By Alaba Adeyemi, Development News Nigeria On the 27th of June 2017, Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu laid the foundation stone of the Akure Civic Center project. The project was facilitated by the Member of the House of Representatives, representing Akure South and North, Hon. Afe Olowookere. For many people of Akure origin, the project
By Yemi Sodeeq, The Informant 247 It was exactly 10:13 p.m. on the night of Wednesday, September 20. Lukman Raji, a resident of Ile Mofalakun at Ita Amodu junction, along Ibrahim Taiwo road in Ilorin, Kwara State, sat by the roadside with a bread seller. She was already closing up business for the day. Going
Aminu Adamu, Wikkitimes In Taraba State, a mind-blowing crisis unfolds within the walls of schools like Mallam Audu Primary School, where pupils like Salma Yusuf are compelled to embark on an unexpected journey home during school hours. This is due to the alarming absence of restroom facilities – a dilemma that forces students to miss
By Sylvia Akpan In a striking case of financial impropriety, the Cross River State Government’s dealings with a contractor have been exposed, revealing instances of overpayment for both rescinded and uncompleted projects, Sylvia Akpan reports. In a curious twist that blurs the line between landscaping, gardening, and education, Awokaris Greenworld Industrial Limited, a company registered
By Usman Babaji, WikkiTimes The lack of safe drinking water in various schools across Bauchi State is threatening the sustainability of basic and qualitative education (Sustainable Development Goal 4). It is crippling the attainment of the United Nations SDG Goal, being implemented by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and the local actors. The WikkiTimes,
By Ben Aroh, The Whistler Notwithstanding the cheapness and security of living in hostels of the University of Nigeria, her students substantially prefer private accommodation. This report by BEN AROH explores the reasons behind their choices and the efforts of concerned authorities to alleviate them. Living On Campus Is Past Glory – Student Jideofor Nwadike
By Ogar Monday, Prime Progress This is how a mother of four learned that pigs can drown. In October last year, Rima Adoga woke up one night to a disturbing noise outside her house. “My husband was not around. It was just me and my children,” she said in her native Yala language. When she
In this report, Elijah Akoji of SOLACEBASE uncovered through Fact-Checking how Kano State deputy governor’s claim to have sponsored 52 patients for free eye surgery at Makkah Eye Clinic in Kano State, to be false, and misleading. Elijah Akoji, SolaceBase Investigation has shown that the Deputy Governor of Kano State Aminu Abdulssalam Gwarzo gave misleading