Days bled into one another as hunger gnawed at Adeleye. It seemed the cramped space he lived in also held him captive. Yet, amidst the oppressive darkness, the dreams of a better life beyond the horizons of the sea nearby continued to play in his head — visions of a life unconfined by the suffocating […]
CONTINUE READING →Nothing seems to have changed. Old habits die hard. In 2021, an investigation into extortion and systemic corruption at the Federal Marriage Registry, Ikoyi, Lagos, caused a frenzy online and elicited reactions from citizens, with many sharing unpleasant experiences at the public facility which is the country’s first marriage registry. Affected persons detailed the frustration, […]
CONTINUE READING →The band of men levying road users on the Lagos-Badagry expressway have been cleared off the corridor after TheCable report exposed their activities. The investigation revealed how a group of men identified as “barrack boys” extorted and abetted commuters flouting Lagos state ban on commercial motorcycles along the highway. The report established that the men […]
CONTINUE READING →This report was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. When medical personnel in Africa’s most populous country flee overseas, there is a big problem. Who caters to Nigeria’s over 200 million population when less than half of registered doctors practise in the country and the larger percentage have migrated to greener pastures? Worse still, […]
CONTINUE READING →In 2020, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, announced a total ban on the operation of commercial motorcycles, better known as okada, in some LGAs in the state. The government inaugurated a squad to enforce the ban and warned that violators are liable to an imprisonment term of three years. The Lagos-Badagry expressway was among the […]
CONTINUE READING →BY OMOLOLA AFOLABI The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo state, is the first teaching hospital in Nigeria, and it lacks a basic diagnostic machine: the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine. This has put a strain on patients who require proper diagnosis and treatment. Being a radiologist, one would expect getting an MRI investigation done […]
CONTINUE READING →Many communities in Ebonyi state, south-east Nigeria, are located on rocky plateaus which make them a toast for quarry companies. Sadly, while these companies make a fortune from their commercial activities, some of them care less about the welfare of their host communities. In this report, ARINZE CHIJIOKE tells the story of a community where […]
CONTINUE READING →Matthew Eworo, a former casual worker at Monaplex Plastic Industries, has finally undergone hand surgery. A two-part investigative report by TheCable exposed the poor working conditions of factory workers in Lagos state and how these companies failed to provide protective and safety measures for their workers. The first part detailed the condition of Eworo, the […]
CONTINUE READING →Security operatives have arrested a Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) official at the Ebutte-Metta train station over alleged ticket racketeering. The development comes a day after TheCable’s report exposing how the commission’s officials booked tickets online and sold same to passengers. The action of the officials was despite a federal government initiative that made train services […]
CONTINUE READING →On December 27, an X user, @Gen_jamal, commented under a tweet by the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), accusing the staff of frustrating the free train services provided by the federal government. It was just seven days after the initiative began. The president had approved a 50 percent discount for inter-state road travels, and 100 percent […]
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