ALERT: Africope, an ‘East African Company’, Is Defrauding Nigerian Job Seekers
In August, Lancelot Ajayi (not real name), a Lagos State-based job seeker, thought he had struck gold when he came across a recruitment advert from The African Coalition of Private…
Abuja Entrepreneur Loses N150m Poultry Farm To Demolition Months After Backing Lagos Demolitions
Akomolafe Henrich Banks, an Abuja-based entrepreneur, has lost his N150 million poultry farm in Abuja to a demolition exercise executed by the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA). This happened on…
From Dreams to Dust: How Medical Lab Scientist Relocating to France Ended Up in Burkina Faso
Before December, Femi Ayoola lived a relatively good life with his wife and children. He owned a car and worked as a medical laboratory scientist. He wasn’t exceptionally rich, but…
Another Lagos Resident Waiting for N212,000 Refund From Dana Air
Aliu Imiefuo Emmanuel, a Lagos resident, has joined the list of numerous customers anticipating refunds from Dana Airlines after it cancelled flights in April. Emmanuel had booked two tickets for…
EKSU Graduates Are Losing Their Jobs Because of 2020 Kwara College Certificate Demand
Graduates of the Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado Ekiti, in affiliation with Kwara State College of Education, Oro, (KWCOED), have been stuck in limbo since 2020 due to an unexplained…
EXCLUSIVE: The 5 Favourites to Replace Ajuri Ngelale As Tinubu’s Spokesman
Who is next? That has been the question in the leading political party since Ajuri Ngelale stepped down as special adviser to the president on media and publicity, citing a…
House Officers ‘Now Surviving on Loans’, as Health Ministry, MDCN Withhold August Salaries
Medical graduates currently undergoing their 12-month housemanship training across Nigeria have been denied their August salaries and, despite requesting their salary every day in September, the Federal Ministry of Health…
Reptiles Escape Zoo, Residents Swim as Flood Takes Over Maiduguri
Floods took over different parts of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, displacing animals such as reptiles from a zoo on Tuesday. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency reporter covering northern Nigeria, said…
Ethiopian Airlines Held On to a Nigerian’s N1.6m for One Month. They Refunded It 3 Days After FIJ’s Story
Ethiopian Airlines has refunded Mary Emelieze Udeh, an Abuja resident, whose N1,691,736 the airline had withheld since August 8. Udeh told FIJ on Tuesday morning that she had received a…
Reps Claimed Presidential Yacht Fund Went to Student Loans. But It Remained in the Budget Under New Name
In November, Nigeria’s House of Representatives claimed it had removed the contentious Presidential Yacht item from the supplementary budget and reallocated the N5 billion earmarked for it to the student…