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
The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the remand of three Mexican nationals and seven Nigerian accomplices following the discovery of an industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency arraigned the ten defendants on an 11-count charge bordering on illegal drug manufacturing, chemical diversion, and international narcotics trafficking. The anti-graft agency values…
A Lagos State Special Offences Court has admitted the extrajudicial statements of Godwin Emefiele as valid exhibits in his ongoing corruption trial. Justice Rahman Oshodi rejected defence arguments that anti-graft investigators extracted the documents under physical duress or procedural irregularities. The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria faces a 26-count charge detailing an…
The Nigerian Senate has called on the Federal Government to immediately halt the rehabilitation and reintegration of repentant Boko Haram fighters. Lawmakers unanimously adopted a resolution demanding that all captured or surrendered insurgents face criminal prosecution rather than state-sponsored social re-entry programmes. This legislative shift marks a major institutional pushback against Operation Safe Corridor, the…
British singer-songwriter Lauren Bennett, best known for her vocal feature on the global chart-topping track Party Rock Anthem, has died at the age of 37. Her former bandmates from the pop group G.R.L. confirmed her passing in a joint social media announcement. The sudden loss has triggered widespread mourning across the international music community. Representatives…
Trading on the Nigerian stock market closed heavily bullish this week, yielding a substantial 3.156 trillion Naira gain for equity investors. The weekly rally reversed a recent multi-trillion Naira correction that had wiped significant value off the local exchange. Strong corporate positioning by institutional investors drove the sharp market recovery, focusing heavily on core banking,…
The Oyo State Ministry of Education has formally rewritten its public academic calendar to absorb the shock of a recently suspended teachers’ strike. Public primary and secondary schools across the state will now officially resume a full teaching schedule on Monday, July 6. The permanent secretary of the ministry, Mrs B.T. Oyinloye, detailed the emergency…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has seized 2,530 kilogrammes of illicit drugs and arrested 382 suspects in Taraba State. State Commander Javanson Kwalma announced the cumulative results of the anti-narcotics campaign during a security briefing on Thursday. Operatives intercepted massive quantities of cannabis sativa, tramadol, codeine syrup, and methamphetamine over the first half of…
African governments are systematically rewriting the extractive bargain by demanding local processing of their natural resources. From Kenya to Ghana and Mali, states increasingly insist that critical minerals undergo domestic refinement before export. This policy shift targets rare earths, lithium, graphite, copper, and nickel. The global energy transition has triggered an insatiable demand for these…
The Independent National Electoral Commission is locked in a bitter dispute with political parties over portal access codes for candidate nominations. Opposition groups claim the commission is using technical delays to compromise the 2027 election timeline. Electoral officials insist that access tokens will only go to legitimate party executives. This digital bottleneck threatens to disrupt…
Nigeria is still falling significantly short of its statutory tax revenue targets despite the implementation of extensive fiscal adjustments. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, disclosed the ongoing deficit during a courtesy visit in Abuja on Thursday. The minister hosted the leadership of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria…