Pregnant Women Deliver With Lanterns as Ebonyi Community’s Only Health Centre Rotts Away – Report

More than 3,000 residents of Akpaka community in Ohaukwu LGA of Ebonyi State face grave health risks as their only Primary Health Care centre lies abandoned and in ruins. A report by MonITNG describes the facility as a failure of governance, with broken roofs, damaged beds, no equipment, no electricity and no qualified health workers. Pregnant women reportedly give birth under lantern light using unsterilised tools, while other patients travel long distances or rely on costly private clinics. The group has urged Governor Francis Nwifuru and federal authorities to urgently rehabilitate, equip and staff the centre.

Eredo PHC in Lagos Crumbles, Pregnant Women and Children Forced to Risky Journeys for Healthcare

Residents of Eredo community, Epe, Lagos State, face a healthcare crisis as Ibowon Primary Health Centre deteriorates. With broken doors and windows, a damaged roof, unusable toilets, and missing medical equipment, the facility struggles to serve the growing population. Only one nurse and doctor are available. Pregnant women, children, the elderly, and chronically ill patients endure risky journeys for care. Civic tech group MonITNG urges Lagos State Government and federal authorities to urgently renovate, equip, and staff the PHC, stressing that access to quality primary healthcare is a basic human right.

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Ebonyi Community Forced to Drink Contaminated Water Shared With Animals

Residents of Onyikwa community in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, are relying on polluted water sources shared with livestock for drinking, cooking, and daily use, a report by MonITNG reveals. Despite repeated appeals to authorities, no action has been taken, leaving families exposed to severe health risks and poor hygiene. Civic tech investigations show stagnant ponds used for both human and animal consumption. MonITNG urges the Ebonyi State Government and Federal Ministry of Water Resources to provide a sustainable water solution, emphasizing that access to clean water is a fundamental human right.

#EbonyiWaterCrisis #SafeWaterNow #NigeriaNews

N11.9 Million Disappear, Mawogi Health Centre Na Ghost Town – Residents Shout “Wahala oo!”, Call EFCC, ICPC Make Dem Enter Matter

Residents of Mawogi community for Abaji Area Council, FCT, don dey shout tori as N11.9 million wey suppose build Primary Health Care Centre vanish. Civic tech organisation, MonITNG, report say facility dey overgrow with weeds and total neglect, even as community don provide sand, wood, labour and open special account to make project transparent. According to the report, after fund release, Head of Department of Health, Dr. Mansur Ashafa, allegedly tell project committee make dem transfer all money go private company, Shamgaj Integrated Service Limited. People talk say dem pressure dem to sign documents, but construction stop sharply, leaving health centre incomplete. MonITNG dey call ICPC and EFCC make dem investigate, warn say na human right matter be this as Mawogi residents dey suffer despite all their sacrifice. Wahala oo, who go answer this one?

Nigerian Research Institute to Spend N1.1B on Grinding & Welding Equipment to Empower Youths and Women in 2026

The National Cereals Research Institute has revealed plans to spend ₦1.1 billion on grinding machines, welding equipment, mobile carts, and vulcanising machines in 2026. The initiative aims to empower youths and women in the Niger Delta States to start small businesses.

In addition, the institute allocated ₦4.1 billion to supply grains to rural farmers in selected South-South communities, and another ₦4.9 billion to purchase grains for farmers nationwide. A further ₦350 million is earmarked for capacity building for grain producers in South-West Nigeria.

The announcement comes amid concerns raised by civic watchdog MonITng, which previously criticized empowerment projects in Aguata Federal Constituency, Anambra State, as mismanaged and outdated, arguing that providing wheelbarrows, hoes, and cutlasses does not adequately equip youths for today’s economy.

MonITng stressed that true empowerment should combine skills training (like welding, ICT, tailoring, or agro-processing) with meaningful tools, rather than handing out obsolete implements.

At a time when nations invest in technology-driven agriculture and digital empowerment, spending millions on cutlasses and wheelbarrows is a waste of public funds,” the group said.



The 2026 plan by the Cereals Research Institute reflects a shift towards more practical and business-oriented empowerment programs, aimed at giving Nigerians the tools to create sustainable livelihoods.

Bauchi Community Primary Health Centre Unsafe, Lacks Electricity, Drugs, Beds and Skilled Staff Despite ₦93bn Health Budget – Report

A civic technology organisation, MonITNG, has raised serious concerns over the deplorable condition of Bujala Basic Health Care Centre in Tiyin B Ward, Warji Local Government Area of Bauchi State, describing the facility as unsafe and a symbol of long-standing government neglect. The centre, which serves over 2,500 residents and nearby villages, reportedly lacks electricity, essential drugs, functional toilets, proper patient record systems, and basic medical equipment.

