EXCLUSIVE: The 5 Favourites to Replace Ajuri Ngelale As Tinubu’s Spokesman
Who is next? That has been the question in the leading political party since Ajuri Ngelale stepped down as special adviser to the president on media and publicity, citing a…
House Officers ‘Now Surviving on Loans’, as Health Ministry, MDCN Withhold August Salaries
Medical graduates currently undergoing their 12-month housemanship training across Nigeria have been denied their August salaries and, despite requesting their salary every day in September, the Federal Ministry of Health…
Reptiles Escape Zoo, Residents Swim as Flood Takes Over Maiduguri
Floods took over different parts of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, displacing animals such as reptiles from a zoo on Tuesday. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency reporter covering northern Nigeria, said…
Ethiopian Airlines Held On to a Nigerian’s N1.6m for One Month. They Refunded It 3 Days After FIJ’s Story
Ethiopian Airlines has refunded Mary Emelieze Udeh, an Abuja resident, whose N1,691,736 the airline had withheld since August 8. Udeh told FIJ on Tuesday morning that she had received a…
Reps Claimed Presidential Yacht Fund Went to Student Loans. But It Remained in the Budget Under New Name
In November, Nigeria’s House of Representatives claimed it had removed the contentious Presidential Yacht item from the supplementary budget and reallocated the N5 billion earmarked for it to the student…
Abiodun Kayode, James Emmanuel, Oni Philip… Police Identify Officers Who Killed Kwara Student
Police authorities have identified inspectors Abiodun Kayode, James Emmanuel, and Sergeant Oni Philip as officers involved in the killing of Qoyum Abdulyekeen Ishola, a student of the Kwara State Polytechnic,…
REVEALED: FG Paid 70 Public Servants N405m as Furniture Allowance From May to June
The federal government, through the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, paid N405,874,995 to 70 public servants in May, June and July as furniture allowances, FIJ has found. All…
Nigeria Has 17 Mobile Money Operators, But Govt Could Be Getting N91bn Yearly From OPay Alone Through New N50 Transaction Levy
OPay, a mobile banking operator, could account for N91,250,000,000 of the total revenue the federal government hopes to realise by imposing a one-time N50 electronic mobile transaction levy on N10,000…
Landwey Exploitation Forces Lagos Homeowners to Rent Transformer for N2.5m Monthly
Homeowners at the Urban Prime One Estate in Ajah, Lagos, have accused Landwey Investment Limited, a real estate company, of exploitation and mismanagement of the Urban Prime Estates resulting in…
TIMELINE: Whenever Nigerians Demanded Good Governance Under Tinubu, State Security ‘Invited’ Them
Security agencies have been targeting journalists, pressure groups and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Nigeria for daring to ask critical questions about governance and demanding accountability from public officials. Worthy of…