European Court Orders Spain to Pay €27,000 to Nigerian Trafficked as Teen
The European Court on Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered the Spanish government to pay a €27,000 compensation fee to a yet-to-be-named Nigerian lady who was trafficked into the country as…
JUST IN: Terrorists Demand N11m Levy From Niger Farmers Before Harvest
Bandits terrorising Niger State and its environs have imposed an N11 million levy on farmers. Security watch reports stated on Friday that the terrorists told farmers residing in villages in…
JUST IN: Terrorists Demand N11m Harvest Levy From Niger Farmers
Bandits terrorising Niger State and its environs have imposed an N11 million levy on farmers. Security watch reports stated on Friday that the terrorists told farmers residing in villages in…
EXPLAINER: What’s Inside New Oxford R21 Malaria Vaccine Nigeria Got?
On Thursday, Nigeria launched a new malaria vaccine 18 months after the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare provisionally approved it. Mohammed Ali Pate, the Nigerian Health Minister, said…
Poly Student Killing: 3 Kwara Policemen Charged With Criminal Conspiracy, Culpable Homicide
Three Kwara State policemen who were dismissed for their involvement in the death of Qoyum Abdulyekeen Ishola, a polytechnic student, have been arraigned in court. The policemen — Abiodun Kayode,…
16-Year-Old Girl Arrested, Imprisoned in Abuja on ‘Order From Above’ for Standing Up for Mum
A 16-year-old girl in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has been remanded in prison after standing up for her elderly mother against disrespect from a court bailiff. The girl,…
After FIJ’s Story, Lagos Police Return Content Creator’s N119,000 but Fail to Sanction Errant Policemen
The Sagamu Road Police Station has refunded the N119,000 its men extorted from Braimoh Abdulmatin, a content creator, in Lagos. On Thursday afternoon, Abdulmatin and his father visited the station…
GBV Data Platform Funded Through $35m UN Initiative Is Down
The ReportGBV, a digital tool for victims, survivors and responders of gender-based violence (GBV) in Nigeria, has been down, FIJ can report. For at least a week, the platform —…
CAC Fails to Treat Annual Returns Filed by Lagos Lawyer in 2023
Izuchukwu Nwafor, a Lagos State-based lawyer, has narrated how the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), failed to acknowledge and treat a nine-year annual return his firm filed on behalf of a…
Lagos Corps Members Stranded as Flood Takes Over NYSC Secretariat
Many corps members were stranded after a heavy downpour brought a flood to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Secretariat in Surulere, Lagos State, on Thursday. Some corps members who…