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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 hovered near 1,324.70 to the American dollar on Wednesday morning as chronic foreign exchange tightness continues to test the currency reforms of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Spot trading across early deals saw the domestic unit edge between 1,323.80 and 1,329.00 before settling around 1,324.70 in the official market. That movement follows modest…
Nigerian public sector workers gave the federal government until September 30 to arrest the rapid collapse of living standards across the civil service or face industrial chaos. The Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council, representing state workers from major unions, wrote directly to President Bola Tinubu to demand immediate cash interventions and a baseline wage…
Iran’s military command declared on Monday that its armed forces are fully prepared for a direct confrontation with the United States and Israel. Tehran claimed to possess credible intelligence indicating that Washington is preparing a fresh wave of large-scale military assaults. Revolutionary Guard officials warned that any new aggression would trigger immediate retaliation against American…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency took over 1.3 million opioid pills and six tonnes of cannabis off Nigerian streets this week in a nationwide sweep spanning eight states and the Federal Capital Territory. The haul carries an estimated street value exceeding ₦3.4bn. Operatives rounded up a network of couriers, including a trafficker posing as…
The United States Department of Justice has charged 16 foreign nationals, including three Nigerians, with unlawful voting and related election fraud offences across several federal jurisdictions. The charges, announced on Friday, stem from multi-agency investigations that tracked non-citizens who registered to vote, cast ballots in federal elections, or submitted false citizenship claims. The sweep caught…
A second commercial oil tanker caught fire after an unknown projectile struck it in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations confirmed that the crew extinguished the blaze and sustained no casualties. The attack followed another strike on Wednesday that damaged an outbound vessel in the same narrow waterway. Iran’s…
Nigeria’s organised labour and main opposition leaders mounted fresh pressure on President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, 16 September 2026, demanding urgent relief after petrol pump prices hit fresh peaks across the federation. The Nigeria Labour Congress called on the federal government to grant immediate wage awards to workers and supply crude to domestic refineries in…
The Independent National Electoral Commission moved swiftly on Wednesday, 16 September 2026, to quell mounting opposition hysteria regarding the whereabouts of its chairman, Joash Amupitan. Official spokesmen confirmed that the electoral boss travelled outside Abuja on an approved international mission to represent Nigeria at an institutional conference. The clarification directly answers a barrage of questions…
The Nigerian naira held steady at 1,326.30 to the American dollar on the official window on Tuesday, 15 September 2026. Central Bank of Nigeria records show that the spot rate firmed slightly from Monday’s opening levels at the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market. Street dealers in Lagos, Abuja, and Kano quoted the greenback between 1,385 naira…
Nigeria’s outbound shipments of raw materials surged by 106 per cent year-on-year to hit 3.84 trillion naira in the first six months of 2026. Fresh data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows a steep climb from the 1.86 trillion naira recorded during the same period in 2025. The trade surge reflects robust overseas appetite…