REPORT: FG Allocated Projects Worth N628b to the Wrong Agencies in 2024 Budget
An analysis by Tracka, an open-source service delivery monitoring platform, has revealed that the federal government allocated 2,558 projects worth N628 billion to the wrong agencies in the 2024 budget.…
Nigerian Woman in UK Accuses Alat by Wema of Blocking Access to N373,000 for Over 8 Months
A Nigerian based in the United Kingdom has accused Alat by Wema of deliberately frustrating her by refusing to allow her access to her N373,000 for more than eight months.…
Poor Compensation Leaves Ex-Ecobank Employees in Debt After Sudden Sack
Friday, December 22, 2023, was a sad day for more than 150 Ecobank workers across different units and branches in Nigeria, as the bank disengaged them without clear reasons. Some…
Some Streets in Lagos’ Ebute-Metta in Darkness for 6 Months Over Faulty Transformer
Around 3 pm on Saturday, the national grid collapsed, making it the fourth time in 2024. This news made headlines, but the residents of Jones Street, Jebba Street and Odaliki…
After FIJ’s Story, Festus Basil Makes N500,000 Partial Refund to Customer
Festus Basil, a self-acclaimed entrepreneur and CEO of Bas Wealth World Ltd., has made a N500,000 partial refund to Uchechi Ewiwilem, an Ebonyi State-based businesswoman. This came five months after…
Oyomesi Chiefs to EFCC: Lukman Gbadegesin Offered Us N15m Each to Become Alaafin
Lamidi Oyewale and Asimiyu Atanda, Oyomesi chiefs, have told the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that Lukman Gbadegesin offered each of the five kingmakers N15 million during the Alaafin…
Why LASTMA Officers Made a Scene in Ikeja on Friday
Some officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) caused public apprehension when they descended on some transporters in the Ikeja area of Lagos State on Friday afternoon. A…
ALERT: Budget Office Website Not Letting Visitors View, Download Documents
Visitors can neither view nor download documents on the Budget Office website, FIJ has found. On Saturday, FIJ checked the website and attempted to download the 2024 Appropriation Act, but…
After FIJ’s Story, FRSC Pays N12m in Deceased Official’s Entitlements to Her Son
Justus Obasi, an Anambra-based man, can now breathe a sigh of relief after his family received some of the entitlements of his deceased mother, a former staffer of the Federal…
Finding Afam: Lagos Police Took Him in 2019 but Can’t Produce Him Now
This is a developing story… A man traveled from Anambra State to Lagos in February 2019 to seek employment opportunities and promises of a life better than the one he…