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Investigation How MDAs violate procurement rules in contract awards

Investigation: How MDAs violate procurement rules in contract awards

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Media Advocacy West Africa Foundation-MAWA Foundation has uncovered how Nigeria’s Ministry Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in actions that have helped undermine development and breeds corruption have continuously violated procurement rules in awarding contracts. And, this has continued to be the practice despite the existence of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 and Fiscal Responsibility Act 2007 …

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COVID-19: Ministry spends N2 billion on youth training

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The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has spent the sum of N2 billion on youth training as part of the COVID-19 intervention programme, documents from the Federal Ministry of Finance have shown. In the document made available by the Ministry of Finance in response to the Freedom of Information (FOI) request, the Ministry of …

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Deplorable Abuja community hospital pushing residents to death

Ijah Pada Abuja community suffer poor healthcare delivery

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Residents of the Ijah Pada community in Federal Capital Territory FCT – Abuja the Nigerian capital city are facing difficulties accessing healthcare delivery as the only hospital in the area has since become deplorable with no hope of fixing it. This is even as the hospital that is located at the Yangoji Ward in Kwali …

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Edo community hospital in deplorable condition despite funds released by FG

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Makeke community hospital in Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State has continued to be in a deplorable condition despite N11.250 million release that is 75% of N15 million allocated to renovate the hospital. Mr. Akpatason Peter, a federal lawmaker from Edo State had facilitated the project as his constituency project using the National …

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COVID-19: Agric Ministry spends N2.78 billion to register farmers

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Documents from the Federal Ministry of Finance have shown that the Ministry of  Agriculture and Rural Development has spent the sum of N2.78 billion on farmers’ registration as part of its COVID-19 intervention programme. In the document made available by the Ministry of Finance in response to the Freedom of Information (FOI) request, part of …

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Again Sokoto Rima Basin spends N57.55 million on hand pump borehole

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The Sokoto Rima River Basin Development Authority says it has expended the sum of N57.55 million on hand pump borehole under the Zonal Intervention Project (ZIP) In a Freedom of Information (FOI) response to Tracka, Rima Basin claimed to have expended the sum of N57, 557,843.32 for the construction of hand pump boreholes in Zamfara …

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Shocking: Sokoto Rima Basin constructs a single borehole for N159 .122 million

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In a typical example of contract inflation that has helped undermine development in Nigeria, the Sokoto Rima River Basin Development Authority has constructed a single borehole for N159 .122 million. Under the deal, the Rima Basin implemented the project under the 2018 Zonal Intervention Project (ZIP) and awarded the contract to Hedeco Nigeria Limited, registered …

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Ogun School in deplorable condition as N12 million project remains abandoned

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Ogun community children continue to learn in a deplorable condition as N12 million classroom construction project remains abandoned. This is even as the Federal Government under the 2021 Zonal Intervention Project (ZIP) approved the sum of N12 million for the construction of a three classroom block at LGA Primary School, Egan-Moro, Oke-Agbo, Ijebu Igbo, Ijebu …

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No justice for Kogi community five years after exposing devastating environmental impact of mining

No justice for Kogi community five years after exposing devastating environmental impact of mining

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The Nigerian government is yet to bring to justice perpetrators of terrible devastating environmental impact on Okobo community as a result of mining activities,  years after it was exposed TheCable Newspaper. Shortly after the devastating environmental impact on the Okobo community in Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State was exposed, Mr. Kayode Fayemi, the …

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