By Patrick Obia The Suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu was denied access to see President Bola Ahmad Tinubu, shortly she was suspended indefinitely over alleged financial misconduct. The under-fire suspended Minister was under investigation over alleged N44 billion fraud at the National Social Investment Program Agency (NSIPA). A statement
By Alaba Adeyemi, Development News Nigeria In 2019, Adedayo Omolafe who was representing Akure South and North Federal constituency in the House of Representatives nominated a project for the construction of a Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Omoniyi Estate. The project was part of the Zonal Intervention Projects for 2020 and was awarded to Ekpofe
By Alaba Adeyemi, Development News Nigeria This report by Development News Nigeria, DNN looks into the activities of an illegal Quarry at Ijigba, Ondo state operating in contravention of the 2007 Nigerian Mineral and Mining Act. At the twilight of Olusegun Mimiko’s administration as the governor of Ondo state, projects that stood out as bringing
By Elijah Akoji and Lukman Abdulmalik, Solacebase Lack of access roads and warehouses for storage of grains for rural farmers were the key reasons for the multi-billion naira Climate Change Adaptation and Agribusiness Support Program initiative by the Federal Government in 2013. The project was funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). 13
By Ogar Monday When Beatrice Ochuole kissed her husband goodbye on the morning of the 12th of June, 2018, she didn’t expect that she would return to his lifeless body that evening. “We had spent most of the night talking about getting our daughter into school. He was worried about her, and in the morning,
Every community prays for access roads to attract development and ease livelihood. In 2016, the Enugu State government constructed a nine-kilometer road network from Obechara, Ugwuechara down to Ikenga Hotels junction. Ben Aron, The Whistler, in this report, portrays how this celebrated road has endangered Umuwalugwu village in Umakashi community of Nsukka LGA. The Genesis
By Godwin Otang The road linking Ikom through Boki to Obudu Local Government area is a 115-kilometer route indicated as the Ikom-Wula-Road. It is one of the federal roads in Cross River State. This part is often called Section 1 in the repair work projects by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing while the
By Adebayo Abdulrahman, Development News NIgeria The road that leads to Oba-Adebimpe palace in Odinjo community in Ibadan, Oyo State gives an impression that all is well. But on sighting the palace, the excitement fades away almost immediately leaving one with more questions than answers. “They renovated it recently,” Kolapo Jimoh, a carpenter who works