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 […]
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
Book Famine: How policies in Nigeria limit access of blind persons to books Read More »
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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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
By Peter Iorter and Tamenor Kwaghzer Ugbidye Richard is one of the victims who has lost their land completely to miners in Tse-Ageraga village of Logo LGA in Benue State. He had tried every possible means to recover the land, but all had proved abortive, as he and his family now seek shelter somewhere else.
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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
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
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
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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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
Recruited to suffer: Over 12 months unpaid salary, arrears, frustrate NBAIS workers Read More »
The Federal Ministry of Water Resources, with funding from the COVID-19 Intervention Fund, claimed to have executed a multi-million naira solar-powered water boreholes across six local government areas in Bauchi north. However, WikkiTimes’ investigation can authoritatively reveal that residents in the affected LGAs still trek long distances to source water for domestic use from unclean
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria have had to deal with a lot of challenges in a bid to achieve meaningful and decent lives. Having fled from the troubled North East of Nigeria since 2014, the IDPs have decided to take their destinies in their hands through farming, but
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It was shortly before noon on Friday, September 2, 2016. As an unrelenting downpour fell on D-Line, an urban residential area of Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, Joy (original name withheld) sought shelter in a nearby church while her boyfriend paid the cab driver. Then they entered a nondescript, unfinished one-storey building. Joy
“Sati-Ikov,” a community that had been neglected for decades, leaving the inhabitants to cope with a parasitic tropical disease that has multiple effects, including visual impairment and blindness, as well as intense itching, rashes, or nodules under the skin. This investigation can reveal that 3 out of 5 people in the community are affected. In
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In this concluding part of our report of the ongoing pollution by Dangote Coal Mines Limited’s operations in Okpokwu LGA of Benue State, Iduh L. Onah, Amos Aar and Vera E. Abah expose the serial violations of the provisions of the Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act, Environmental Impact Assessment Act, The Nigerian Minerals and Mining
The dearth of sign language interpreters across health facilities in Kano is one that has limited quality healthcare service delivery for hearing-impaired People with Disabilities (PWDs). Stephen Enoch investigates the lack of these interpreters amidst the government’s huge budgetary allocation. The Kano state government’s increased investment in healthcare over the last five years has seen
Barely three months after WikkiTime published an undercover investigation exposing how some health workers in Bauchi State diverted drugs from government healthcare centres for personal gains, the state government said it has set up an investigative committee to look into the matter. Dr Rilwan Mohammed, the Chairman, Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, disclosed this
By Kabir Abdulsalam “August 8, 2012 was dark day in our lives, a day that has remained memorable for bad reasons. Gunshots and bombs were the familiar sounds in the town. And it sounded like regular music because people were already used to the chaos. “Our school, Gwoza Secondary School, was close to Zenith bank
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By Abdulsalam Mahmud, PRNigeria He sat calmly on his mother’s lap, fiddling with three of his tiny fingers. One can say that he is as fit as fiddle, judging from his tender skin, and very healthy look. Known as Moammadu, the seven-month-old is unaware of the ‘enclosed’ world his mother is living in, as a
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By Mustapha Usman In 2012, the FG awarded a project at the contract sum of N184 million to Justines T.W. Integrated Services Limited for the construction of an earth dam in Katanga town of Nasarawa state to benefit the entire community’s agricultural system and make their lives better. Ten years after, the project is yet
Katanga dam, another abandoned government project threatening livelihood in Nasarawa Read More »
In this two-part narrative of a 6-month investigation, National Record uncovers the despair of local inhabitants and residents of some communities in two local government areas of Benue State that are hosts to subsidiaries of Dangote conglomerate. These communities are no longer at ease as the mining activities of the companies have become serious threats