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Mar 28, 2024
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INVESTIGATION: In Kwara, multimillion-naira milk processing plant is abandoned, converted to a chicken outlet

After the government spent millions of naira to establish a milk processing plant in Kwara State that would provided jobs and dairy products to Nigerians, it rented the facility out to a poultry farmer, who has also shut down business. Peace Oladipo reports Excitement swept through Omu-Aran upon the establishment of a milk-processing factory in […]

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Mar 01, 2024
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SPECIAL REPORT: For Sokoto communities, promise of healthcare is akin to death sentence

In this story, ABDULRASHEED HAMMAD delves into the dire realities of Primary Health Care services in Sokoto State, shedding light on how staff shortages, infrastructural issues, dilapidated roads, and inadequate facilities contribute to soaring mortality rates in the state.The story also looks at the harrowing experiences of pregnant women, who endure perilous journeys to distant […]

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Feb 22, 2024
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ICYMI…SPECIAL REPORT: NNPCL hides behind PIA to frustrate disclosure, accountability

Nigeria’s major oil company, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), in what appears to be a common practice of disregard for accountability, says it is not under obligation to disclose its dealings and be accountable to the public in the way it operates. NNPCL made this known in response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) […]

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Dec 24, 2023
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INVESTIGATION: Multi-million naira Ekiti resort center remains uncompleted a decade after

The multimillion-naira project, expected to comprise recreational buildings, now consists of cassava farmland, a bush used for excretion, and a dumping ground. PEACE OLADIPO reports On August 24, 2023, at midnight, Gloria Adebayo, stirred from her slumber, roused by the echoing cries of “Ole Ole” (thief, thief) resonating through her neighborhood. But, regardless of the […]

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Dec 19, 2023
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SPECIAL REPORT: Torturous experiences of students with disabilities in Oyo tertiary institutions

For students with disabilities in Oyo state-owned tertiary institutions, learning is a torturous and distressing experience, considering the building structures and teaching approaches available. OLUWATOBI ODEYINKA writes. Helen Samuel is a 40-year-old HND 2 student at The Polytechnic, Ibadan. And while her mobility disability couldn’t stop her from pursuing education to the tertiary level, it […]

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Dec 09, 2023
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INVESTIGATION: Uncompleted Old Enugu-Onitsha Road brings untold hardship, tears to commuters, residents of Enugu communities

Ugwu Obinna’s younger sister was killed after a truck driver transporting cows rammed into her shop located at the Okpatu end of the Old Enugu-Onitsha Road this July. “The driver was trying to dodge the potholes along the road when he lost his break and hit her,” Obinna recalled. “She died on the spot, It […]

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Dec 07, 2023
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INVESTIGATION: Students sit on floors, under leaking roofs as multi-million naira project is nowhere to be found in Zamfara

Suleman Tukur, 15, an SS 2 student of Government Day Secondary School (GDSS) Bakura in Bakura local government area of Zamfara State, could not hide his dismay over the deplorable condition of his school. He and his colleagues lack a conducive environment to learn due to tremendous challenges that have crippled activities in the school. […]

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Dec 01, 2023
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INVESTIGATION: UBEC mum as N80m Kebbi secondary school lab equipment still undelivered since 2020

“Our laboratories are not conducive for learning; the termites have destroyed most of these laboratories, and there is not enough equipment in the school to use for our practicals and assignments.” On a cold Monday morning, students of the Government Girls Science Comprehensive Secondary School, Argungu, Kebbi State, could be seen trooping into their various […]

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Nov 24, 2023
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In Niger, communities suffer as multi-billion naira Auna Dam project remains uncompleted despite 38 years of investments

In Niger State, the over 20 communities around Auna River have had their hopes for fresh water, electricity supply and dry season farming dashed for about 38 years after they gave up their lands, when government said it wanted to build a dam around the River. ABUBAKAR ABDULRASHEED visited the communities and uncovered some shocking […]

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