Army Detains General for ‘Stealing Rice and Generator’ in Kano
The Nigerian Army has detained Brigadier General Musa A. Sadiq, a former commander of the 3 Brigade in Kano, for reportedly stealing commodities that include bags of rice and a…
Despite Multiple Jailbreaks, NCoS Website Only Shows Details of Kuje Escapees — Some Have ‘Zero Offences’
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) website features a page for prison escapees, but this page contains insufficient information, FIJ has gathered. On the page tagged ‘Escapees’, the NCoS features headshots…
‘Serial, Lying Paedophile’ Gets Life Sentence in Lagos
Benjamin Ogba, a headteacher, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Tuesday in Lagos State for sexually assaulting two seven-year-old girls. The Punch monitored the ruling where Justice Abiola Soladoye of…
Petrol Sells at N1,065 in Abuja, N998 in Lagos After NNPC-Dangote Deal Collapse
NNPC Limited retail stations and independent outlets started selling petrol as high as N1,065 per litre in Abuja, and N998 in Lagos among other new prices across Nigerian states, on…
REPORT: Despite Tinubu’s $30b Claim, Nigeria Hits Lowest FDI on Record in Q2
Nigeria recorded its lowest-ever quarterly Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) figures, according to the Q2 Capital Importation Report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), FIJ has learnt. This comes a…
‘Nigeria’s Capital Importation Fell 22.85% Between April, June’, NBS Reports
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported that Nigeria’s capital importation fell by 22.85% to $2.6 billion in the second quarter. Capital importation includes the funds or financial resources…
Dana Air Yet to Refund Graduate Trainee’s N259,200 Since April
Dana Air is yet to refund N259,200 to the daughter of Emmanuel Uzodimma, a Lagos State resident whose Abuja-to-Lagos round-trip flight was cancelled by the airline in April. FIJ had…
PalmPay Erases Strange N420,000 Debit From Ilorin Businessman’s Account Statement, Fails to Help Recover It
To say that Mashood Olojoku, an Ilorin-based businessman, was shocked when PalmPay told him that a N420,000 transaction he was disputing did not happen would be an understatement. He was…
NCC Tells Press to ‘Ignore’ Its Starlink Sanction Statement
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) told journalists to ignore an initial statement on an internet service provider sanction as an error. On Tuesday, the NCC had stated that it would…
Lawmakers Want More Funds in Orientation Agency Budget — After Inserting N54.8m for Streetlights
Members of the House of Representatives have moved a motion to review the National Orientation Agency (NOA)’s budget to enable the agency to improve citizens’ orientation, marking the first step…