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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 Army has revealed how a month-long, multi-agency intelligence campaign forced suspected Ansaru terrorists to release 44 abducted pupils and teachers without a ransom payout. General Officer Commanding 2 Division, Major General Chinedu Nnebeife, coordinated the sophisticated joint operation across several states. Security forces systematically dismantled the insurgents’ subnational logistics ring, choked off food…
President Bola Tinubu has formally retained Vice President Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the 2027 presidential election. The decision effectively kills months of heavy intra-party scheming and intense speculation regarding the structure of the ruling party’s next ticket. The All Progressives Congress confirmed the continuation of the pairing after the vice president submitted…
Nigeria has run out of alternatives to local policing. The country’s former Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor (retd), argues that decentralisation is no longer a matter of political debate but an operational necessity. Decades of central control from Abuja have failed to secure the hinterlands. Insurgents and bandits routinely exploit the vast gaps…
The Nigerian Senate has approved a total of ₦403.1 billion for the Nigeria Police Trust Fund covering two consecutive fiscal years. Lawmakers cleared ₦170.1 billion for the 2025 fiscal year alongside ₦233 billion for 2026. This double-barrelled financial intervention aims directly at crushing the country’s worsening security crises, specifically terrorism, kidnapping, and banditry. Abuja is…
Global crude prices surged to $74 per barrel following an official declaration by US President Donald Trump that the temporary ceasefire with Iran has ended. The sudden market reaction snapped a multi-week downward trend that had previously dragged benchmarks toward the $70 floor. Energy traders immediately adjusted their risk premiums in response to the renewed…
Two crude explosive devices exploded in central Damascus on Tuesday morning as French President Emmanuel Macron met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa. The blasts detonated near the hotel where the French leader spent the night, wounding at least 18 people, including four police officers. The Élysée Palace quickly confirmed that Macron was unharmed and outside…
The National Identity Management Commission has registered over 136 million citizens and legal residents in its database as a sweeping infrastructure overhaul begins. Abisoye Coker-Odusote, the director-general, confirmed the milestone following high-level consultations with the budget ministry. This legislative and technical shift aims to centralise the civic records of Africa’s most populous nation under a…
The federal government has initiated a sweeping policy to eliminate multiple business registrations across public regulatory frameworks. Spearheaded by the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reform, the directive seeks to merge redundant identity protocols into a single network. Under the new legal mandate, the National Identification Number for citizens and the Corporate Affairs…
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has officially banned manual case filings in a bid to modernise judicial administration. Chief Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun unveiled the Nigerian Case Management System alongside strict new Practice Directions on Wednesday in Abuja. The digital infrastructure replaces archaic, paper-based workflows with an integrated electronic platform designed to handle the entire lifecycle…
An investigator for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission delivered a surprising twist in the trial of Godwin Emefiele. The witness told an Abuja High Court that the former central bank governor did not gain from a $6.2 million fraud scheme. Mr Okpoziakpo Eloho testified that forensic evidence failed to link the missing funds to…