Welcome to GLOW Tracker: What This App Actually Does

Picture this: a governor announces 50 new boreholes across the state. A year later, nobody’s quite sure how many actually exist. The budget document says “completed.” The community says otherwise. Who do you believe? That’s the exact gap GLOW Tracker was built to close. GLOW Tracker is a citizen-powered platform where anyone, anywhere in Nigeria, […]

Rating a Project Fairly: A Short Guide

Every report includes a 1-to-10 rating. It’s a small number with real weight, it feeds directly into a public leader’s score. Here’s how to give one fairly. Rate the work, not the politician. Your rating should reflect what you actually observed about the project itself, is it built, is it functional, does it match what […]

Photo or Audio? What Makes Strong Evidence

A report is only as convincing as its evidence. Here’s how to make yours count. For photos: For audio: One thing that helps regardless of format: be specific in your written description too. “It’s not good” tells a moderator nothing. “The roof is missing entirely and the walls show visible cracking on the east side” […]

The Ethics of Tracking: Do’s and Don’ts for Citizen Reporters

Citizen verification is powerful precisely because it’s decentralised, but that only works if everyone doing it follows a few basic principles. Here they are. Do stay safe. Never trespass onto a restricted or private site to get a photo. Never confront workers, contractors, or officials aggressively, even if you’re frustrated by what you see. A […]

How the Leaderboard Score Is Calculated

If you’re going to publicly rate a governor or legislator’s performance, transparency isn’t optional, it’s the whole point. So here’s exactly how GLOW Tracker calculates the score you see on the leaderboard, no hidden formula. Every sponsor (a governor, senator, state legislator, or House of Reps member) gets scored on two things: 1. Completion Rate. […]

How to Report on a Project: Step-by-Step

This is the heart of GLOW Tracker, the moment where your observation becomes public, verified evidence. Here’s exactly how to submit a strong report. Step 1: Find the project. Either browse to it directly, or use the search/filter tools t. Click “Report on this project.” Step 2: Confirm the project. The report form opens with […]

From Idea to Law: How a Bill Becomes an Act at the Federal Level

Ever wonder what actually happens between “someone has an idea for a law” and “that law now affects your life”? It’s not magic, and it’s not instant, it’s a process with clear stages, and once you know them, the news starts making a lot more sense. Here’s the journey, step by step: 1. First Reading. […]

Your State House of Assembly: Who They Are and What They Do

If the National Assembly feels distant, Abuja is far, after all your State House of Assembly is not. These are the lawmakers closest to your everyday reality, and yet most Nigerians couldn’t name a single one. Every one of Nigeria’s 36 states has its own House of Assembly, a single chamber (no “upper” and “lower” […]