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Nigeria: 703,506 Poor Nigerians Receive N23.7bn From $322.5 Million Abacha Loot - Mantra Report
Vanguard, 23 April 2020
The Monitoring Transparency and Accountability in the Management of Returned Assets, MANTRA, project, a sub-sect of Anti-Corruption in Nigeria (ACORN) programme of DFID/UKAid,… Read more »
703,506 Poor Nigerians to Benefit From Abacha Loot - Report
The government will use U.S.$61 million of the recovered U.S.$322.5 million from former military ruler Sani Abacha to assist poor households through the COVID-19 pandemic. Abacha reportedly looted state coffers of funds meant for the upliftment of the country and its people, placing the funds in safe havens that included the UK, U.S. and Switzerland.
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Nigeria: 703,506 to Benefit From Abacha Loot - Report
This Day, 24 April 2020
A report by a coalition of civil society groups, led by the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), has revealed that 703,506 poor and vulnerable Nigerians,… Read more »
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Nigeria: COVID-19 - Thousands of Children At Risk of Extreme Poverty - Group
Premium Times, 23 April 2020
A non-governmental organisation, Save the Children International Nigeria, has raised concerns that the COVID-19 pandemic could turn into a serious child rights crisis in the… Read more »
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Nigeria: COVID-19 - 50,000 Poor Households Get Palliative in Kano
Vanguard, 23 April 2020
50,000 poor households will receive food items and cash as palliative measures to ease the spasms associated with the total lockdown down imposed in the state to prevent the spread… Read more »
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Nigeria: COVID-19 Index Cases - We Are On Top of the Situation - Abia Govt
Vanguard, 23 April 2020
Following the discovery of two COVID-19 cases in the state, the Abia state government has urged residents of the state not to panic as the government is on top of the situation. Read more »
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Nigeria: Abacha Loot - Nigerian Govt Disagrees With U.S. Senator's Move Against Funds Return
Premium Times, 9 April 2020
The federal government has refused an attempt by United States lawmaker, Chuck Grassley, to block the repatriation of $320m laundered by the late military dictator, Sani Abacha. Read more »
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The government has said that the money recovered from the looting of state coffers by former military ruler Sani Abacha, is being used to uplift poor Nigerians. Read more »