According to observations by the Tracka team, the health centre’s building has deep structural cracks, a leaking roof, and only three beds without mattresses. The laboratory is completely unequipped, while the labour room is empty, forcing pregnant women to give birth at home without skilled medical care, exposing mothers and newborns to preventable risks and deaths.

Staffing at the facility is critically inadequate, with just one Junior Community Health Extension Worker, one maternity attendant, and two volunteers attending to the healthcare needs of the entire community. MonITNG noted that this neglect persists despite Bauchi State allocating about ₦93 billion to health and education in its 2024 budget.

The organisation also highlighted alleged mismanagement of public funds, citing reports of ₦4.65 billion earmarked for motorcycles that were never delivered—funds it said could have been used to rehabilitate at least 46 primary health centres across the state. MonITNG called on the Bauchi State Government, the Ministry of Health, the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BSPHCDA), and Warji Local Government to urgently rebuild and equip the facility, provide electricity and clean water, supply beds and essential drugs, and deploy qualified health workers.

Residents of Bujala community have joined civil society groups in demanding immediate intervention, warning that the continued neglect of the health centre leaves thousands vulnerable to preventable diseases, maternal complications, and avoidable loss of life.

Akwa Ibom Communities Cry Out as Mount Carmel Hospital in Ibesikpo Asutan Lies in Ruins for Years, Exposing Deep Neglect of Rural Healthcare Infrastructure

Residents of Akpautong community in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State are facing severe hardship as Mount Carmel Hospital—the only primary healthcare facility serving at least six surrounding communities—has fallen into advanced decay after years of abandonment. The situation was uncovered by the Tracka monitoring team during its nationwide assessment of primary healthcare centres, revealing widespread neglect of rural health facilities.

According to the report, large sections of the hospital are unusable, with roofs blown off by wind, cracked walls, damaged floors, overgrown bushes, and broken, rusted hospital beds scattered across wards. The facility lacks basic amenities such as running water, electricity, and proper sanitation, forcing health workers to rely on personal funds, generators, and purchased water to carry out basic medical services.

For over seven years, only the female ward has remained partially functional, now overcrowded and used to admit men, women, and children together amid unsafe conditions that increase infection risks. Despite this, doctors and nurses continue to work daily, showing dedication in the face of life-threatening conditions.

Civic organisations Tracka and MonITNG condemned the neglect, noting the stark contrast between the hospital’s condition and Akwa Ibom State’s ₦1.65 trillion revised 2025 budget and declared state of emergency in the health sector. They also referenced the Federal Government’s ₦32.9 billion Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) allocation for Q4 2025, expected to be disbursed from January 2026, stressing that there is no justification for continued neglect of rural hospitals.

The groups called for urgent rehabilitation of Mount Carmel Hospital, urging the Akwa Ibom State Government and relevant authorities to bridge the urban–rural healthcare gap and ensure access to safe, dignified healthcare for all citizens, regardless of location.

Akwa Ibom Residents Raise Alarm Over Abandoned Mathew Udo Ekpo Memorial Health Centre, Call It Public Hazard

Residents of Etim Ekpo LGA in Akwa Ibom State have condemned the dilapidated state of the Mathew Udo Ekpo Memorial Health Centre, describing it as a public hazard rather than a functioning hospital.

The civic tech platform MonITNG highlighted that the centre, the only public healthcare facility for thousands in the area, suffers from a leaking and partially collapsed roof, broken windows, cracked walls, no electricity, and unsafe wards. Patients, including pregnant women, sick children, and the elderly, are forced to travel long distances for care, often at great cost and risk.

MonITNG emphasized that this neglect reflects systemic failures across the state’s healthcare sector, noting that billions of naira allocated annually have not translated into functional Primary Health Centres (PHCs). The platform called on both the Akwa Ibom State Government and the Federal Ministry of Health to take immediate, tangible action to safeguard citizens’ access to basic healthcare.

Akwa Ibom Health Centre in Ruins: Patients Rely on Pit Toilet, Urgent Intervention Needed from Governor Umo Eno

MonITNG has raised alarm over the dire condition of Ikot Obio Edim Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Ibesikpo Asutan LGA, Akwa Ibom State. The facility suffers severe infrastructural decay, including leaking roofs, collapsing ceilings, termite-damaged doors, and a disorganized theatre. It has only two worn-out beds, no proper sanitation, and parts of the ward are used for storage, forcing patients to wait in the outpatient area.

