Christian Chukwu: A Legacy Larger than Sport
On December 6, 1977, Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s military Head of State, received a group of young men from the southeast. The young men had come to present him with a…
DATA FOR CASH: For N1,000 or Less, NIMC Agents Can Give Your Data to Strangers
Agents of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in Lagos have been selling individuals’ personal information to others for a fee, in violation of Nigerian data laws. FIJ confirmed this…
Hostile NYSC Withholds Corps Member Raye’s Discharge Certificate
Ushie Rita Uguamaye, the corps member who became an Internet sensation after she complained about economic hardship under the President Bola Tinubu-led administration, did not get her National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)…
Ilorin Travellers Accuse Overland Airways of Exploiting Them With Costly Flight Tickets
Customers of Overland Airways, the sole commercial airline operating in and out of the General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport, Ilorin, have labelled the flight ticket pricing as outrageous and exploitative,…
Reevaluation Confirms WAEC’s Error, Osun Students’ Better Grades
Israel Adebiyi, a student of Crowe Schools International in Iwo, Osun State, has passed his English Language subject with grade point C5 after the Nigerian office of the West African…
OurPass CEO Samuel Eze Withholds Customer’s N23m Deposit for 8 Months
Kaosarah Abdulrazaq, an agribusiness owner, was not a stranger to Samuel Eze. “He is an alumnus of my institution,” she said. A few years down the line, OurPass, a microfinance…
It’s Past Deadline, 5 States Fail to Publish 2024 Financial Statements
Six Nigerian states are yet to publish their audited financial statements for the 2024 fiscal year. Five of them are already past their statutorily implied deadlines, FIJ has found. The…
Police Make False Constitutional Claim About Sowore’s Detention
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has claimed that it acted constitutionally by detaining Omoyele Sowore, activist and Sahara Reporters publisher, for 48 hours. Via a statement signed by Muyiwa Adejobi,…
Witness Narrates 2009 Shooting that Ended Career of Lagos Sergeant Who Died Waiting for Justice
Christopher Olatunde, the pastor who witnessed the December 2009 shooting that led to the eventual dismissal of Samuel Ojo, a now deceased sergeant of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), has…
Customs Revives 4% Import Levy — the Poor Will Pay for It
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has decided to reimplement the 4% Free-On-Board (FOB) policy, an initiative it had suspended in February following widespread criticism of its introduction. This FOB policy…