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
The Nigerian naira gained ground against the British pound sterling on Wednesday, 9 September 2026, firming to N1,788 in official interbank dealings. The rally caps two weeks of steady appreciation as the Central Bank of Nigeria chokes off speculative demand for foreign paper. Bureau de change operators in Lagos and Abuja adjusted their retail selling…
Nigeria’s equities market climbed back above the N160 trillion capitalisation mark on Monday, 7 September 2026, gaining N1.04 trillion in a single trading session as concentrated buying in petroleum stocks masked widespread selling across the broader trading floor. The benchmark All-Share Index rose 707.34 points to settle at 247,699.78 points, lifting total market capitalisation to…
The Central Bank of Nigeria drained trillions of naira from commercial vaults, driving the interbank overnight lending rate up to 22.20 per cent. Olayemi Cardoso continues his aggressive mop-up of banking cash to halt currency speculation and tame stubborn price rises. The apex bank sold N2.888 trillion in Open Market Operations bills in a single…
The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday, 4 September 2026, to abandon the 16th-century Mercator map in favour of a modern projection that reflects the true physical scale of Africa. In a plenary session at UN headquarters in New York, 164 member nations backed a resolution promoting the Equal Earth projection to replace the…
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…