3 Days After FIJ’s Story, First Bank Refunds Asaba Resident’s N100,000
First Bank has refunded N100,000 to Monica Ukpabi, a Delta State resident, after an erroneous data purchase which Glo, her network service provider, had already reversed. Ukpabi informed FIJ of…
NLC Plans Indefinite Strike Over States’ Failure to Pay New Minimum Wage
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) will commence an indefinite strike on December 1 in states that do not start implementing the new minimum wage by the end of November. The…
UNDERCOVER: With N10,000, We Got Death Certificates for Non-Existent Person From 2 Lagos Hospitals (II)
Sunday Chima Samuel was never born, but he died. Many Nigerians dread visiting public parastatals to request documents or submit applications and find the processes nerve-racking. If Nigerians had a…
‘Justice No Longer Blind’ — Nigerians Criticise Sanwo-Olu, Kekere-Ekun Over Inappropriate Dinner
On Saturday, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor of Lagos State, hosted a special dinner at the Lagos House, Marina, to honour Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, the newly appointed Chief Justice of Nigeria…
Lamidi Idowu’s Dollar Construction Fails to Deliver Clients’ N100m 4-Bedroom Duplex, Has Stories to Tell
Oluwatosin Ayegbe, a Nigerian residing in the United States, paid N48.7 million to Dollar Construction Limited, an Oyo State-based real estate firm, between 2021 and 2023 with hopes of securing…
‘Stop Wike From Overstepping NJC Authority With Gifts to Judges’, SERAP Tells Tinubu
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), an organisation aiming to hold the government to account, has asked President Bola Tinubu to bar Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal…
Examiners Give NECO 2-Week Ultimatum for Wages to Be Paid
Independent examiners who graded the recent National Examination Council (NECO) candidates are threatening to embark on a nationwide protest if their wages are not paid in the next two weeks.…
PDP’s Ajayi Accuses Ondo Resident Electoral Commissioner of Partiality, Ties With APC
Agboola Ajayi, the governorship candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, has voiced concerns over the integrity of the upcoming election, scheduled for Saturday. In an interview…
Edo Police Say They Can ‘Do Nothing’ as Cults Kill Freely
Edo Police Command told FIJ on Saturday that there was “nothing” the police could do as cult groups killed cultists and non-cultists in Benin City. Recent frequent killings have been…
Numerical Mix-Up: Did Abia Attract $159m or $150.9m FDI Under Alex Otti?
Shortly after a media parley held by the Abia State Government on November 8, reports about the promises and statements made by Governor Alex Otti were published in newspapers and…