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
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency intercepted a massive narcotics shipment worth N6.2 billion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Sunday, 30 August 2026. The haul contained 47,200 pills of Captagon, a potent synthetic stimulant widely known as the Jihadi drug, alongside 3.9 million illicit opioid tablets. Agency spokesman Femi…
Kidnapping syndicates extorted N7.78 billion in cash payments across Nigeria between July 2025 and June 2026, according to a report by SBM Intelligence. The Lagos-based geopolitical research consultancy documented 1,713 separate kidnap incidents involving 7,825 victims within the twelve-month cycle. Total ransom payments more than tripled from the N2.56 billion recorded in the previous annual…
American diplomats warned the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, that Iran’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz will deepen acute food insecurity across Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa. United States Alternate Representative for Special Political Affairs, Ambassador Jennifer Locetta, told the Council in New York that maritime obstructions in the Persian Gulf…
Israel handed over its first consignment of fully equipped ambulances, modern medical devices, and mobility aids to Nigeria at the Port of Ashdod on Wednesday, 26 August 2026. Nigerian Ambassador Agatha Ufochukwu received the cargo alongside representatives from Israel’s Ministry of Health and the national emergency service Magen David Adom. The shipment will head to…
Crude prices fell by more than one dollar on Monday, 24 August 2026, as traders locked in profits ahead of fresh American trade sanctions on Tehran. Brent crude futures slid $1.16, or 1.23 per cent, to $93.23 a barrel during mid-day European trade, while West Texas Intermediate dropped $1.55 to $85.51. The retreat followed two…
The United States opened a broad financial offensive against Iran on Monday, 24 August 2026, promising an economic campaign designed to sever the country from global commerce. United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced what he termed an economic offensive to choke off every foreign financial channel sustaining the Islamic Republic. The White House ordered…
Weekly equities turnover on the Nigerian Exchange dropped 10 per cent to N157.76 billion across 186,496 deals in the week ended Friday, 21 August 2026. The dip in weekly liquidity accompanied a 1.35 per cent decline in the benchmark All-Share Index, which closed at 239,351.16 points. Total equity market capitalisation contracted by N2.09 trillion across…
Thirteen companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange paid out 861.6 billion naira in interim dividends for the first half of 2026. The substantial cash return reveals surprising resilience among top corporate earners despite severe operating headwinds across the country. Large commercial banks, agro-industrial producers, and select consumer goods makers drove the bulk of these half-year…
A week of aggressive profit-taking and political unease wiped five trillion naira off the Nigerian Exchange. The sharp downturn snapped a historic rally that recently took total market capitalisation past the 160 trillion naira mark. Institutional desks and retail speculators dumped banking and industrial counters to lock in swift capital gains. The seven-day retreat exposed…
Beninese singer Angelique Kidjo received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday. The five-time Grammy winner becomes the first African musician and the first Black African to earn a place on the Los Angeles pavement. Her plaque sits at 7011 Hollywood Boulevard as the 2,854th star in the recording category. The honour…