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
By N’Mazi Obiomah O. Igbokwe. W. B. Yeats gives us an unusually powerful metaphor for thinking about Nigerian politics, but the key is to use it as a political literary analogy, not as a prediction that a particular party or candidate will win. In The Second Coming, Yeats writes: “Turning and turning in the widening…
By N’Mazi Obiomah Something is happening in Nigeria. The politicians are moving. Parties are repositioning. Old alliances are fraying, new coalitions are emerging, and defections are becoming an increasingly familiar feature of the political landscape. Behind the public declarations and carefully choreographed political meetings is a fierce contest for influence ahead of the 2027 general…
As Nigeria moves towards the 2027 presidential election, the fuel subsidy debate is returning with a force that may make it one of the most important economic issues on the campaign trail. The political message is simple: Nigerians are suffering, petrol is expensive, transport costs are high, food prices have risen, and millions of households…
Nigeria’s 2027 general election is beginning to take shape, and the latest voter register offers political parties a revealing picture of the electorate they will have to persuade, mobilise and ultimately get to the polling booths. The most striking message from the figures is that Nigeria’s electorate is no longer predominantly a youthful constituency. The…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Independence Day address on October 1, 2026, was built around a powerful political and economic proposition: Nigeria has endured the pain of reform, the worst of the adjustment is over, and the country is now entering an “age of prosperity”. It is an attractive proposition. But it raises a difficult question:…
Nigeria will mark 66 years of independence on October 1, 2026, a milestone that invites both celebration and serious reflection. The question, however, is not simply whether Nigerians should wave the green-white-green flag, attend ceremonies or exchange Independence Day greetings. The more difficult question is what, after 66 years of self-government, Nigerians have to show…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration can point to a substantial list of economic, infrastructure and social-policy initiatives since May 2023. Fuel-subsidy removal, foreign-exchange reform, tax changes, higher revenues, infrastructure spending, student loans, a new minimum wage and expanded social intervention programmes have fundamentally altered the policy direction of the Nigerian economy. But another, difficult question…
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s decision to cut its benchmark interest rate by 350 basis points (from 26.5 per cent to 23 per cent) marks a significant shift in the country’s monetary policy direction. Announced after the 307th meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on September 22, 2026, the decision represents the largest single…
The Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC), Trade Union Side, wants the Federal Government to act by September 30, 2026, demanding, among other measures, a reduction of petrol to ₦500 per litre, an immediate wage award, higher salaries and allowances and the commencement of negotiations for a new national minimum wage ahead of January…
Nigeria’s latest petrol price surge is more than another painful increase at the filling station. It is a warning that the country’s post-subsidy fuel-pricing system remains highly exposed to international oil prices, exchange-rate movements and domestic supply-chain costs. Across several states, according to media reports, motorists are now paying around N1,400–N1,500 per litre, with prices…