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
Police authorities deployed 15,000 operatives across Osun State ahead of the upcoming governorship election. The state Commissioner of Police (CP), Samuel Etaifo Erale, announced the massive security apparatus to reassure voters and deter potential troublemakers. Uniformed officers, tactical units, and intelligence personnel will cover all polling units and collation centres statewide. High-profile security presence aims…
Nigeria’s National Economic Council approved a $4.5bn crude oil-backed loan refinancing deal to defend the naira. The new credit package replaces the $3.3bn pre-export finance deal from 2023 under Project Gazelle. The transaction allocates $1.5bn to settle existing obligations from the previous agreement. The central bank receives the remaining $3bn directly to rebuild national external…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, former Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi, and former Osun State Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola met former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his Abeokuta residence to map strategy for the 2027 general elections. The closed-door consultation underlines growing unease within opposition circles over the direction of the country under President Bola Tinubu. Cross-party…
Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has promised to sell off the majority of Nigeria’s presidential air fleet to curb wasteful state spending. Speaking at a political gathering, Obi declared that maintaining over ten luxury aircraft during an economic crisis remains an unpardonable waste of public funds. He argued that the funds saved from maintaining…
Nigerian businesses are borrowing heavily despite punitive interest rates. Credit to the private sector climbed 2.8% to 83.3 trillion naira in June. Fresh Central Bank of Nigeria data confirms the steady credit expansion from eighty-one trillion naira in May. Commercial banks continue to disburse loans to eager corporate and household borrowers. High borrowing costs fail…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has resumed gantry loading of petrol in local currency after a week-long suspension. The facility simultaneously increased its ex-depot price by N141 to N1215 per litre. The thirteen per cent price hike will immediately force filling stations to adjust pump rates upward across the country. Customer notices reveal that all outstanding, uncollected…
A parliamentary committee has issued a strict 48-hour ultimatum to federal ministries, departments, and agencies stalling its investigation into a phantom government body. The House Ad-hoc Committee investigating the illicit creation and operational history of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council declared Thursday as the final deadline for recalcitrant civil servants. Committee Chairman Yusuf Gagdi…
The Federal Government will issue a second power sector bond worth N729 billion to clear verified legacy debts owed to electricity generation companies. The looming capital market intervention aims to inject desperate liquidity into the gasping domestic electricity supply industry. State administrators will host an essential Investors’ Forum on Tuesday to pitch the debt instrument…
A massive overnight Ukrainian drone offensive has killed at least eight people and wounded dozens across several Russian regions. The deadliest strike targeted a major retail logistics hub in the western Tambov region during a night shift. Moscow officials report heavy civilian casualties, while Kyiv maintains that the targeted facilities aid the Russian war effort….
Africa loses seven billion dollars every year to overseas healthcare as citizens flee broken domestic hospitals. More than 300,000 Africans travel to India alone each year for specialist treatment. The Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi revealed these figures at a media roundtable in Lagos. Chief Operating Officer Khurram Jamal criticised African governments for prioritising…