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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
Nigeria’s mega-refinery near Lagos cemented its status as Europe’s top jet fuel source for a second straight month in July. Ship tracking data shows the giant Lekki plant shipped over 400,000 tonnes of jet fuel to European ports last month. That output captured one-fifth of the continent’s entire aviation fuel import market. The Nigerian facility…
Federal civil servants are threatening industrial action as public sector unions issue a firm deadline to the Finance Ministry over withheld allowances. The Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council has demanded an urgent audience with Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele on or before August 11. Bureaucratic delays in Abuja continue to test worker patience. Unpaid wage…
Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza of the Kebbi State High Court has regained his freedom after seven days in bandit captivity. Gunmen snatched the jurist from his residence in Bunza Local Government Area shortly after he returned from Sokoto State on July 26. Police spokesperson Bashir Usman confirmed his safe release on Monday morning following confirmation…
Nigeria and the African Development Bank have united in Abidjan to demand an immediate end to raw mineral exports across the continent. At a landmark ministerial summit, Solid Minerals Development Minister Dele Alake insisted African nations must process their critical minerals at home. The continent possesses vast reserves of battery metals and rare earth elements…
Nigeria’s public health system faces mounting pressure as Lassa fever deaths surge past two hundred. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reported that cumulative fatalities reached two hundred and twenty-nine by week twenty-eight. Total confirmed cases climbed to nine hundred and sixty-three across twenty-three states. Fresh weekly infections rose to twenty-five following a…
United Nigeria Airlines has halted all operations to Benin Airport following an emergency runway closure. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria ordered the immediate shutdown after an aircraft skidded off the tarmac on Thursday. Management announced that flights will remain cancelled until regulators reopen the airfield. The suspension leaves hundreds of domestic travellers stranded across…
Israeli forces launched widespread explosive strikes across southern Lebanon on Friday, violating the fragile regional ceasefire agreement. Military engineers detonated entire rows of residential buildings across border villages, including Kfar Kila and Ayta al-Shaab. Smoke plumes rose over the frontier as artillery units shelled positions deeper into Lebanese territory. Israeli military officials claimed the operations…
Bello Bodejo will remain in custody through the judicial summer break. The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday refused to hear his plea to soften his steep bail conditions. Justice Inyang Ekwo cited the upcoming court vacation as the primary reason for his refusal. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission filed a counter affidavit…
French lawmakers have voted to ban social media access for children under the age of 15. The legislation makes France the first nation in the European Union to impose a complete digital majority threshold on commercial social platforms. Both houses of parliament adopted the measure late on Tuesday evening following months of intense legislative negotiations….
The United States has launched a devastating wave of punitive airstrikes against Iran following the first American combat deaths since renewed fighting destabilised the Middle East. US Central Command confirmed it completed an eighth consecutive night of heavy bombardments on Sunday. The operation targeted Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps infrastructure, coastal surveillance systems, and air defence…