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The Journal seeks to become the most reliable, first-choice Pan-Nigerian information and public knowledge platform. The Journal Nigeria is a serious Journalism from an African Worldview
Peter Obi wants millions of football-obsessed Nigerian youths to redirect their weekend television viewing into civic action. In a message marking the return of European league football, the former Anambra State governor argued that sporting excellence reflects deliberate public governance. He challenged young viewers to demand the same standards from local political institutions that they…
Atiku Abubakar fired back at President Bola Tinubu on Friday, accusing the presidency of confusing public suffering with sound economic management. The former vice-president responded after Tinubu mocked his proposal to restore and restructure petrol subsidies as a sign of serious ignorance. In a statement released through his media aide Phrank Shaibu, Atiku argued that…
The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, 25 August 2026, a nationwide public holiday to mark Eid ul Mawlid. Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo announced the directive in an official notice issued through the ministry’s permanent secretary, Dr Magdalene Ajani. The annual observance commemorates the birth of the Prophet Muhammad and gives public servants a mid-week…
The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate has paid 3.82 billion naira in pension arrears to 30,356 retirees under the Defined Benefit Scheme. The agency released the money after completing a nationwide audit of disputed calculations. Beneficiaries span parastatals, defunct agencies, and tertiary health and education departments. Senior citizens have waited years for the state to settle…
President Bola Tinubu has directed anti-graft agencies and financial regulators to redirect recovered illicit funds and unclaimed corporate dividends directly into the Nigerian Education Loan Fund. The fiscal intervention channels 50 billion naira in criminal forfeiture proceeds from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission straight to student accounts. Presidency aides framed the move as an…
The Federation Account Allocation Committee has disbursed a record 3.007 trillion naira to Nigeria’s three tiers of government for July. The disbursement marks an 18 per cent jump from the 2.551 trillion naira shared the previous month. Financial chiefs gathered in Owerri, Imo State, to divide the swollen federation purse. Higher petroleum profits, company taxes,…
Gunmen raided the Binper community in Plateau State’s Mangu local council, killing more than 20 sleeping villagers. The attackers stormed the farming settlement between midnight and dawn, forcing their way into private homes. Several other residents suffered critical gunshot wounds during the coordinated assault. The midnight bloodbath adds another grim chapter to the long security…
Suspected armed herdsmen have raided farming settlements across Mbaterem in the Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State, killing several villagers and injuring scores of others. Gunmen stormed the agrarian communities in the early hours, setting houses ablaze and chasing fleeing farmers into surrounding bushlands. The bloodshed adds another grim entry to the long list…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has demanded that President Bola Tinubu account for trillions of naira sunk into state-owned refineries. The opposition leader told the president to stop blaming Muhammadu Buhari for Nigeria’s chronic fuel refining failures. Financial records show obligations for the Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna refineries surged from 4.52 trillion naira in…
Nigerian troops have repelled a brazen assault by Islamic State West Africa Province fighters on a military base in Borno State. Soldiers attached to Operation Hadin Kai held their ground during the firefight, killing several insurgents and seizing heavy weaponry. The failed attack in the Lake Chad basin reveals persistent militant ambitions to breach fortified…