Let’s be honest about something: AI can now generate a photo of a classroom that doesn’t exist, even a voice saying whatever you want it to say. So the fair question is if anyone can fake evidence that convincingly, what stops someone from faking a report on GLOW? Short answer: nothing stops it completely. Nothing […]
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You don’t need to scroll through every project in Nigeria to find the ones that matter to you. GLOW Tracker’s project list is searchable and filterable, here’s exactly how to use it. Step 1: Go to the Projects page. From the homepage, click “Projects” in the menu, or go straight to the Projects tab. Step […]
This is the post where everything in this series connects directly to why GLOW exists. You’ve probably heard the phrase “constituency project” thrown around, usually followed by someone complaining that theirs is either abandoned, invisible, or both. So what actually is one? A constituency project is a development project, a road, a borehole, a classroom […]
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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
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. […]
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” […]
Here’s something that trips people up: the National Assembly isn’t one big room of lawmakers shouting over each other. It’s actually two separate chambers, working almost like two different teams that both have to agree before a law happens nationally. The Senate is the “upper chamber.” It has 109 Senators, 3 from every state (36 […]