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Journalists bemoan poor usage of FOI Act for investigative reporting

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Journalists at the two days workshop organised by Media Rights Agenda with support from the MacArthur Foundation through the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) under the Collaborative Media Engagement for Development, Inclusivity and Accountability (CMEDIA) Project, have bemoaned poor usage of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. They identified variety of challenges including […]

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MRA advocates laws to protect journalists from disclosing information sources

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The Nigerian media community have been advised to agitate for a law that would protect journalists from disclosing sources of their information in the country. Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda, Edetaen Ojo gave the advice during a two day workshop organised by the MRA, for some journalists in the northern region of the country

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Cheap drugs, delays keep Kaduna’s Health Insurance beneficiaries dissatisfied

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Some enrollees under the Kaduna State Contributory Health Management Authority are not satisfied with the services rendered by hospitals. We found out why. Emmanuel (surname withheld) was angry. Here he was at the hospital pharmacy to collect his prescribed medication, only to be told it was not available. “You would have to return another day

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Group pays advocacy visit to Orozo, Karshi communities, women allege govt neglect

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Non-Governmental Organisation, Gender Strategy Advancement International (GSAI), on Thursday paid an advocacy visit to Orozo and Karshi communities in the Federal Capital Territory. The visit is part of an advocacy visit that seeks to draw attention to the plight of dwellers in rural communities and the need for the government to implement intervention projects that

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Leaves and Worms: Special Needs Schooling in Federal Capital Territory, TRACKING THE LAPSES. 2023 Ed.

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AD4 TVRadio in this report visited some schools within the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and unearth the lapses in some of the schools for kids with special needs and People with Disabilities (PwDs). The report was done under the Collaborative Media Engagement for development Inclusivity and Accountability (CMEDIA) Project of the Wole Soyinka Centre for

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Media Rights Agenda trains journalists on use of FOIA for investigative reportage

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A non-governmental organisation (NGO) championing media freedom and information access in Nigeria, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has emphasised the importance of strengthening the investigative capacity of journalists to enhance accountability reportage. The Executive Director of MRA, Mr. Edetaen Ojo, stated this on Thursday at a two-day training for 25 journalists in Kaduna organised by the

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CSACEFA reacts to Stallion Times report on Kano Special Education Schools

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The Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All (CSACEFA) conducted an advocacy visit on Wednesday to the Kano State House of Assembly (KSHoA) Committee on Education. The advocacy visit is a reaction to a Stallion Times Investigative report Kano Special education schools where pupils learn in poor Cconditions. The report which was published days

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SPECIAL REPORT: One year after flood damaged PHCs in Jigawa, government neglects repairs

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The aftermath of devastating floods in Jigawa State continues to haunt residents as critical healthcare facilities remain dilapidated over a year later. In this report, Sylvia Okedi reports that rural healthcare facilities in the state bear the brunt of this neglect, leaving communities in the lurch. Laiti Abdulrahaman, a young mother of two, stood amidst

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Another multimillion-naira hospital project in FCT remains in limbo for thirteen years.

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More than a decade has passed, but a proposed cottage hospital in New Kutunku, Gwagwalada, meant to be completed within a year, has remained an abandoned structure despite significant investment and its supposed health benefits to the community. Bosede Olosa was excited to hear that the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) had begun the construction

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25 UNIBEN’s ACJ and Mass Communications students trained on reporting for impact

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Preparing next generation and early career journalists/broadcasters is essential if the future of Africa media landscape narrative must be improved. The media industry’s demand keeps changing and it will take adequate preparation and enhanced capacity development of practitioners to be able to play in the new media game field. On Friday October 20, 2023, Africa

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Investigation: Kano Special Education schools where pupils learn in poor conditions

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From 2019 to 2022, the Kano state government, through the Ministry of Education allocated over N95m for the provision of teaching and learning equipment in Special Education Schools in Kano. In this report, Stephen Enoch discovered that despite the huge annual allocation, pupils study in poor conditions with no basic teaching and learning equipment in

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Closure of Borno IDP camps forcing more children out of school

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One implication of the state’s resettlement programme is that social amenities available in the closed camps, including free schooling and healthcare, have also ceased. Young Bintu Yarima’s education came to a halt nine years ago when Boko Haram occupied her hometown, a place called Ala in the Marte area of Borno. The terror group’s intentions

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INVESTIGATION: How ‘Contractors’ messed up rural electrification project in Benue after collecting over N124m

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Companies inactive on CAC platform, offices unknown Community union points accusing finger at serving Senator In this investigative report, NATIONAL RECORD tracks how a rural electrification project in Benue State, which was started about 26 years ago, became a conduit through which three shady companies served as a channel through which over N100 million was

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Bauchi Govt left Yankari Game Reserve to bandits, poachers… hence, frustrating eco-tourism fortunes

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Like Sambisa Game Reserve, now taken over by Boko Haram insurgents and rival fighters of Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), Kamuku National Park  and Kainji National Park where predatory armed bandits camp; Yankari Game Reserve now harbours terrorists, poachers and other intruders, upending eco-tourism fortunes in the reserve. These, WikkiTimes’ YAKUBU MOHAMMED, reports

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Fact-Check: Are manhood snatching, genital disappearance possible? – Medical experts speak

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Claim: The Nigerian media is flooded with reports of individuals from various states, including Abuja, Nasarawa, Bauchi, Kogi, Delta, Calabar, and Akwa Ibom, claiming to have experienced genital disappearance after alleged contacts with perpetrators. These incidents have often led to cases of lynching, mob actions and jungle justice. Full Text: Reports of cases of missing

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Gender-related lopsided employments at federal MDAs, state MDAs and FCT area councils

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Employment distribution in the Nigerian civil service through the recruitment process often involves searching for several candidates for employment, with the major purpose of stimulating the civil service structure of the government. The recruitment process provides the government and its agencies, especially the civil service, with several qualified and potential candidates within which they carry

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Nigeria Immigration Service commences 24/7 booklet production, issues passport within a week

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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has commenced 24/7 production of Passport booklets and issuance to applicants within a week after data capturing. Ag DCG Sadat Hassan of NIS The acting Deputy Comptroller-General of Immigration and Head of the Passport and Other Traveling Document Directorate, Sadat Hassan, made the disclosure during an inspection visit by PRNigeria

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After Stallion Times Report, KEDCO workers stage protest over unpaid pensions, poor working conditions

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Electricity workers from the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) shut down operations at the company on Monday and vowed to keep it closed until their outstanding payments were made. The workers, represented by the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), expressed their dissatisfaction with KEDCO’s failure to remit their pension deductions for the past 72

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