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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
The naira extended its steady advance on the official foreign exchange market on Monday, 7 September 2026, trading near N1,321 to the American greenback as aggressive central bank mopping operations continued to starve currency speculators of local cash. Official transaction data from the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market shows the local unit firmed from N1,332 recorded…
Former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke has ignited fierce public outrage by revealing that Nigerian politicians resort to human sacrifice in their desperate scramble for power ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking in Abuja during a consultative visit by the Savannah Centre Council of the Wise, led by former Chief Justice Olukayode Ariwoola,…
Nigeria signed a comprehensive Joint Work Programme with the International Energy Agency in Abuja on Thursday, 3 September 2026. The bilateral pact seals the country’s formal entry as an Association Country of the Paris-based body, following unanimous board approval in July. Speaking on behalf of President Bola Tinubu, Vice-President Kashim Shettima hailed the partnership as…
The war between the United States and Iran widened on Thursday, 3 September 2026, when Iranian forces launched coordinated missile and drone strikes against American staging posts in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. Tehran said the salvoes avenged an American missile strike on a wedding party in the southern coastal town of Kuhestak that…
Kira, daughter of the late Yoruba actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, has shared an emotional tribute in which she spoke about the pain of losing her father and the future moment she had hoped to share with him. In a social media post published on Thursday, September 3, Kira revealed that one of…
The Nigerian equities market gained N1.29 trillion in total market value last week, pushing aggregate capitalisation to N155.83 trillion on the back of fresh sovereign credit rating upgrades. The benchmark All-Share Index climbed 0.81 per cent to close at 241,298.47 points as fund managers poured cash into blue-chip shares. International credit rating agencies upgraded Nigeria’s…
Nigeria recorded the lowest average electricity tariff among fourteen selected African countries in 2025, according to a comparative review by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. The industry regulator revealed that the country’s average allowed end-user tariff stood at N124.30 per kilowatt-hour. State energy planners often point to cheap electricity as proof of public support for…
Tehran dashed hopes of a swift reopening of the Persian Gulf on Wednesday, 26 August 2026, declaring the Strait of Hormuz firmly shut despite agreeing to a temporary transit route with Oman. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi insisted that a technical maritime corridor with Muscat will not restore normal commercial navigation on its own….
The Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, has ordered state police commands across the country to treat all cases of mob violence and extrajudicial killings as murder. In a public address broadcast on official police channels on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, the police chief warned that the force will no longer view street lynchings as spontaneous…
Iran promised swift retaliation on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, after the United States widened economic sanctions to choke Tehran’s remaining foreign revenue. United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled measures against 60 individuals, entities, and vessels on Monday. The new rules threaten to shut foreign banks out of dollar clearing if they maintain commercial ties…