Land Value Tax in FCT Community Viewpoint

Land Value Tax in FCT: Community Viewpoint

The Nigeria Land Value Taxation Baseline Study supported by the International Union for Land Value Taxation is a document that examines the experience of Nigeria’s Land Value Taxation using the six Area Councils in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) namely, Abaji, Abuja Municipal, Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kwali, and Kuje Area Councils as a pilot study. In …

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FCT-Abuja community children learn under deplorable condition

FCT-Abuja community children learn under deplorable condition

Deshi Paikon Kore Community Children of Gwagwalada Area Council in Nigeria Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are learning under a despicable condition that is not fit for kids’ education. A visit to the LEA Primary School Deshi Paikon Kore shows the deplorable condition of the classrooms with kids seen learning on a bare floor. Monitng a …

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My commitment to accountable governance, reason I founded MonitNG

My commitment to accountable governance, reason I founded MonitNG

Mr. Uadamen Ilevbaoje in an interview with MAWA-Foundation discloses that his passion for transparency and accountability in governance, and building strong civic engagement made him founded MonitNG. Read his views  Can you share the inspiration behind founding MonitNG and the specific problem it aims to address?  My name is Mr. Uadamen Ilevbaoje I am the …

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Tatagyiya FCT community relies on dirty ponds for drinking water

Tatagyiya FCT community relies on dirty ponds for drinking water

Residents of the Tatagyiya community in the Gwagwa area of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT-Abuja) Nigeria’s capital city rely on dirty ponds for safe drinking water. Monitng, civic public accountability exposed how the Tatagyiya community suffers a huge infrastructural deficit and relies on dirty ponds as a source of drinking water. We appeal …

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NMDPRA awards Depot construction to a non-existent company

Retraction: NMDPRA awards Depot construction to a non-existent company

On the 16 day of May, 2024 we published a story “NMDPRA awards Depot construction to a non-existent company”.  Where we misrepresented Noretek Energy Limited as Novertek  Energy Limited. We hereby retract the said story. Our action is based on the explanation from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority ( NMDPRA) regarding the story. …

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Sumpe FCT community relies on dirty streams for drinking water

Sumpe FCT community relies on dirty streams for drinking water

An estimated 1000 population of the Sumpe community in  Bwari Area Council of Federal Capital Territory (FCT-Abuja) Nigeria’s capital city relies on dirty streams for safe drinking water.  Monitng, civic public accountability exposed how the Sumpe community suffers a huge infrastructural deficit and relies on dirty streams as a source of drinking water.  We appeal …

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Let Shapi community benefit from N1.15 trillion FCT Budget

Let Shapi community benefit from N1.15 trillion FCT Budget

The Federal Capital Territory Authority (FCTA), should ensure that the Shapi community located at Gumbu ward in Kwali Area Council of FCT that relies on dirty ponds as a source of drinking water benefits from the N1.15 trillion 2024 FCT Budget.  Monitng, civic public accountability has exposed how the Shapi community suffers a huge infrastructural …

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Homegrown solution impacting Nigeria’s energy transition, Climate mitigation

Homegrown solution impacting Nigeria’s energy transition, Climate mitigation

Homegrown solutions are impacting how energy is produced and used in Nigeria, playing a key role in the country’s energy transition and climate change mitigation. It is contributing to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and improving energy security. Ndiir Solomon, a high school student of Kusaki College in Benue State in Benue State, North-Central …

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International Equinox Earth Day Celebration 2024 Earth belongs to everyone

International Equinox Earth Day Celebration 2024: Earth belongs to everyone

Annually, there is a global international Equinox Earth Day Celebration to renew our collective commitment to honour the Earth and promote peace for all to live and enjoy the Earth that belongs to us all. As we celebrate the Equinox Earth Day on this 19th day of March 2024, we must hold on to our …

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