No Water, N32,500 Fuel Daily… How Bayelsans Are Enduring 3-Month-Old Blackout
For three months, residents of Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa State, have not seen a bulb lit up in their homes due to the vandalisation of the Ahoada-Yenagoa transmission towers…
FLASHBACK: Justice Obiora Egwuatu Granted Yoruba Nation Agitators N5m Bail in 2021
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja presided over the case of some Yoruba Nation militants in 2021, granting them N5 million bail with one surety each.…
$13.89, $23.70 Vanish From Lagos Entrepreneur’s Access Bank Account 3 Weeks Apart
Babalola Martins, a Lagos State-based entrepreneur, has narrated how $23.70 was debited from his company’s Access Bank domiciliary account without his authorisation. This came after FIJ had reported how $13.89…
Niger Speaker Knocks Defence HQ, Insists Terrorists Operate in Barracks
Following a response by the Defence Headquarters that its training camp in Niger State has not been taken over by bandits, Speaker Abdulmalik Sarkin-Daji has insisted that the military’s claim…
Minors Deliberately Slumped in Court for Attention, Says IGP Egbetokun
Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force, has said that the #EndBadGovernance minors who slumped in court on Friday did so deliberately to draw the attention of…
REPORT: Nigeria Records Lowest Business Activity in 19 Months
In October, the Nigerian business environment recorded the least activity in the past 19 months due to the high input cost and the weakness of the naira, FIJ has learnt.…
Attorney General Takes Over #EndBadGovernance Protesters’ Case File
Lateef Fagbemi, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, has directed the police to transfer the #EndBadGovernance protesters’ case file to his office. The protesters, including minors,…
Atiku, Obi, CSOs Condemn Inhumane Treatment of Detained Minors, Demand Release
Prominent Nigerians and institutions have called for the immediate release of minors detained over August’s #EndBadGovernance protest after they were arraigned in very poor health on Friday. FIJ earlier reported…
UPDATED: Tax Reform Bill Must Go Through NASS, Says Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has insisted that his tax reform bills must go through the National Assembly without withdrawing them as suggested by the National Economic Council (NEC). Chaired by the…
Aero Contractors Keeps Canada-Based Nigerian Waiting 10 Months After Signing N101,000 Refund Request
Adichie Ezenwa, a Nigerian living in Canada, wanted to reschedule his flight from December 21, 2023, to January 2, 2024, but Aero Contractors told him there was no flight for…