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How inadequate government regulations on compliance and enforcement measures worsen plight of miners in the FCT

The failure of mining companies to put measures in place to create a safe work space has continued to worsen the plight of miners within the Federal Capital Territory. This narration brings to fore the challenges amidst failure of government agencies saddled with the responsibility of enforcing safety measures. xosotin chelseathông tin chuyển nhượngcâu lạc […]

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How failure to complete Karshi-Apo road has subjected users to ten years of hardship

The Karshi-Apo road remains uncompleted after years since the work was commissioned. This has subjected users to ten years of hardship as presented in this report. xosotin chelseathông tin chuyển nhượngcâu lạc bộ bóng đá arsenalbóng đá atalantabundesligacầu thủ haalandUEFAevertonxosofutebol ao vivofutemaxmulticanaisonbetbóng đá world cupbóng đá inter milantin juventusbenzemala ligaclb leicester cityMUman citymessi lionelsalahnapolineymarpsgronaldoserie atottenhamvalenciaAS

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How mining companies rob FCT host communities of development due to ignorance and government\’s regulatory failure

Host communities of mining activities in Abuja are groaning under the weight of under-development. Clearview TV in this report uncovered how residents\’ ignorance and the failure of government agencies in charge of regulating mining activities has contributed to the parasitic relationship. xosotin chelseathông tin chuyển nhượngcâu lạc bộ bóng đá arsenalbóng đá atalantabundesligacầu thủ haalandUEFAevertonxosofutebol

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How unsafely packaged drinking water exposes FCT residents to health risks

The complicity of regulatory agency has continued to aid illegal operators who package and sell drinking water to residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The activities of these fraudulent business owners were exposed in this report. xosotin chelseathông tin chuyển nhượngcâu lạc bộ bóng đá arsenalbóng đá atalantabundesligacầu thủ haalandUEFAevertonxosofutebol ao vivofutemaxmulticanaisonbetbóng đá world

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How lack of government regulation and enforcement encourages dangerous illegal mining operations

Mining activities are thriving all around the Federal Capital Territory amidst lax regulations and enforcement of relevant laws to protect host community and the environment these mining industries operate. This documentary investigates the implication of the activities the miners which have gone unchecked. xosotin chelseathông tin chuyển nhượngcâu lạc bộ bóng đá arsenalbóng đá atalantabundesligacầu

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Primary Health Centres in FCT: The rot, corruption and plight of helpless citizens

Clearview TV exposed several shortcomings on the part of workers in the health sector of the Abuja Municipal Area Council, AMAC in this report.   xosotin chelseathông tin chuyển nhượngcâu lạc bộ bóng đá arsenalbóng đá atalantabundesligacầu thủ haalandUEFAevertonxosofutebol ao vivofutemaxmulticanaisonbetbóng đá world cupbóng đá inter milantin juventusbenzemala ligaclb leicester cityMUman citymessi lionelsalahnapolineymarpsgronaldoserie atottenhamvalenciaAS ROMALeverkusenac

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How quarry mining activities expose communities to health hazards in the FCT

This report exposed the impact of quarry mining activities on the health of residents of host communities within the Federal Capital Territory. It also provided a platform for residents to present cases of negligence. xosotin chelseathông tin chuyển nhượngcâu lạc bộ bóng đá arsenalbóng đá atalantabundesligacầu thủ haalandUEFAevertonxosofutebol ao vivofutemaxmulticanaisonbetbóng đá world cupbóng đá inter

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How over N230m education project lay waste, equipment missing in Kano

By Rabiu Musa Reconstruction of the Dangote female hostel which was gutted by fire in February 2019 at Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil, has stopped and almost abandoned. The hostel, which houses 60 rooms, 2 common rooms, with 496 female undergraduate students, was destroyed by fire as a result of an electrical spark,

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How despite over N7.6m budget, Kogi Fire Agency lacks capacity to handle emergencies

By Bello Oyiza Rosemary  In the last 3 years, the Kogi state has witnessed many fire incidents that have claimed lives and destroyed properties worth millions and billions of naira. On the 23rd of September 2020, a fully loaded petrol tanker fire accident claimed not fewer than 20 lives with so many people injured at

