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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
Men of the Nigeria Customs Service impounded illicit drugs and toxic chemicals worth N3.95 billion across south-western border corridors, intercepting three suspects in the process. Customs Area Controller Gambo Aliyu, who runs the Federal Operations Unit Zone A in Ikeja, handed the haul to anti-narcotics and green safety regulators on Thursday, 3 September 2026. The…
Twelve outgoing Nigerian state governors will leave behind an aggregate debt mountain of roughly N5.3tn as their constitutional tenures expire in 2027 and early 2028. Official records from the Debt Management Office show that these twelve subnational administrations held N2.16tn in local obligations by the first quarter of 2026, alongside $2.33bn in foreign loans. The…
A special committee of the House of Representatives cleared the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, of all wrongdoing in the phantom agency scandal on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. The legislative panel concluded that an audacious impostor forged Gbajabiamila’s signature to manufacture the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council out of thin air. Lawmakers…
The Nigerian naira sustained its steady multi-week consolidation on Monday, 31 August 2026, holding near N1,337 per US dollar at the official foreign exchange window. Early indicative electronic quotes hovered around N1,346.78 before wholesale banking desks resumed regular session trading. Parallel market operators in Lagos and Abuja traded dollars at N1,400, reflecting a N7 gain…
A massive glacial collapse along the Himalayan frontier between Nepal and China has claimed nearly eight hundred lives as rescue crews dig through metres of thick sludge. The disaster struck on Wednesday morning when an enormous mass of ice and rock sheared off high peaks near Langtang Lirung. The falling debris hit mountain river gorges…
Armed thugs stormed the Ondo State House of Assembly complex in Akure on Thursday, 27 August 2026, disrupting legislative business and sending staff scrambling for safety. The invasion followed an escalating plot by state lawmakers to remove the Speaker over financial misconduct allegations. More than 22 of the 26 members of the Assembly had already…
A catastrophic glacier collapse high in the Himalayas triggered flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday, 26 August 2026. Surging walls of water and rock killed more than 160 people and left nearly 1,500 missing across mountain districts in both countries. The torrent tore through Nepal’s Rasuwa district and ripped into Tibet’s Gyirong County…
A coordinated global police sweep across twenty-two countries has netted 58 suspects tied to West African organised crime cartels, including the notorious Black Axe. The International Criminal Police Organisation disclosed on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, that the eight-month offensive, codenamed Operation Jackal IV, identified 263 primary suspects across six continents. Police formations targeted criminal networks…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu called on Nigerian Muslims to draw practical lessons from the life of Prophet Muhammad as the nation marks the 2026 Eid-el-Maulud. In an official dispatch issued in Abuja on Tuesday, 25 August, the president asked the faithful to look beyond merrymaking and focus on deep personal reflection. The presidential statement, released…
The Federal Government spent N6.47 trillion on strategic capital projects between June 2023 and December 2025, with major trunk roads and coastal highways taking the largest share of the funding. An official reform scorecard tracking the deployment of fiscal gains revealed that incremental public spending reached N30.64 trillion during the thirty-month review period. Three flagship…