Lagos Police Detain Actor Because He ‘Reported Insight Communications Debt to Press’ and Not Them
On Friday, policemen attached to the Idimu station in Lagos State, arrested and detained Emmanuel Ugwunna, an actor, after accusing him of defaming the images of advertising company Insight Communications…
No More Demolition. Lagos Gov’t Gives Ayetoro Residents 3 Months to Make Amends
After issuing the residents of Ayetoro Community in Yaba Local Council Development Area (LCDA) a five-day ultimatum to vacate their homes on Monday, the Lagos State Government has now provided…
With Delayed Implementation of New Minimum Wage, Public Servants Now Go to Work Twice a Week
Federal government workers have told FIJ they now go to work twice or three times a week owing to the prolonged implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage, more than two…
Max Air Tells Abuja Resident to Wait One Year for His N120,000 Refund
Max Air has told Michael Idemudia, an Abuja resident, that his N120,000 refund would take over a year to be processed after cancelling his flight in July and failing to…
Company ‘Falsely’ Accused Staff of N900,000 Theft. Imo Police Arrested and ‘Stole Over N15m’ From Her
Since October 2023, Imo State-based Oluchi Nnadi has endured a turbulent relationship with the police, whom she accuses of stealing her earnings worth over N15 million. Acting on a petition…
$13.89 Vanishes From Lagos Entrepreneur’s Access Bank Account
Babalola Martins, a Lagos State-based entrepreneur, has detailed how $13.89 was debited from his company’s Access Bank domiciliary account without his consent. Martins told FIJ that the sum, an equivalent…
DOUBLE DECEIT: After It Was Found Guilty of Deceptive Trade Practices, Coca-Cola Repeats 3-Year-Old Promise of $1bn Investment in Nigeria
Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited has repeated its previous promise of investing $1 billion in Nigeria barely two months after the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) found it guilty of…
‘Expect the Worst on Friday’ — Lagos Govt Uses Mopol, Thugs to Burn Houses in Ayetoro
On Monday, homeowners were thrown into despair in the Ayetoro community of the Yaba Local Council Development Area (LCDA) as the Lagos state government used mobile police (Mopol) and some…
How Nigerian Women Are Dumping Better Sanitary Pads Because of Austerity
“Ah!” Ayomide Ilesanmi, a university graduate, exclaimed. Her eyes widened with her mouth agape. One would have thought she saw a ghost, but that was not the case. She only…
Family, Friends Bury Christianah Idowu at Private Funeral
Family and friends of Christianah Idowu have buried the slain 21-year-old 300 Level student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB). They held a private ceremony at the Sabo…