Serving more than seven communities, the PHC’s inadequate state endangers vulnerable groups, including pregnant women and children. MonITNG called on Governor Umo Eno to urgently renovate the facility, provide proper toilets, equip it adequately, and ensure health funds reach rural communities.

Overpriced’ ₦355 Million ICT Centre in Akwa-Ibom Facilitated by Senate President Akpabio Remains Poorly Equipped, Raises Anti-Corruption Concerns

A civic technology platform, MonITNG, has flagged an “overpriced” ₦355 million ICT centre in Etim Ekpo, Akwa-Ibom North West Senatorial District, facilitated by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The project, executed through the Federal Cooperative College, Ibadan under the Ministry of Agriculture, is largely incomplete and poorly equipped, providing only 25 desktop computers, basic tables, and stools. Key facilities such as UPS systems, printers, backup power, and a perimeter fence are missing, rendering the centre largely unusable. MonITNG highlighted concerns over political branding and misuse of public funds, calling for contractors to complete the project and anti-corruption agencies to investigate, emphasizing that public resources must benefit communities rather than serve political interests.

Conflicting Revenue Figures Under Tinubu Government Raise Concerns Over Fiscal Transparency in Nigeria

Concerns are mounting over Nigeria’s fiscal transparency following conflicting revenue figures reported under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. While the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) indicates the government had generated ₦13.6 trillion as of July 2025, Finance Minister statements report only ₦10.7 trillion in revenue. Analysts warn that the discrepancy raises questions about budget accuracy, deficit financing, and long-term economic implications. Civil society groups, including BudgIT and MonITNG, have called for reconciled, transparent, and timely disclosure of revenue, borrowing, and expenditure data to ensure accountability and public trust.

Thousands in Kogi’s Uhuodo Community Left Without Healthcare as PHC Remains Abandoned for Over 10 Years
December 19, 2025 | News

Residents of Uhuodo community in Okehi Local Government Area, Kogi State, have been left without access to basic healthcare for more than a decade. The community’s only Primary Health Care (PHC) facility has remained locked, abandoned, and non-functional despite repeated government promises.

A recent report by MonITNG, based on a visit by the Tracka monitoring team, described the PHC as “deeply disturbing,” showing visible signs of neglect and severe disrepair. The Officer-in-Charge confirmed that multiple appeals to authorities yielded no action, leaving residents, including pregnant women, children, and the elderly, without essential medical services.

The report also highlighted that, despite the Federal Ministry of Health releasing ₦32.9 billion via the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) to improve PHCs nationwide, many facilities—including Uhuodo’s—remain in decay. Nationwide, PHCs face issues like broken infrastructure, shortages of staff and drugs, unreliable electricity, and lack of clean water.

MonITNG urged transparency in BHCPF fund usage and called on the Kogi State Government and federal agencies to urgently reconstruct, equip, and reopen the Uhuodo PHC. The organization stressed: “Healthcare is a right, not a privilege. Nigerians deserve results, not rhetoric.”

For Uhuodo residents, the continued closure of their only PHC underscores the human cost of systemic neglect in Nigeria’s primary healthcare system.

N84.8m Akwa Ibom Fishing Project Fails to Deliver After 16 Months — MonITNG Report

A report by socio-accountability group MonITNG has revealed that an ₦84.8 million federal fishing starter-kit project in Ifuho, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom, has delivered nothing 16 months after funds were released. The money, paid to AGLANP Logistics Services Ltd by the Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology, was meant to provide boats, engines, nets, smoking kilns, life jackets, and training for the fishing community. Residents say no item has reached them, prompting accusations of diversion and a pattern of failed constituency empowerment projects. MonITNG has demanded immediate accountability, calling on the EFCC and ICPC to investigate and retrieve the funds.

#CorruptionReport #AkwaIbomProjectScandal #MonITNG

Imo Communities Suffer as ₦273m Irete–Ndegwu Road Project Stalls Despite Two Years of Funding – MonITNG

Accountability group MonITNG has accused the Federal Ministry of Works of repeatedly allocating funds for the 1.5km Irete–Ndegwu Road in Owerri West, Imo State, despite no evidence of work on the ground. The project, budgeted in 2023 and again in 2024, reportedly received ₦273.3 million paid to Pinnatech Engineering Ltd, yet Tracka’s inspections found the road untouched—muddy, flooded, and dangerous. The group says pregnant women, schoolchildren, and traders remain at risk as the abandoned project worsens daily hardship. MonITNG demands full transparency, release of contract details, and a probe by ICPC and EFCC, insisting that public funds must be traced, recovered, and the road constructed without further delay.

