How ‘Substandard CNG Installation’ Made Car Explode in Edo
An explosion took place on Wednesday evening at a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) station belonging to NIPCO Plc in Benin City, Edo State. FIJ learnt that a substandard CNG vehicle…
BDCs Sell Naira Not Lower Than N1,700/$1 for Days
The Nigerian naira has been selling at N1,700 against $1 in the black market for at least five days, FIJ can confirm. Hussaini, a Bureau de Change (BDC) operator in…
IKEDC Bills Lagos Entrepreneur N113,957 for September When She Travelled, Didn’t Use Units
Ade, an entrepreneur living in Yaba, Lagos State, has been struggling to understand why the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) increased her monthly bill from less than N10,000 to an…
21-Year-Old Gets 5-Year Jail Term for Sexually Harassing Teenage Girl in Lagos
Damilare Olanrewaju, a 21-year-old man, was sentenced to five years imprisonment on Tuesday for sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Lagos State. The Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) announced…
‘We Distrust Police, Why Should We Trust Them?’ Nigerians on FRSC Getting Guns
A proposed bill authorising Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officers to carry firearms passed its second reading in the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of Nigeria’s bicameral legislature, on…
Lagos Police Kidnap 17-Year-Old, Demand N50,000 Ransom but Settle for N10,000
ThankGod Amah, a Lagos State resident, has narrated to FIJ how policemen attached to the PPL Police Station in the Ojo area of the state kidnapped his 17-year-old brother on…
Nigerians Speak of Rising Cost, Hunger on World Food Day
When the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest kicked off on August 1, some of the demands of the protesters included a reduction in the cost of food and the cost of living.…
EXPLAINER: Why National Power Grid Keeps Collapsing
On Tuesday, the national grid collapsed for a second time in 24 hours. Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) and the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) announced this in separate statements…
DATA: Nigerian Parents, Culprits Commit 43,740 Child Violations — the Most — in 7 Months
Between February and August, there were 43,740 reported cases of violations against children. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) dashboard shows that, in these seven months, children led the tally…
Police Believed I Was PIDOM, Lawyer Abdul Mahmud Reveals
Abdul Aminu Mahmud, an Abuja-based human rights lawyer, has claimed that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) planned to investigate him in 2023 because they suspected he was behind two X…