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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
Twenty-two years. That is how long Arsenal supporters have waited for a sentence this simple: Arsenal are champions of England. It ended, as these things so often do in football, not with a winner at the Emirates, not with a last-minute redemption arc, but with a 1–1 draw in Bournemouth on a Tuesday night in…
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reduced the price of its aviation fuel to 1,650 Naira per litre from 1,750 Naira. The 100 Naira reduction follows a series of state-led interventions designed to prevent the grounding of domestic flight operations. Alongside the price cut, the refinery has introduced a 30-day interest-free credit facility for registered oil…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has issued a formal apology following a chaotic raid by its operatives at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital. The commission chairman, Ola Olukoyede, directed the apology to Eyo Ekpe, a professor of cardiothoracic surgery who serves as deputy chairman of the medical advisory committee. The anti-graft agency also…
The global governing body for taekwondo has elevated two Nigerian veterans to the rare rank of 7th Dan black belt. Grand Master Sunday Koffi Akani and Grand Master Dominic Asuquo Bassey received the honours from the World Taekwondo Jidokwan Federation on Saturday. The decorations took place during the national open trials at the Alake Sports…
A joint military operation by American and Nigerian forces killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the global second-in-command of Islamic State. US President Donald Trump confirmed the elimination of the senior leader in a late Friday announcement. Trump described the raid as a highly complex, meticulously planned mission targeting the most active terrorist in the world. The operation…
India and the United Arab Emirates signed a series of major defence and energy pacts on Friday to shield their economies from the escalating US-Israeli war on Iran. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi to formalise the agreements during a brief stopover. The diplomatic rush…
Nigerian telecommunications companies have committed 2.5 trillion naira to infrastructure upgrades to fix a worsening service crisis. This massive capital injection follows years of consumer complaints about dropped calls and vanishing data. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is driving this push to modernise a network that feels increasingly brittle under rising demand. Most of this…
The Kremlin has restated its price for ending the war in Ukraine. Vladimir Putin insists that Kyiv must cede four of its eastern regions and drop its bid to join NATO before any ceasefire can begin. These demands effectively ask Ukraine to accept defeat before negotiations even start. It is a bold stance from a…
Nigeria’s state governments have abruptly tightened their purse strings. Capital expenditure across 26 states fell by 58% in the first quarter of 2026, dropping to N1.59tn from N3.79tn in the previous quarter. This N2.2tn contraction signals a sharp pivot away from infrastructure as the 2027 general elections approach. While roads and hospitals wait, political alignments…
Donald Trump has dismissed Iran’s latest peace proposal as “totally unacceptable,” pushing the Middle East back toward open warfare. Writing on his Truth Social platform, the US president gave no specifics about the counteroffer but made his disdain clear. This rejection follows weeks of Pakistani-mediated talks aimed at ending the war that began on 28…