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Investigation: Contractor abandons over N200m road project awarded by National Biosafety Agency in…
Elijah Akoji and Aliyu Inuwa Mansir
There were feelings of excitement among the people of the Tudun-Yola community in Gwale LGA of Kano state in 2021 when the news for the construction of the only road connecting their community to!-->!-->!-->…
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INVESTIGATION: Residents groan as FG abandon road project in Oyo community
By Yemi Sodeeq
In the rugged heartland of Nigeria, where life is set by the sowing and reaping of the land, Yusuf Audu, a weathered farmer in his twilight years, stands as a testament to the tenacity that the earth demands. For seven…
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Refugee commission fails to deliver N100m Yobe project despite full payment to contractor
By: Elijah Akoji
The National Commission for Refugees, an agency under the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, earmarked a total of N150M for the construction of a federal road in…
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COVID-19 Racket: How health workers dump vaccines to cover fraudulent card issuance
By Kolawole Omoniyi
COVID-19 is a threat to global public health, but outbound travellers in Nigeria can process and obtain their ‘authentic’ COVID-19 vaccination cards, in less than an hour to boarding time, without taking any jab.…
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Diphtheria: A look into disease breeding grounds in the wake of diphtheria outbreak in Kano
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has declared an outbreak of diphtheria on 20 January 2023, the worst in a decade. The outbreak was first notified in Kano and Lagos states on 1 December 2022. In this report, Arinze Chijioke!-->…
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How corrupt security officials assist smugglers to import rice from Benin into Nigeria through…
In 2015, the Nigerian Government placed a ban on the importation of rice through land borders and imposed a hefty 70% tariff on imports coming through the ports. However, despite these restrictions, numerous incidents of smuggling and…
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Bandits’attacks on health facilities in Kaduna leave residents without access to healthcare
By Elijah Akoji
Southern Kaduna residents are being denied access to healthcare after bandits attacked and destroyed health facilities. The Kaduna state government has allocated funds for healthcare, but residents say the money has not…
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Guber Elections: How thugs, INEC disenfranchised over 10, 000 Enugu voters
Ben Aroh investigates how electoral violence and the subsequent refusal of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct a runoff as enshrined in the 2022 Electoral Act disenfranchised over 10, 000 voters during the March…
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INVESTIGATION: Inside Gaya emirate in Kano where residents, cattle drink from the same well
By Elijah Akoji
It is shameful that we are discussing issues such as lack of water supply, how do we tell people that Gaya, an Emirate that has produced a Senator and a House of Representatives member among other prominent men, still drink…
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‘We sleep in sewage’ – government promises change but Namibians still suffering
By Frederick Clayton and Sonja Smith
Photography by Margaret Courtney-Clarke
Ever since independence, Namibians have sought education, employment and better lives in Windhoek, the country’s political and industrial epicenter. It’s…
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