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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 New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) will hold primaries for all elective positions on 26 May 2027. This timeline covers state assembly seats, governorships, national legislative posts, and the presidency. The party intends to use a consensus mode for these selections across all wards. It has already notified the Independent National Electoral Commission of this…
The United States Mission in Nigeria has issued a blunt warning: overstaying a visa damages future travel prospects for all Nigerians. In an advisory posted today, the mission emphasised that immigration officials closely track compliance. When travellers ignore their departure dates or violate entry terms, the consequences ripple outward. Applicants from the same country may…
Mali’s Defence Minister, Colonel Sadio Camara, died alongside his wife and two grandchildren in a targeted car bomb attack on his residence in Kita on Saturday. The strike on the junta stronghold outside Bamako marks a critical escalation in the country’s deepening security crisis. The assassination occurred amidst a wave of synchronised, large-scale assaults by…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) intends to maintain its recent trajectory in aviation safety standards. Nigeria achieved an Effective Implementation score of 91.45 per cent during the 2026 Coordinated Validation Mission. This performance far exceeds the global average of 70.4 per cent. The leap from the previous 70.23 per cent score validates the…
The Bank of Industry (BOI) and the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) have signed a memorandum of understanding to overhaul Nigeria’s agricultural value chain. This partnership seeks to bridge the gap between research and commercial production. Both institutions intend to convert raw agricultural commodities into finished goods for domestic use and export. They…
Nigerian MMA prospects David Samuel and Juliet Ukah secured impressive victories at the Professional Fighters League (PFL) event in Pretoria, South Africa. Samuel dominated his welterweight tournament bout, stopping Abdelrahman Mohammad with a first-round submission after showcasing sharp striking. Ukah, a Police Corporal known as “Golden Bones,” maintained her unbeaten record by earning a split…
Two Nigerian nationals, Akinade Raheem and Abayomi Eletu, face up to 50 years each in prison for orchestrating a sophisticated $100 million tax fraud scheme against the United States Internal Revenue Service. Operating between 2018 and 2023, the defendants allegedly hijacked the identities of both tax professionals and private citizens to file over 300 fraudulent…
Monthly federal revenue has jumped from N711 billion in May 2023 to N3.635 trillion by September 2025, marking a 411.3 per cent increase under the current administration. Zacch Adedeji, Executive Chairman of the newly christened Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), announced these figures during the inauguration of the agency’s 16-storey headquarters in Abuja. The growth reflects…
The Edo State Police Command has arrested ten individuals for running a criminal network that used police uniforms to abduct and rob residents. The group included a serving Assistant Superintendent of Police, four junior officers, and a dismissed corporal. They targeted victims in Benin City, forcing them to withdraw cash at gunpoint. This internal rot…
Global energy markets were upended on Monday as Brent crude prices jumped 8% to top $103 a barrel. The spike follows President Donald Trump’s announcement of a naval blockade targeting Iranian ports. Prices surged past the psychologically critical $100 mark shortly after ceasefire talks in Islamabad collapsed over the weekend. US Central Command confirmed the…