Subscribers Cry Out as Tizeti Network Downtime Enters Week 3
Tizeti, a wireless internet service provider, has had a connection downtime for over two weeks and efforts by subscribers to inquire about the cause have been frustrated by the poor…
Abiodun Thomas, Rights Activist Detained on IGP’s Orders, Faints in Police Custody
Abiodun Thomas, the rights activist who has been in police custody for seven days, slumped on Thursday shortly after the Abuja police took her statement. FIJ learnt that the detained…
Staff Suspect LUTH Uses Their Accounts to ‘Steal’ Public Funds Through IPPIS
New employees suspect the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) management might be using their accounts to illegally draw money from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). FIJ learnt…
Kogi Lawmaker Danladi Suleiman Withholds Creative’s N200,000 Pay for One Month
Exploitation is every creative’s nightmare and, sometimes, it sneaks up on even the most experienced professionals. This was the case for Rayo Akinsowon, founder and creative director of My Times…
3 Months After Flight Cancellation, Activist Awaits N365,000 Refund From Air Peace
Kehinde Adegboyega, a human rights journalist from Lagos, has narrated to FIJ how Air Peace, one of Nigeria’s commercial airlines, cancelled his flight scheduled for October 13 two hours before…
Tinubu Plans Fresh N5.4b for Presidential Villa Maintenance in 2025
The Bola Tinubu administration plans to allocate a fresh N5.4 billion for the Presidential Villa’s maintenance in the proposed 2025 budget, FIJ has gathered. This expense appears under “State House…
Kidnappers Command Kaduna Patriarch to Pay N25m Ransom for 12 Relatives Abducted on Wedding Trip
Kidnappers have commanded a family head to get at least N25 million as ransom for a dozen relatives abducted on December 2 in Kaduna State. On December 2, 12 relatives…
After FIJ’s Story, Access Bank Returns Lagos Businessman’s $23.70
Access Bank has credited the domiciliary account belonging to Babalola Martins, a Lagos State-based entrepreneur, with $23.70. This came after FIJ reported how the bank debited the sum twice from…
UPDATED: Dangote Reduces Petrol Price to N899
Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Company has reduced the price of a litre of petrol to N899 for independent marketers. The price reduction was announced by Anthony Chiejina, the company’s chief…
Abia Primary School Hall, Library in Ruins… Its N25m Renovation Allocation Unspent
The school hall and library blocks at Community Primary School, Akwete, Abia State, have been in a deplorable condition for more than a year. Yet no one has fixed them.…