FACT-CHECK: Did Bruno Labbadia Reject Super Eagles Job Because Politicians Demanded 10% of His Salary?
FIJ saw social media posts claiming that German coach Bruno Labbadia rejected the offer to become the new head coach of Super Eagles, Nigeria’s men’s national football team, due to…
10 #EndBadGovernance Protesters, Whose Death the Gov’t Seeks, to Remain in Prison
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of Michael Tobiloba Adaramoye (aka Lenin), one of the conveners of the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest, and nine others in prison…
Borno Judge, Wife Remain in Kidnappers’ Den — And Authorities Are Quiet 2 Months On
More than two months after suspected insurgents kidnapped Haruna Msheila, a judge of the Borno State High Court, alongside his wife and orderly, he remains in captivity with no update…
Corps Members Spent Days on the Road to Get to Camp. NYSC Shut the Gates on Them for Arriving Late
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has shut the gates of its orientation camps in the states it deployed prospective corps members to, leaving them stranded after failing to register…
Dana Air Ignores Abuja Civil Servant’s Emails for 4 Months Over N129,600 Refund
Adedamola Kazeem, a civil servant based in Abuja, is among numerous Nigerians awaiting refunds after Dana Air cancelled his flight in April. Kazeem told FIJ that none of the emails…
Govt Regulator Blocks Advert From Airing Because It Contains the Phrase ‘Holding Govt Accountable’
The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) refused to grant Tracka, a civil society organisation that tracks government projects, approval to air its jingle on radio stations because it included…
Customer’s N23,000 Hangs Between GIG Logistics, Standard Chartered for Over 6 Months
Innocent Obaro, a Lagos resident, has accused God Is Good Logistics (GIGL) and Standard Chartered Bank of refusing to refund his N23,000 payment for over six months, despite writing to…
After FIJ’s Story, FG Contractor Fixes Osun Road
Ibadak Construction Limited, a 2019-registered company located in Lagos State, has repaired some portions of a recently rehabilitated Agbowo Road in the Odo-Ori area of Iwo Local Government in Osun…
ARCON Says “Holding Govt Accountable” Phrase Breaks Advert Code — Lawyers Disagree
The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) refused to grant Tracka, a civil society organisation that tracks government projects, approval to air its jingle on radio stations because it included…
N2.5m Needed for Surgery of 14-Year-Old Girl Sexually Assaulted by Classmate
The family of a teenage girl in Ebonyi State needs to deposit N2.5 million in a hospital before it carries out surgery on her after a brutal sexual and physical…