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Two boreholes seen in Smart Adeyemi N50 million constituency project

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Only two boreholes were traceable after Mr. Smart Adeyemi, the Kogi Lawmaker got N50 million allocation to construct boreholes  for the communities he represents. The Kogi lawmaker in the Senate, had in the  year 2020 using the ministry of agriculture, nominated the construction of boreholes in Kabba, Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. A …

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Akwa Ibom Community residents groan over dilapidated hospital

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Rural residents in Akwa Ibom  State are finding it difficult to access healthcare because of the dilapidated nature of Primary Healthcare Centres (PHC) across communities, especially in the rural settlements. Residents of Ikot Akata do not have access to a medical care facility as the only healthcare in their community is in deplorable condition. The …

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Special Report How COVID-19 Exposed Women's Economic Inequality

Special Report: How COVID-19 Exposed Women’s Economic Inequality

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

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

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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 COVID-19 exposed Nigeria's Digital inequality

Special Report: COVID-19 exposed Nigeria’s digital inequality

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Digital inequality is a core reason online learning cannot succeed in Nigeria even as the country is working to adopt online learning as an alternative to attending physical classes. A move the Nigerian state said is targeted at ensuring social distancing and preventing COVID-19 spread. Interviews conducted by MAWA Foundation show that online learning in …

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12 years after, Port Harcourt Aba express road remains abandoned

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The Port Harcourt Aba express road has remained abandoned 12 years after it was awarded under the administration of Mr. Musa Ya’adua the late Nigerian President. The road links Port Harcourt-Aba express road to Obehie-Azumini-Ukanafun in Abia and the Akwa Ibom States respectively. The road awarded as post amnesty project in 2009 under the late …

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Inequality a challenge to our economic liberation – Abaji women

Inequality a challenge to our economic liberation – Abaji women

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Women in Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT-Abuja) have continued to lament how inequality placed on them by society is pushing them to poverty and contributing to what they described as a man-made predicament that is being sustained by culture. The women say a solution to what they term ‘unbearable inequality’ is …

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