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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
A 25-year-old labourer died on Wednesday, 30 September 2026, when an ageing commercial property caved in during an unapproved demolition at Otolo-Nnewi in the Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The victim, identified by authorities as Bakeru Iwal, was clearing out internal fittings when an upper masonry deck suddenly fractured and buried him…
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued an open letter to American citizens on Tuesday, urging voters to remove Donald Trump’s congressional allies in the November midterm elections as the United States military packed its final kit bags to leave neighbouring Iraq. The twenty-six-page manifesto calls on the American public to throw out violent leaders, reject…
Russian guided bombs smashed through a residential apartment block in Kharkiv early on Monday, 28 September 2026, wounding 22 people, including six children, only hours after weekend barrages claimed eight civilian lives nationwide. The deadly aerial offensive stretched across regional capitals from Sumy and Odesa to Zaporizhzhia and Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy counted more…
Nigeria’s Supreme Court has delivered a sharp blow to the loose bookkeeping of the country’s political machines ahead of the 2027 polls. On Thursday, a seven-member panel led by Justice Adamu Jauro allowed an appeal filed by the Independent National Electoral Commission against a lower appellate ruling that had dismantled key sections of the Electoral…
Tehran has placed the world’s most critical maritime bottleneck directly on the diplomatic table. President Masoud Pezeshkian announced on Saturday, 26 September 2026, that Iran’s Supreme Leader backed a comprehensive proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. In an interview broadcast by American network CBS and published via official state media, Mr Pezeshkian confirmed that…
Nearly four in five Nigerian adults now use a financial product, yet three-quarters remain financially broke. The ninth Access to Financial Services in Nigeria survey, released in Abuja by Enhancing Financial Inclusion and Advancement on Tuesday, revealed that national financial inclusion reached 79% in 2026. That figure represents roughly 94.2 million adults, while formal inclusion…
Persistent downpours have forced the Federal Ministry of Works to postpone the reopening of the First Niger Bridge. The steel span, which links Onitsha in Anambra State to Asaba in Delta State, was shut down on 7 September for emergency repairs. Federal engineers had promised to hand the river crossing back to commercial traffic on…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board fired a staff member on Monday, 21 September 2026, after an internal inquiry proved the worker extorted money from teenage applicants. The examination body revealed the summary dismissal in its weekly bulletin, warning that rank will not shield corrupt insiders from immediate prosecution. The disciplinary action exposes the dark…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has urged the harmonisation of salary scales and grade structures across Nigeria’s federal and state civil services. Speaking in Yenagoa on Friday, 18 September, during a foundation-laying ceremony for retired permanent secretaries, he argued that identical public duties deserve equal financial reward. He maintained that state workers match their federal peers…
Nigeria has launched an inter-ministerial panel in Abuja to rewrite the country’s Value Added Tax rules within six weeks. Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele set the deadline during the committee’s formal inauguration, demanding a framework that settles persistent disputes over exemptions. The assignment compels officials to draft a new 2026 VAT Modification Order before the fiscal…