Kidnappers Hold Kaduna Corps Member to N500m Ransom
Aisha Shittu, a corps member posted to Kaduna State by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), was kidnapped from her apartment in the third week of November. FIJ learnt on…
VIDEO: Edo Policeman Threatens to Shoot Man Under Cover of Darkness
A policeman threatened to shoot a man he was having an argument with while owing to accuse the man of being a cultist without proof in a recently shared clip.…
After FIJ’s Story, Ecobank Returns Nigerian Businessman’s N1.8m
Ecobank has returned N1.8 million to Olawale Akintola, a South Africa-based Nigerian businessman, who erroneously transferred the sum to an account belonging to one of the financial institution’s customers in…
40 Days to Nigeria’s 2025 Open Defecation Deadline, 25% of Households Still Lack Toilets
It is less than 40 days to Nigeria’s 2025 open defecation deadline, yet about one in four Nigerians still lack access to clean toilet facilities, with many resorting to using…
After FIJ’s Story, Interior Ministry Revises Figures, Pledges to Free 47,500 Inmates
The Ministry of Interior has revised its 2024 pledge to decongest prisons in Nigeria, taking the number down from a previously impossible 170,500 to 47,500. This development comes weeks after…
REPORT: More Nigerians Insecure About Food Compared to 2019
Nigerians are more insecure about where their next meal will come from compared to five years ago, a report published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday shows.…
Gunmen Kidnap Ex-Editor’s Family Amid Mother’s Funeral Preparations, Demand N50m Ransom
Kidnappers abducted three family members of Ahmed Ajobe, a former editor with Daily Trust, in Kogi State on Thursday. The kidnapping took place amid preparations for the funeral rites for…
Alumni, Students Cite Environmental Concerns About Tree Felling in UI’s Heritage Park
The University of Ibadan management’s decision on Thursday to cut down rows of lined up trees in Heritage Park, one of its popular recreational spots, has raised eyebrows about potential…
In Anambra Prison, Man Drags Broken Leg Around for 3 Years Without Orthopaedic Care
Chinedu Udeora, an inmate at the Awka Correctional Centre in Anambra State, has been nursing a broken leg for at least three years without orthopaedic care, FIJ has gathered. Udeora…
JUNGLE JUICE: How Europe Dumps Its Toxic Fuel in Africa
It’s 7 pm in Lagos, the sun has set and many of the city’s five million cars are on the move, filling the streets with fumes. Shortly afterwards the national…