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How Kano awarded contracts worth over N1bn to inactive companies

Lukman Abdulmalik In 2020, in a report obtained from the ministry of finance and economic development, Kano state, it was recorded the state government awarded over one billion Naira to 224 contracting companies to execute different projects in the state. However, this investigation will focus on 6 selected contracting companies, who received a total amount

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In God’s Vineyard: Chilling, Dehumanising working conditions of Catechists in Abuja Catholic Archdiocese

By Ameh Ejekwonyilo CATECHISTS serving in parishes of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja have been subjected to some of the harshest, most indecent and dehumanising conditions for workers, whether in a secular or religious setting, National Record investigations reveal. Our findings in the last four months of diligent inquiry unveiled an appallingly excruciating condition under

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Book Famine: How policies in Nigeria limit access of blind persons to books

In Nigeria, existing copyright regulations prevent the adaptation of books into readable versions for the visually impaired. As a result, those who are visually impaired and others who live with print impairments have restricted access to books, resulting in a scenario coined “Book Famine.” Omolola Afolabi captures their experiences… Going through law school in Nigeria

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Heavy trucks on Gembu road as FG commences construction after WikkiTimes’ story

Barely five months after WikkiTimes published an investigation exposing conspiracy and corruption between the federal and Taraba State governments regarding the construction of Bali-Serti-Gembu road, contractors have mobilised to the site. Alhaji Awwal Labaran, Village Head of Yelwan Gembu told WikkiTimes that construction commenced 10 days ago. “The construction is going on. It started from

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INVESTIGATION: ‘We are not accommodated here’ – PWDs in South-East tell their tales of abuses

By Alfred Ajayi * Note: some of the names in the story (especially those of some victims) are not real.  “Many people from the eastern part of Nigeria and in fact Africans, believe that persons with disabilities suffer their fate as a curse by the gods or sins of their ancestors. They are part of

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Fishing community groans over company’s indiscriminate discharge of waste, chemical inside Benue River

By Peter Iorter, Ater Terhemen The discharge of waste by a Chinese-controlled company, BioTech Cassava Processing Company, into the Benue River in Angbaaye Community, Benue State, has caused a slew of problems for residents of the host community while depriving fishermen and farmers of their only source of livelihood. Terfa Tsavbee, who’s in his early

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Amid weak governmental systems, Bauchi villagers struggle with overwhelming flood disasters

Flood disasters continue to ravage many parts of Bauchi State, mostly with debilitating effects. The government’s response to these disasters has mostly been reactionary; there is a visible lack of coordinated institutional structures with the capacity to respond to flood emergencies. This report by BELOVED JOHN documented that the state now has “floods refugees” forced

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Despite multi-million-naira releases for PHC renovation, primary health care still in shambles, projects remain unexecuted, uncompleted in Plateau State

By Ekemini Simon Stepping a foot into the vicinity of Gumshir Ward primary healthcare centre (PHC), Dengi Constituency, Kanam local government area (LGA) gives a glimpse of the rot enveloping the entire healthcare centre. The cracks on the walls of the clinic, its broken windows, tables, chairs and doors are obvious signs of the poor

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CSO asks construction companies to come clean, kicks legal suit against WikkiTimes

Alheri Community Development and Support Initiative (Alheri-CDSI), a civil society organization based in Bauchi has demanded a group of three construction companies – S.A.T Engineering Service, Insulum Nigeria Ltd and Haitel Nigeria Ltd – to clearly explain their roles in the reported failed Nomadic Education Commission’s school construction projects in three senatorial zones of Kano

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Recruited to suffer: Over 12 months unpaid salary, arrears, frustrate NBAIS workers

The National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies (NBAIS) in December 2019, carried out a massive staff recruitment exercise based on replacement which actualised the employment of about 1,000 employees.  However, WikkiTimes’ Hafsah Muhammed Ibrahim reports that despite observing protocols that come with the job appointment-including documentation, IPPIS registration, letter of assumption of duty, and

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