Nigeria

Gombe lawmaker brands own name on constituency Project

Aishatu Jibrin Dukku, a federal lawmaker from Gombe State, in an act to deliberately deceive and misinform her people, has branded her name on a constituency project that was funded by the federal government. Dukku had in 2020 nominated the supply of Nissan Frontier Pickup Van in Dukku/Nafada Federal Constituency in Gombe State as her …

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Nigeria communication ministry awards construction of a mini hall for N55.9 million.

The Nigeria Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy under the supervision of Mr. Isah Pantami has awarded the construction of a mini hall at the sum of N55.9 million. Mr. Mohammed Sani Musa, Niger State lawmaker in the Senate while trying to exonerate himself from the highly inflated constituency project exposed a letter showing how …

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Special Report: COVID-19 Hits Private School Teachers Hardest

In Nigeria, private schools make up a huge contribution to education while over 40 percent of students are enrolled in private schools. In this special report supported by the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), MAWA FOUNDATION took a look at how COVID-19 is impacting private schools and their teachers. From interviews conducted by …

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We built mini ICT centre for N56 million, Niger State lawmaker admits

Mr. Mohammed Sani Musa, Niger State lawmaker in the Senate has admitted he constructed a mini ICT for N56 million as a constituency project. Musa’s admittance came while reacting to Tracka exposure that he had in 2020 nominated building ICT centre for youth, Girl-Child education in Paiko community area of Niger State for the sum …

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2021 budget: Kogi govt approves N300k for COE Ankpa textbooks & teaching materials purchase, N4.087 billion for state house of Assembly

Kogi government in her 2021 budget approved the sum of N300k for State College of Education Ankpa, purchase of textbooks & teaching materials while approving N4.087 billion for State House of Assembly. MAWA FOUNDATION study of the Kogi state 2021 approved budget published on her state website, shows that the state in her 2021 appropriation …

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Niger lawmaker N125 million ICT centre constituency project

Mr. Mohammed Sani Musa, Niger State lawmaker in the Senate and National Information Technology Development Agency, has constructed a mini ICT for N125 million as a constituency project. Musa, representing the people of Niger East Senatorial District in the Senate, had in 2020 nominated building of ICT centre for youth, Girl-Child education in Paiko community …

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Exposed: Plateau lawmaker brands own name on constituency projects

Mr. Ahmed Wase, a lawmaker from Plateau state and Deputy Speaker of the Nigerian 9th House of Representatives, has been caught in the act of branding his name on constituency projects. MAWA FOUNDATION on Thursday reported how Wase was alleged to have stopped Tracka official from inspecting his constituency projects at the Wase Local Government …

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Extra: Zamfara to spend N500 million on printing press fighting banditry

The Zamfara state government in her 2021 budget has approved the sum of N500 million to be spent on a printing press, an action she says will help in addressing insecurity and curbing banditry. Justifying the sum, the state government that has since inserted the sum under the ministry for security and home affairs, says …

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COVID-19 impact on us huge to bear – Angwa Jaba Farmers

Farmers at the Angwa Jaba community in Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa state have said coronavirus pandemic has made them poor and hopeless. The farmers said the pandemic stopped buyers of their farm produce from coming to patronize them, making them suffer abject poverty and deep predicament. The farmers who spoke to the Media …

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2021 budget, Kogi govt approves N50 million medical equipment for PHDA, N31. 5 billion for governor’s office

The Kogi state government in her 2021 budget approved N50 million for the Primary Healthcare Development Agency to purchase medical equipment and the sum of N31.5 billion for the office of the governor. A breakdown of the 2021 budget that is published on the state website shows that the Primary Healthcare Development Agency got the …

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