UPDATED: Inflation Rate Hits 34.80%
Nigeria’s inflation rate climbed to 34.80% in December, up from 34.60% in November, FIJ can report. This is according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report published by the National…
‘Not His First Time’ — Salome Adaidu’s Family, Murderer’s Neighbours on Killer Timileyin Ajayi
The family of Salome Adaidu, a 24-year-old corps member, brutally murdered by Timileyin Ajayi, a resident of Papalada in Nasarawa State, have called for justice and said that this is…
Police Release FIJ Reporter Emmanuel Uti From Custody
Emmanuel Uti, a reporter with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), has been released from the custody of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) annexe in Alagbon, Lagos. The police…
Tanker Emergencies Plagued Lagos Roads 507 Times in 2024
Tanker-related emergencies were the most recurring disasters in Lagos in 2024, outpacing fire outbreaks and building collapses at 507 incidents, according to Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) records. LASEMA…
BREAKING: Police Detain FIJ Reporter Emmanuel Uti Over N4m-No-Canada-Admission Story
The Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) annexe, Alagbon in Lagos State, has detained FIJ reporter Emmanuel Uti. They are accusing him of criminal conspiracy and cyberbullying over FIJ’s November 28,…
RECAP: The Amnesty Int’l Report Upsetting the Police
On Tuesday, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) demanded an apology from the Nigeria office of Amnesty International over its report detailing the application of excessive force by the police, resulting…
Why the Police at Alagbon Are Detaining FIJ Reporter Emmanuel Uti
The Federal Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Alagbon, Lagos State, is detaining FIJ reporter Emmanuel Uti. The policemen are detaining Uti for a report published…
Lagos Police Steal N150,000 From EKSU Student, Refund Only N100,000
Policemen attached to the Ogudu Police Division in Lagos State have admitted to robbing Ayodele Ilemibayo, a student of the Ekiti State University, at gunpoint and stealing N150,000 from him…
NPF Threatens to Sue Amnesty Int’l Over Damning #EndBadGovernance Report
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has threatened legal actions against Amnesty International for its 2024 report detailing how policemen attacked #EndBadGovernance protesters in August. For its publication titled Bloody August:…
After FIJ’s Story, Jumia Refunds Web Developer’s N162,400
Jumia, an e-commerce company operating in Nigeria, has made a refund of N162,400 to Wesley Stephen, a web developer resident in Benin, several weeks after withholding his refund on a…