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INVESTIGATION: Company makes fortunes blasting rocks in Ebonyi, but residents pay with their health

    INVESTIGATION: Company makes fortunes blasting rocks in Ebonyi, but residents pay with their health

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

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Matthew Eworo gets hand surgery — after TheCable’s Lagos slave factories report

    Matthew Eworo gets hand surgery — after TheCable’s Lagos slave factories report

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

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NRC official arrested over alleged ticket racketeering after TheCable’s report

    NRC official arrested over alleged ticket racketeering after TheCable’s report

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

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REPORTER’S DIARY: How Lagos NRC officials booked FG’s free train tickets online — and sold to passengers

    REPORTER’S DIARY: How Lagos NRC officials booked FG’s free train tickets online — and sold to passengers

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

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Despite ban on mining in Niger state, children are abandoning schools to survive in gold mines

    Despite ban on mining in Niger state, children are abandoning schools to survive in gold mines

Despite the ban on illegal gold mining in Niger state, miners have continued to adopt different tactics to defy the

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Lagos agency: We sealed Monaplex factory over safety infractions, zero staff training

    Lagos agency: We sealed Monaplex factory over safety infractions, zero staff training

The Lagos State Safety Commission (LSSC) says it sealed off the Monaplex plastic factory over safety infractions.  The commission is

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Lagos safety commission seals off Monaplex plastic factory after TheCable’s report

    Lagos safety commission seals off Monaplex plastic factory after TheCable’s report

The Lagos State Safety Commission (LSSC) has sealed off the Monaplex Plastic factory after TheCable’s two-part investigation exposed the poor

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Lagos slave factories (II): Extortion, exploitation reign supreme in Korean hair company

    Lagos slave factories (II): Extortion, exploitation reign supreme in Korean hair company

You can read the first part of the Lagos slave factories series HERE.  Vehicles and hasty motorcyclists glided to a

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Lagos slave factories (I): The plastic company where workers lose body parts on duty — and earn N1,650 daily

    Lagos slave factories (I): The plastic company where workers lose body parts on duty — and earn N1,650 daily

WARNING: THIS REPORT CONTAINS SOME GRAPHIC IMAGES   Clomp, clomp, at the break of dawn, the agile legs of scores

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SCARRED BY TERROR: How survivors of Owo church attack are grappling with trauma

    SCARRED BY TERROR: How survivors of Owo church attack are grappling with trauma

Clad in vibrant attires, many went to church in a festive mood. It was Pentecost Sunday, and the parishioners looked

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