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 Nigerian naira gained notable ground against the United States dollar on the parallel market to close at N1,385. Street traders in Lagos and Abuja quoted the rate following a sustained increase in dollar supply across major trading hubs. This appreciation represents a significant recovery from previous lows, where the local currency faced immense speculative…
An indefinite nationwide strike by upstream petroleum workers has brought Nigeria’s oil and gas regulatory architecture to a halt. Members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria locked the gates of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission. The industrial action completely froze administrative and regulatory functions at the Abuja headquarters and…
The California Attorney General has filed a major lawsuit against the successor company of 23andMe, alleging gross negligence during a massive 2023 data breach. The state’s top prosecutor claims the genetic testing firm failed to protect the sensitive biological and personal information of millions of customers. The cyberattack exposed the ancestry profiles, health data, and…
Nigerian factory floors are facing an existential crisis as a combination of multi-layered taxation, currency volatility, and insecurity cripples industrial operations. The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria issued a stark warning detailing the rapid erosion of corporate survival margins across the country’s major industrial hubs. Factory owners report that production volumes have dropped significantly over the…
Nigeria maintained its position as the third-largest global borrower from the World Bank’s International Development Association despite a marginal reduction in its debt stock. The nation’s outstanding exposure to the concessional lending arm stood at $18.5 billion as of March 31, 2026. This figure marks a slight 1.7 percent drop from the $18.7 billion recorded…
More than 2.1 million pregnant women now access antenatal care services across Nigeria under new federal healthcare reforms. The Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative aims to fix systemic gaps in governance, infrastructure, and workforce distribution. National coordinator for the Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp), Muntaqa Umar-Sadiq, announced the milestone during a progress briefing on Friday. The…
Wall Street index values fell sharply as surging crude prices ignited renewed global inflation fears. The sudden retreat knocked US equities off their recent record highs, which had been driven heavily by optimism surrounding artificial intelligence. Investors abandoned riskier stocks after benchmark Treasury yields jumped, offering a safer alternative for capital. The downturn affected nearly…
Mr Peter Obi has emerged as the sole presidential aspirant for the Nigeria Democratic Congress after the party closed the sale of its executive nomination forms. Party officials confirmed that the former Anambra State governor was the only candidate to buy the presidential expression of interest form before the Sunday deadline. The development clears the…
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 100 people and triggered a global health alert. The World Health Organization declared the crisis an international emergency after health workers tracked nearly 400 suspected cases. The virus has already crossed the border into Uganda, where officials confirmed two cases and one…
Nigerian comic and musician Lawal Michael Nasiru, known as Nasboi, has revealed a prolonged battle with depression that lasted throughout last year. The content creator disclosed that he used comedy as a survival mechanism while dealing with severe emotional exhaustion in private. His admission challenges the widely held public assumption that financial success and online…