REPORT: Nigeria’s 36 States Get F9 on Health Preparedness Index
A new report reveals that every Nigerian state is unprepared to address, prevent or mitigate a health emergency. The report, published on Tuesday by SB Morgen, an African intelligence-gathering firm,…
Independence Day Lies? Tinubu’s $30b Foreign Investments Claim Is False
When President Bola Tinubu addressed Nigerians on Tuesday, he spoke of the economic hardship that has defined his 15 months in office. Still, he asked Nigerians to be patient as…
FLASHBACK: How FG Spent at Least N3.5b on 2014 Confab, Failed to Implement Resolutions
While giving his Independence Day Speech on Tuesday, President Bola Tinubu disclosed his administration’s plans to hold a national conference for youths in Nigeria. According to the president, the conference…
CALCULATION: Band A, B Electricity Saps 57% of Minimum Wage Earners’ Salaries
A minimum wage earner spends at least 57.3% of their salary on electricity bills if they use only seven appliances for a month, an FIJ calculation shows. The federal government…
Calculation Shows Minimum Wage Earner Spends 57% of Salary to Use 7 Appliances on Band A
A minimum wage earner spends at least 57.3% of their salary on electricity bills if they use only seven appliances for a month, an FIJ calculation shows. The federal government…
Ibadan Protesters Target Makinde, Criticise ‘Ajimobi-Like’ Decisions
#FearlessInOctober protesters in Ibadan have expressed their displeasure with the economic hardship in Nigeria and targeted the “anti-people policies” of Seyi Makinde, the Oyo State governor. On Tuesday, these protesters…
Canadian Boss Owes Nigerian Editor $441.48, Gives Excuses
Daniel Fidelis, a Lagos State-based writer with the pen name Davy Fidel, has accused Rhonda Chieduch, a Canadian book publisher, of holding on to his $441.48, being outstanding payments for…
Lagos Protester Cries, Says She Doesn’t Want Her Daughters to ‘Become Prostitutes for N500’
Aina Gold, one of the #FearlessInOctober protesters at Freedom Park, Ojota, Lagos, has said that the harsh economic conditions under President Bola Tinubu’s administration could push her daughters into prostitution…
Contrary to Tinubu’s Claim, N30tn Ways and Means Merely Restructured, Not Cleared
In his Independence Day speech, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said that his administration has cleared the N30 trillion Ways and Means debt it inherited from the previous administration. He said…
Ajayi Crowther University Reinstates Lecturer Found Guilty of Sexual Assault
A faith-based institution like Ajayi Crowther University should be expected to take a firm stand against any form of misconduct, particularly one as grave as sexual assault. However, in a…