Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has been accused of launching and executing a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack on the website of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), shortly after the newsroom exposed companies and individuals illegally selling Nigerians’ National Identification Number (NIN) data on the black market. The attack, revealed in an evidence-backed publication…
Emmanuel Uti, a Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) reporter, has been detained by the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) annex in Alagbon, Lagos State. Uti was accused of criminal conspiracy and cyberbullying following a report published by FIJ on November 28, 2024, titled, “Lagos Man Paid Expedia Consult’s Beverly Basil N4m for Canada Admission in…
The police public relations officer (PPRO), Ademuyiwa Adejobi, has refuted claims that the Nigerian police have declared that Fisayo Soyombo, founder and editor-in-chief of Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), was wanted. However, he acknowledged “two or three weighty allegations” against him and his platform. Speaking on the evening programme “Politics Today” on Channels Television, Adejobi…
