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INVESTIGATION: How SUBEB is building imaginary schools in Kano, crippling education

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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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INVESTIGATION: In Kano, Primary Health Centres are so bad women sometimes give birth on the road

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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

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VFS Global violates own policy, fails to refund customer’s 34,994 naira visa appointment fee

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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

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First Bank asked customer to unblock her account, then 900,000 naira vanished

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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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Man\’s PhD application hanging, as Benue NIS officials \’sells passports to highest bidder\’

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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,

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How furniture maker Wisdom Francis died brokering peace in Ogun and was buried without justice

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“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

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After FIJ’s story, Niger Insurance pays investor’s N378,000 held for 4 years

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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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SPECIAL REPORT: Bolt drivers harm, steal from Nigerians — and the company is helpless

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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

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Destiny Trust Foundation @ 10. The woman who gave up her home for street kids — and other stories

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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

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Funded by MasterCard, USADF, dismantled by staff greed. the collapse of Ndidi Nwuneli’s Nourishing Africa Programme

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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

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EXCLUSIVE: Kuje prison wardens turn into beasts after jailbreak, torture, starve inmates

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Wardens manning the Kuje Medium Security Prison in Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital, have been ill-treating inmates since last month’s jailbreak, an insider has told FIJ. The prison was hit by terrorists on the night of July 5, and several inmates were set free, while one security guard lost his life in an attempt to defend

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AUDIO: ‘Shout let me see you’ — How businessman Kenji Steve raped Abuja girl

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The Abuja-based lady sexually assaulted by Kenji Steve, a businessman, repeatedly asked him to let her go as she did not want any physical contact with him, but he did not budge, an audio conversation of proceedings obtained by FIJ has revealed. FIJ had reported how a young lady who asked not to be named

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REPORTER’S DIARY: Inside Lagos banks where People With Disabilities are neglected

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It took less than three minutes at the entrance gate of the United Bank of Africa (UBA) in Victoria Island, Lagos, to confirm that discrimination against persons with disability in Nigerian banks was not a made-up story. The security officer at the door did not paint the bank right. The customer staff in other banks

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Chido Onumah, the Executive Director of IMCAI addressing the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) team

One year after receiving 780,000 naira for desktop, Adelove shipping has not delivered it

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Awoniyi Olayinka, a Warri-based construction manager, has accused Adelove Shipping Company, a Nigerian-owned cargo freight company based in the United States, of failing to deliver his all-in-one desktop one year after making payment. Awoniyi told FIJ he had a relative take the product to Adelove for shipping after purchasing it for N789,260 from an online

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WITNESS TESTIMONIES: How lawbreaking Area C policemen brutalised Lagos lawyer Ridwan Oke

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On July 5, officers attached to the Area C Command of the Lagos State Police arrested Ridwan Oke, a lawyer, for questioning them after they broke traffic regulations. Oke, who played an important role in the release of several detainees during the October 2020 #EndSARS protests, was later released after the intervention of Benjamin Hundeyin,

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Peoples Gazette published the story. Dapo Abiodun and DSS are prosecuting a blogger

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The Department of State Service (DSS), Ogun State, is prosecuting Bashiru Hammed, a blogger and publisher of EaglesForeSight, for a report on Dapo Abiodun, the state governor, which he culled from Peoples Gazette. The DSS accused Hammed of defamation of character and cybercrime, citing a publication made by the blogger on April 27, 2022. The

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CMEDIA project: GSAI tasked on long-term sustainability of activities within Abuja Municipal Council

70 days and still counting: How Dapo Abiodun is keeping a blogger in prison without trial

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The moment the doors leading to Courtroom 1 of the high court in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, Ogun State, were thrown open, lawyers and observers, most of whom were plaintiffs, defendants and interested parties in the 10 cases slated for hearing on Tuesday, trooped in. Within five minutes, all the seats in the room became occupied. This

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Yushau Shuaib, Editor-in-Chief of PR Nigeria addressing the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) team during a visit to his office in Abuja.

4 years after maturity, Niger Insurance has not paid investor’s N380,000

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Muonyililo Gregory, a pharmacist resident in Lagos, has narrated how Niger Insurance PLC defaulted in the payment of his N386,498 after the maturity of his plan. Gregory told FIJ that he had subscribed to a three-year insurance plan with the company in October 2015, and the plan reached maturity in September 2018. He said he

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REPORTER’S DIARY: A day at Ado-Langbasa Health Centre where staff sell government equipment

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The Primary Health Care Centre is an approach of the Federal Government to provide health care services at the grassroots. It was launched in 1988 to improve equity in access and utilisation of basic health services. More so, it caters for immunisation of babies and toddlers against major communicable diseases as well as maternal and

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Nike Babajide walked into General Hospital Apata to evacuate a miscarriage. It led to her death

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Nike Babajide walked into the General Hospital Apata, Ibadan, Oyo State, for a scan and treatment. It was a decision that could have been taken by anyone in her condition but that was the beginning of a journey that would lead to her death. Nike’s stomach grew, her husband told FIJ, and as it did

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After FIJ’s story, Travelstart refunds customer’s n746,000 held since December

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Travelstart, an online travel agency, has refunded the sum of N746,836 to Olayemi Durotimi, a customer whose flight was canceled in December 2021 after booking through the company. Durotimi told FIJ that she received the money from the agency on Friday. FIJ had reported how the travel agency refused to refund the UK-based Nigerian after

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