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 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
Nigerians spent roughly N11.3 trillion to buy 10.37 billion litres of petrol between January and July 2026, according to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority. Monthly fuel bills remained stubbornly above the N1 trillion threshold throughout the seven months. The numbers paint a grim picture of an economy where citizens buy less fuel…
The Nigerian naira strengthened to N1,329 per US dollar at the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market on Thursday, 3 September 2026. Fresh data from the Central Bank of Nigeria shows the domestic currency gaining steady ground after closing earlier sessions near N1,337. Traders on commercial interbank desks in Lagos quoted live morning bids moving between…
Nigeria drew $947 million in formal diaspora remittances in July 2026, bringing the country within striking distance of its $1 billion monthly goal. The Central Bank of Nigeria confirmed that inflows through licensed money operators climbed to $3.8 billion during the first seven months of the year. That total marks a 50.2 per cent jump…
The Federal Government has awarded contracts to overhaul thirteen police training institutions across Nigeria to fix dilapidated barracks and upgrade recruit instruction. Vice President Kashim Shettima directed the National Economic Council in Abuja on Thursday, 27 August 2026, to treat police infrastructure as an urgent national priority. Council members confirmed that eighty per cent of…
The World Health Organisation declared Uganda free of the Ebola virus on Wednesday, 26 August 2026, after the country passed forty-two consecutive days without a single fresh infection. The global health body ratified Kampala’s domestic declaration following an extensive post-discharge monitoring window across frontline districts. The latest outbreak began on 15 May 2026 when infected…
The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has declared digital infrastructure the central engine for Nigeria’s economic growth and public administration. Speaking during an official assessment visit to Galaxy Backbone in Abuja on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, Oyedele stated that modern statehood requires reliable digital backbones rather than…
Total Retirement Savings Account registrations under Nigeria’s Contributory Pension Scheme reached 11,183,475 at the end of March 2026. The National Pension Commission confirmed the figure in its first-quarter report released on Monday, 24 August 2026. Enrolment expanded on the back of 143,248 new accounts opened during the three-month period. That intake outpaced the 114,864 registrations…
Peter Obi launched his 2027 presidential campaign in Onitsha with five critical questions designed to interrogate national governance. The former Anambra State governor framed the coming electoral contest around economic capacity, public safety, human capital development, institutional integrity, and fiscal prudence. He told supporters in the commercial hub that voters must look beyond ethnic slogans…
Nigeria can no longer rely on underground crude reserves alone to lure foreign energy capital, according to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria. The senior energy union delivered the frank assessment in a communiqué following its annual energy summit in Abuja. Union chiefs warned that global oil majors now weigh regulatory…
United States Representative Chris Smith has moved to block attempts to remove Nigeria from the American religious freedom blacklist. The New Jersey Republican introduced legislation to lock Nigeria onto the Country of Particular Concern roster until Washington sees concrete security reforms. The move deals an immediate diplomatic blow to Abuja’s expensive lobbying campaign in the…