TIMELINE: From N20 to N617. How Pump Price Evolved in 24 Years
In his inaugural speech as Nigeria’s fifth president in the fourth republic, Bola Ahmed Tinubu said there was no provision for subsidy in the national budget and “it would have…
Aero Contractors Still With Customer’s Ticket Fee 6 Months After Cancelling Flight
Aero Contractors has not returned N45,500 to Maimuna Hamid, a resident of Yola, whose flight was cancelled in February. Hamid booked a Yola-Abuja flight with the airline on January 22,…
After 14 Years at John Holt PLC, Ex-Warehouse Manager Finds Only N5,430 in His Pension Account
Basil Obuh spent 14 years of his life working for John Holt PLC in Lagos State. And from each monthly salary he received from 1987 to 2001, the company deducted…
137 Nigerian Students Who Studied Abroad on TETFund Scholarship Refuse to Return Home
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has disclosed that 137 of the Nigerian students it offered scholarship to study abroad failed to return to the country. Sonny Echono, the executive…
‘Director of Information Speaks for SUG, CPS Speaks for Me’ — AKSU SUG President Explains Appointment of 30 Aides
Social media has been agog in the past 24 hours over the appointment of over 50 aides to work with newly elected members of the Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU)…
NNPCL: Why Petrol Price Increased
Mele Kyari, the managing director and chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has attributed the latest pump price increase to market forces. He explained that…
Associated Port and Marine Dev Company Owed Ex-Employee 13-Month Salary Before His Resignation. 5 Years After, They Still Haven’t Paid
The Associated Port and Marine Development Company headquartered in Lagos State has refused to pay Akinwande Ilori, its ex-employee, his 13-month salary arrears. Ilori, a former assistant IT manager at…
Over Suit Against DG, DSS Calls Emefiele’s Lawyer Terrorist on Twitter
The Department of State Services (DSS) has accused Maxwell Okpara, legal counsel for Godwin Emefiele, suspended Central Bank Governor, of having links to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a…
After FIJ’s Story, Arik Airline Refunds Customer’s N121,000 Withheld for Seven Months
On Monday, July 17, Lagos resident Tosin Ogunlade received a refund of N121,000 from Arik Airline for a round trip that she cancelled in August 2022. The airline had been…
FACT-CHECK: Newspaper Headline Claims Peter Obi Turned 50 in 2013. How Then is He Turning 62 Now?
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, will turn 62 on Wednesday. The former Anambra State Governor has said he does not intend…
Nigerian Extradited to US on Trial for $400,000 Cyber Fraud Scheme
Sunday Daniel Ganyo, a 37-year-old Nigerian extradited from South Africa, is currently on trial for a cyber fraud scheme targeting companies in Tulsa and North Carolina, United States. Ganyo reportedly…
Boy Hit by NDLEA Bullet Receiving Treatment at a Delta Hospital
A medical doctor at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Delta State, has revealed that no bullet was found in the eyes of two-year-old Eromonsele, who was hit by a bullet…
Policemen Led by Lagos DPO Basilia Onyejegbu Strip ‘Innocent’ Man in Public
On Wednesday, July 12, Basilia Onyejegbu, the DPO of the Isheri-Oshun police station in the Ijegun area of Lagos State led a team of policemen on a raid of New…
After FIJ’S Story, Priceless Hair Delivers Customer’s N66, 000 Wig
Priceless Hair, an Instagram vendor, has delivered Wunmi Adenekan (not real name), a Lagos-based entrepreneur’s wig. Adenekan told FIJ on Monday afternoon that her N66,000 wig with the hair vendor…
REPORT: Food Inflation Highest in Kwara and Lagos
The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) published by the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics has revealed that Kwara and Lagos states topped the chart of states with highest food inflation in…
The Poet: ‘Hunger Made My Mother Mad’
Maami took ten thousand naira to the market.Have you chanced upon Maami’s bargaining prowess?She only got foodstuff that’ll last a few days.Her sweet words did little to soften the stony…
Helpline Telecoms Ltd Withholds Former Employees’ N478,000 Salary Arrears, Entitlements — ‘Because They Resigned’
Former employees of Helpline Telecoms, a telecommunication retailing service in Ibadan, have accused the company of withholding their due salaries, arrears and other entitlements. In separate engagements with FIJ, Abiola…
Chief Justice’s Son Selected as Federal Court Judge. How Are Nigerian Judges Made?
There have been more criticism than approval in the hours following news of the latest nominees to become judges at the Federal High Court. According to Friday’s statement signed by…
Lagos Policemen Claimed Men Were Robbery Suspects, Then Robbed Them of ₦200,000
Ralph Ojotu, a resident of Ijegun, Ikotun area of Lagos State, was playing pool in the bar of New World Hotel near his residence on Wednesday when the police came…
After Receiving N20,000 Ransom, Kidnappers Release Victim
A Nigerian Twitter user has narrated how some kidnappers let go of his younger brother after receiving N20,000. According to a post shared by the tweep, whose handle is @Jaguar_story,…