In this Report, Ugonna Agu delved into the silent and vulnerable world of the widows in Imo to amplify their hushed voices of agony, maltreatment and rejection. “My husband’s brother came and saw my husband’s corpse, and accused me of giving his brother poison. He took my husband’s body to the mortuary and did not give […]
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After Enugu State was adjudged the second highest performing state in primary healthcare service delivery in Nigeria between 2019 and 2021 by ONE Campaign, an international organization, Arinze Chijioke travelled to communities across the three senatorial zones in the state to investigate the state of primary healthcare. His findings, which seem to question the criteria
People with Disabilities (PwDs) the world over face stigma. This is a primary reason why most of them find it difficult to fall in love or form relationships because a lot of people make assumptions about their conditions instead of trying to understand how they care and express love. In Nigeria, the Secretary National Association
People with disabilities care, show love in a unique way Read More »
One is truly poor, only if he chooses to be. He who accepts the limitations of a disability, is disabled, indeed. The lives of three physically challenged persons, who have made their separate marks in Journalism practice in Kogi state, show that great strength can be harbored beneath any physical disability. Born into different backgrounds
Inside stories of three journalists with disabilities Read More »
The National Assembly 2013 estimated that there were over 20 million people with disabilities (PwD) in Nigeria. Studies have also shown that PWDs in Nigeria face social exclusion within their communities with a discouraging public attitudes and cultural beliefs. To address some of these challenges is the presidential assent of the Discrimination against Persons with
Frustration, deceits, relationship stories of PWDs Read More »
The need for intimate relationships under any clime cannot be overemphasised as the natural demand for love, warmth, closeness, companionship, social validation, and acceptance underscores the essence of life and existence. All humans seek intimate relationships for self-esteem, respect, social approval, recognition and acceptance, social status, love, sex, safety as well as physical and psychological
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The thing inside your belly, which you have carried for four years, is not a baby. All some women need to know they are pregnant are the physical tip-offs: a bulging belly, vomiting, tiredness, bloating and the other symptoms 43-year-old Rose has experienced for four years. When I first called her in October, and she
In 2020, the Ekiti State Government introduced the ‘Discrimination Against Persons With Disabilities (Prohibition) Law’. A year later, the Federal Government of Nigeria made it compulsory for government agencies and ministries to allot 5 percent of their employments to PWDs. These laws don’t matter much in Ekiti, writes DANIEL OJUKWU. By noon of September 22,
Investigative journalist Gabriel Ogunjobi spent some days on the fringes of Nigeria with Cameroon, in Taraba State. He writes about how a foreign incursion leading to deaths and kidnap of people totalling 30 is still greeted with ghost silence, and the consequences of the border fragility on Nigeria’s northern state. “No one leaves home unless
This year, Nigeria suffered its most devastating floods in a decade. And despite projections dating back to May and a post-disaster assessment need made after the 2012 floods, the government was unable to buffer the effects. Excessive rainfall in short bursts, Cameroon’s Lagdo dam, climate change, and human anthropogenic activities have all been identified as
In Kanwa community, Warawa Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State, access to clean, potable drinking water is a luxury residents can barely afford. Access to any kind of water comes at the cost of sharing it with livestock, writes Daniel Ojukwu who recently spent time in the state. The picture above is of a
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In 2020, the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) published a report on the basic education statistics of states in Nigeria. According to this report, Kano State was home to 989,234 of 10.2 million out-of-school children in the country. It was the state with the single highest number of out-of-school children in the country. Annually, its
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In Kano State, about 280 primary healthcare centres (PHCs) and health clinics serve 44 local government areas (LGAs). Almost every year, the state government pats itself on the back for its work in the health sector, PHCs particularly, but residents and observers differ. Investigative journalist DANIEL OJUKWU probed the decay and disconnect between the state
Innocent Chimebere, an Ogun State resident, has narrated how VFS Global, an international Visa facilitation agency with offices in Nigeria, refused to refund a N34,994 Visa appointment payment deducted from his account. Chimebere, a nursing professional, told FIJ that he made two attempts while trying to book a visa appointment worth N17,497 with the company
Muibat Olayemi, a Lagos coconut trader, has accused First Bank of negligence resulting in the loss of the N900,000 in her account to unknown persons. Jamiu Olayemi, Muibat’s son, told FIJ that a man approached his mother as an Airtel service agent on October 10, asking for her phone in order to determine whether her
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Benjamin Iornder Gesah, a Benue State resident, has accused the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) in the state of deliberately refusing to process his passport renewal application. Gesah told FIJ he made a renewal request at the NIS office located in Makurdi in August when he knew his current passport would soon expire. “On August 8,
“There’s a thin line between life and death. It’s God’s Grace that shows us how fragile we all are,” Timothy Pina, an American author, once said in his book, Hearts for Haiti: Book of Poetry and Inspiration. Just like anyone else, Wisdom Godday Francis, 28, had got out of bed on August 14 hoping to
Niger Insurance has paid N378,000 insurance proceeds to Muonyililo Gregory, a Lagos-based pharmacist. The insurance firm paid the money on Wednesday, two months and some days after FIJ reported how the company refused to pay him four years after the maturation of his funds. Gregory told FIJ that he had contacted someone he knew worked
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Oluwaseun Oti, an entrepreneur renting out service apartments in Lagos, could not stay calm. He had lost N130,000 and, after six silent hours, feared his money was gone forever. The last time Oti saw Saheed Olumegbon, his Bolt driver, was around 10 am; it was afternoon now. He had erroneously paid him N130,000 instead of
SPECIAL REPORT: Bolt drivers harm, steal from Nigerians — and the company is helpless Read More »
Enikeni ti iwo ba nipa lati se iranlowo fun, ohun l’enikeji re, toju e. That song used to be very popular in the southwestern part of Nigeria in the late ’80s and the early ’90s. Its meaning? Whoever you are able to help during times of need becomes your relative, friend and neighbour. Take care
In November 2020, Nourishing Africa, a platform that assists agri-food entrepreneurs in accelerating their projects, came up with a Mastercard Foundation and the United States African Development Foundation (USADF)-sponsored initiative aimed at supporting agricultural businesses in Nigeria because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The programme was called the Nourishing Africa Entrepreneur Support programme (ESP). In January