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Highway to destitution and grave: The tragic story of Benue pensioners
Public service retirees in Benue state are not only owed several years of their pension benefits, their gratuities also remain unpaid years into retirement. Scores of pensioners have died, and more are still dying, due to the non-payment of pension and gratuity. While there seems to be a sliver of hope with the inauguration of
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How residents in Kano communities suffer tragedies over non-completion of 5km roads
Rural communities in Bunkure, Dawakin Tofa, Kibiya, Rano, and Riming Gado Local Government Areas, access to good roads is a decade-long dream that never come to fruition. In this investigation, Rabiu Musa revealed how residents suffer loss of lives and properties, post-harvest losses, and an increase in transportation cost on 5-kilometer (km) roads that connect
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Schools or Slave Camps?
In Qur’anic schools across Bauchi, Almajiri children suffer abuse and exploitation at the hands of their teachers, yet the government fails to provide any protection despite the existence of state laws, WikkiTimes’ investigation reveals. SEPARATED by a distance of approximately 110 kilometers, three individuals—Musa Abdullahi (16), Usman Musa (15), and Abubakar Garin-Dawa (17)—find themselves bound
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Maternity leave dilemma: Navigating policies in Ibadan city private sector
In this report, Bolanle Oduekun investigated the maternity leave landscape in Ibadan, Oyo state private sector. The report evokes questions about maternity leave policies in private organizations uncovering insights from key stakeholders who shed light on the state of affairs. It also raises some concerns on related gender issues Unveiling the landscape Ibadan, the economic
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Over 300 Million naira spent, 23 years of woes, Lambe Roads, residents let down by Ogun State’ governments
The residents of Lambe Town have been living with the effects of a worsening road for the past 23 years. Their pleas for the rehabilitation of these deteriorating roads have fallen on deaf ears, leaving the community in a state of despair. Olambe town, a tale of woes A good network of roads plays a
Special Report: How doctors’ strike subjected Abuja patients to avoidable deaths, pain and agony
On a normal day, the sun would be scorching, but this was overshadowed by drizzling rain. An accident victim was brought into the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Ward with practically no doctor in sight to immediately attend to the emergency. The victim groaned in pain in the pool of his own blood screaming for help
Corporate ‘Delulu’: Companies hide lawsuits from investors, violate IFRS — and regulators turn blind eye
“In other western jurisdictions, you see the [claims and litigation] disclosures running into pages, but here in Nigeria, they are always afraid…,” a staffer at the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria told FIJ when we asked if the council was aware companies were underreporting litigation claims against them. DANIEL OJUKWU uncovered how some Nigerian companies
UNDERCOVER: One week as a staff of Palmcredit, a loan company where i learnt the art of defamation
In the last five years, loan agencies have spread their talons wide. Offline and online, they are everywhere. Besides their primary function of loan services, they are renowned for the wilful disbursement of their loans to unsuspecting customers and their extreme tactics of defaming them when they don’t repay on time. FIJ’s Opeyemi Lawal applied
Leaking roofs, inadequate staff, supplies, others threaten healthcare delivery in Federal Capital Territory
Primary healthcare centres (PHCS) are meant to be the first point of call for health service delivery, but are they equipped for this role? Mustapha Usman who visited several PHCS in Kwali and Abaji area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) reports the findings. TWENTY-FIVE years-old Olaniyi Dorcas is one of the many residents
BREAKING: Newborn baby rescued as Anambra government seals ‘Arrows of God’ after FIJ’s investigation
A newborn baby was among 20 children rescued on Wednesday when the Anambra State government sealed off the premises of Arrows of God orphanage following FIJ’s investigation uncovering how the orphanage had been selling off babies. This development comes one week after ‘Fisayo Soyombo, the founder of FIJ, released an investigation detailing how he paid N2 million
ARROWS OF GOD: One of Nigeria’s biggest orphanages is trading babies for cash
For 19 months, investigative journalist ‘FISAYO SOYOMBO studied, trailed, investigated and eventually penetrated a Christian orphanage that had been selling babies under the table. When he first received the tip-off in December 2021, one baby cost N1.5 million. Nineteen months later when he finally bought his, the ‘cost’ had jumped to N2 million, excluding a
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ARROWS OF GOD: One of Nigeria’s biggest orphanages is trading babies for cash
For 19 months, investigative journalist ‘FISAYO SOYOMBO studied, trailed, investigated and eventually penetrated a Christian orphanage that had been selling babies under the table. When he first received the tip-off in December 2021, one baby cost N1.5 million. Nineteen months later when he finally bought his, the ‘cost’ had jumped to N2 million, excluding a
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In Nigeria’s Capital: Despite Abuja Municipal Area Council’s multi-billion-naira budgets, the Angwa-Agani community suffers neglect; residents drink turbid water
Despite the over 40 billion naira budgets of the Abuja Municipal Area Council over the past four years, residents of the Angwa-Agani community are hard-pressed to access clean and adequate water to meet their demands for water usage. SMI can report that their sole source of water comes from a small hole in the ground
ARROWS OF GOD: One of Nigeria’s biggest orphanages is trading babies for cash
For 19 months, investigative journalist ‘FISAYO SOYOMBO studied, trailed, investigated and eventually penetrated a Christian orphanage that had been selling babies under the table. When he first received the tip-off in December 2021, one baby cost N1.5 million. Nineteen months later when he finally bought his, the ‘cost’ had jumped to N2 million, excluding a
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Bauchi College extorts students through multiple payments, fictitious services
*But Provost debunks claim, says facts are misrepresented Students of A.D. Rufa’i College of Education, Legal and General Studies, Misau, Bauchi State pay multiple fees before they could be registered for class attendance. But the college only offers services that are not commensurate with the long list of payments demanded from the students. In this
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Investigation: Kogites groans as water scarcity hits residents amidst current economic hardship
Water scarcity is the lack of sufficient available water resources to meet the demands of water usage. Without water, there can’t be life. Water is an integral part of human life. Water shortage has affected a lot of residents of Lokoja town in the last 10 months. There are a lot of consequences associated with
Over 1300 pupils drop out of 3 schools as free feeding programme flops in Kano
In 2021, the Kano State government approved and disbursed the sum of N220,000,00 million to 44 Local Government Areas (LGAs) as contribution funds for school feeding programmes in Kano State under the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP). The programme aims to improve the enrollment of primary school children (ages 1-3) and reduce the
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Teachers, pupils in Gombe schools suffer as classroom, toilet projects remain a mirage
Both teachers and pupils in Gombe State, continue to endure difficulties as promised classroom and toilet construction projects remain unfinished, despite the allocation of funds to Cocoon Nigeria Limited by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs). As a result, schools are still lacking sufficient classrooms, forcing
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Bypassing PPA Act, other illegalities that cost Kano over N12 million constituency projects
In 2019 constituency projects, the Kano State Ministry of Works, Housing, and Transport disbursed N12 million to execute projects in Ajingi, Rogo, and Doguwa Local Government Areas (LGAs). The construction of polio shade at Doguwa General Hospital awarded in Doguwa LGA was awarded to A.U.C. General Entrps at a cost of N4,970,682.90. The provision of
A look into disease breeding grounds in the wake of diphtheria outbreak in Kano
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) declared an outbreak of diphtheria on 20 January 2023, the worst in a decade. The outbreak was first notified in Kano and Lagos states on 1 December 2022. In this report, Arinze Chijioke looks at the factors contributing to the outbreak in Kano, the epicentre of the outbreak.
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