EXPLAINER: What’s Inside New Oxford R21 Malaria Vaccine Nigeria Got?
On Thursday, Nigeria launched a new malaria vaccine 18 months after the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare provisionally approved it. Mohammed Ali Pate, the Nigerian Health Minister, said…
Poly Student Killing: 3 Kwara Policemen Charged With Criminal Conspiracy, Culpable Homicide
Three Kwara State policemen who were dismissed for their involvement in the death of Qoyum Abdulyekeen Ishola, a polytechnic student, have been arraigned in court. The policemen — Abiodun Kayode,…
16-Year-Old Girl Arrested, Imprisoned in Abuja on ‘Order From Above’ for Standing Up for Mum
A 16-year-old girl in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has been remanded in prison after standing up for her elderly mother against disrespect from a court bailiff. The girl,…
After FIJ’s Story, Lagos Police Return Content Creator’s N119,000 but Fail to Sanction Errant Policemen
The Sagamu Road Police Station has refunded the N119,000 its men extorted from Braimoh Abdulmatin, a content creator, in Lagos. On Thursday afternoon, Abdulmatin and his father visited the station…
GBV Data Platform Funded Through $35m UN Initiative Is Down
The ReportGBV, a digital tool for victims, survivors and responders of gender-based violence (GBV) in Nigeria, has been down, FIJ can report. For at least a week, the platform —…
CAC Fails to Treat Annual Returns Filed by Lagos Lawyer in 2023
Izuchukwu Nwafor, a Lagos State-based lawyer, has narrated how the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), failed to acknowledge and treat a nine-year annual return his firm filed on behalf of a…
Lagos Corps Members Stranded as Flood Takes Over NYSC Secretariat
Many corps members were stranded after a heavy downpour brought a flood to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Secretariat in Surulere, Lagos State, on Thursday. Some corps members who…
Lagos Police Steal Content Creator’s N119,000 After Tying, Flogging Him
Braimoh Abdulmatin, a content creator based in Lagos State, has narrated to FIJ how policemen snatched him from the Ijede area of the state on Monday afternoon and drove him…
How ‘Substandard CNG Installation’ Made Car Explode in Edo
An explosion took place on Wednesday evening at a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) station belonging to NIPCO Plc in Benin City, Edo State. FIJ learnt that a substandard CNG vehicle…
BDCs Sell Naira Not Lower Than N1,700/$1 for Days
The Nigerian naira has been selling at N1,700 against $1 in the black market for at least five days, FIJ can confirm. Hussaini, a Bureau de Change (BDC) operator in…