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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
The Nigerian Naira maintained relative stability against the United States Dollar during early morning trading across both official and parallel markets. Financial market data on Tuesday showed the local currency trading near N1,370.94 per dollar at the official window. Bureau de Change operators in Lagos and Abuja reported similar tight trading spreads, indicating a temporary…
A rapidly accelerating Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has crossed an alarming threshold, with suspected infections now exceeding nine hundred. World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus confirmed that surveillance teams have identified nine hundred and four suspected cases across the country. The official tally includes one hundred and one laboratory-confirmed infections….
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has placed eleven domestic airlines on an immediate “No-Pay-No-Service” sanction list over unremitted statutory charges. The strict enforcement action bars all internal regulatory departments from rendering administrative or operational services to the affected carriers. An internal agency memo dated May 22, 2026, confirmed that the suspension will remain in place…
Nigeria’s newly introduced National Single Window (NSW) portal has processed 39,039 trade applications within the first eight weeks of its phase-one deployment. The Director of the NSW Secretariat, Tola Fakolade, disclosed the early milestone in Lagos, tracking the platform’s performance since its March launch. The electronic portal aims to consolidate the fragmented regulatory landscape by…
The 79th World Health Assembly approved the development of a new global tuberculosis strategy to extend containment efforts beyond the year 2030. Member states directed World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to lead international consultations on the framework immediately. The global health body plans to present a comprehensive draft of the policy at the…
Former Head of State General Yakubu Gowon has finally published his long-awaited autobiography. The book presentation, My Life of Duty and Allegiance, launched in Abuja on Tuesday, drew a vast assembly of veteran rulers, diplomats, and senior government officials to the Bola Tinubu International Conference Centre. Vice President Kashim Shettima represented the head of state, sitting…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has activated emergency border surveillance following an Ebola outbreak in Central Africa. Health officials confirmed that while Nigeria has no recorded cases, the rapid international spread of the virus requires immediate defensive measures. The containment drive follows the decision by the World Health Organisation to declare the…
Stakeholders have warned that Nigeria requires approximately $100 billion in annual investment to address its staggering $2.3 trillion infrastructure deficit. This assessment was a focal point of the 2026 Infrastructure Dialogue held in Abuja, organized by Deutsche Partners Holding (DPH). Leaders from both the public and private sectors emphasized that traditional government funding, which currently…
The White House confirms that Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have reached a fragile consensus to ensure the Strait of Hormuz remains open to global shipping. This agreement follows two days of intense negotiations in Beijing against the backdrop of an escalating conflict in Iran. Both leaders recognise that a total blockade of the…
Nigeria has finally extracted a pound of flesh from the man who presided over its darkness. Saleh Mamman, a former minister of power, was sentenced on Wednesday to 75 years in prison for his role in a N33.8 billion money laundering scheme. Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja convicted the former…