Abia PHC Abandoned Despite ₦34.9m Funding, Pregnant Women Forced to Deliver on Bare Floors

A new report by MonITNG reveals that a Primary Health Centre in Oloko, Abia State remains abandoned six years after completion, despite ₦34.9 million paid in 2024 for furnishing and medical equipment. The facility is overgrown with weeds and unusable, forcing pregnant women to deliver on bare floors in a cramped makeshift room. The group accuses FMC Umuahia and the contractor, Raymond Blacks Ltd, of neglect and demands EFCC and ICPC investigations to recover funds and complete the project before 2025 ends.

Kano Health Centre Receives ‘Shoddy Renovation’ Despite ₦32.9bn BHCPF Release, Accountability Group Raises Alarm

A civic accountability group, MonITNG, has accused contractors and supervising agencies in Kano State of approving substandard renovation work at the Ganakakum Health Clinic in Warawa LGA, despite the federal government’s recent release of ₦32.9 billion through the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF). The group said its Tracka team discovered that only repainting and window repairs were done while the clinic’s leaking roof—posing risks to patients and health workers—was ignored. MonITNG is demanding urgent intervention from the Minister of Health and NPHCDA, insisting that public funds must not be wasted and calling for transparency in the utilisation of the new BHCPF allocation.

Over 600 Homes Destroyed As Ocean Surge Devastates Ayetoro Community In Ondo

More than 600 homes and key community structures have been destroyed in Ayetoro, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, as a worsening Atlantic Ocean surge continues to erode the coastline. A video shared by civic group MonITNG shows collapsed buildings, wiped-out streets, and desperate efforts by residents to shield the historic community palace with concrete barriers. Locals say the ocean has advanced to within five metres of the landmark.

Residents accused authorities of neglect despite earlier federal warnings about rising sea levels. They called for urgent intervention, including coastal defenses and land reclamation, as schools, markets, churches, and farmlands have already been swept away, displacing hundreds of families.


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Nigerian Institute Budgets just ₦1.3 Billion For Fence Construction In Abia Schools As Group Demands ICPC, EFCC Probe.

Civic accountability group MonITng has raised alarm over a ₦1.3 billion Zonal Intervention Project in Abia State, accusing officials of misplaced priorities and possible fund diversion.

In a petition to the ICPC, EFCC, and FMARD, the group questioned Project Code: ZIP20250570, titled “Construction of Perimeter Fence in Selected Schools in Bende Federal Constituency”, being executed by the National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike.

MonITng faulted assigning an agricultural research institute to handle school construction, saying it lacks the technical capacity, which “undermines transparency and quality delivery.”

It decried the absence of project details, noting that “selected schools” were unnamed, calling it “a breeding ground for corruption, inflated contracts, and ghost projects.”

The group criticised the project’s priority, stressing that schools in Bende lack classrooms, furniture, and roofs, adding, “What is the value of a fence when pupils sit on bare floors?”

MonITng urged @icpcnigeria and @officialEFCC to investigate the project and ensure accountability for every kobo spent, while demanding the Ministry of Agriculture publish the list of schools involved.

It concluded that ₦1.3 billion could have been used to improve classrooms, water, and learning facilities instead of fences, describing the project as “a distortion of purpose.”

EFCC, ICPC Asked To Probe Nigerian Agricultural Land Development Authority Over ₦2billion Budget For Bush Clearing.
Civic accountability group MonITng has raised alarm over a ₦2billion allocation in the 2025 federal budget for land and bush clearing under the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA).

The organisation described the project—listed under the Presidency—as a waste of public funds, citing its vague description and lack of specified locations. MonITng argued that such ambiguity opens the door for corruption and mismanagement, stressing that the funds could be better invested in mechanisation, irrigation, storage facilities, or rural roads.

Calling the allocation a “padded project,” the group urged anti-graft agencies including the EFCC and ICPC, as well as the National Assembly, to investigate and ensure accountability.

#Accountability #EFCC #ICPC

Pupils Forced To Learn On Bare Floors, Under Trees At Niger State School – Report

Civic accountability group MonITng has raised alarm over the dire state of Nuhu Lafarma Primary School in Agaie LGA, Niger State, where pupils reportedly sit on bare floors, under leaking roofs, and even beneath trees to learn.

The organisation accused the government of neglect, despite Niger State claiming to allocate 70% of its 2025 budget to education and UBEC disbursing ₦121 billion nationwide.

MonITng criticised misplaced priorities, citing the state’s recent spending of ₦3.02 billion to sponsor 357 pilgrims for Hajj instead of renovating schools.

“This is not just about numbers, it is about children’s futures being wasted,” the group said, calling on Governor Umar Bago to act urgently.

#EducationCrisis #NigerState #ChildrenDeserveBetter