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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 deployed 2,099 active drilling rigs between 2016 and 2026, yet total crude output remains stubbornly flat. Data from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries shows that billions of dollars in offshore drilling campaigns failed to lift daily production. Upstream operators spent massive capital maintaining mature fields that lose pressure each year. Annual rig deployments…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has urged the Dangote Petroleum Refinery to extend its direct petrol delivery scheme to northern states. The association made the appeal through an official statement released by its National Publicity Secretary, Chinedu Ukadike, in Abuja on Sunday, 23 August 2026. Marketers praised the Lekki refinery for rolling out…
Iran delivered a blunt and public ultimatum to its Gulf neighbours on Sunday, 23 August 2026. Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, warned that any country joining the American economic war against Tehran becomes an immediate enemy. The dire warning anticipates a new round of severe American sanctions scheduled for Monday. Donald…
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria in Abuja has refused an application to halt the national delegates conference and leadership election of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria. Presiding judge Justice M.A. Hamza declined to grant an interim restraining order that would have frozen the planned succession timetable. The court granted…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has formally defended its refusal to release criminal investigative files concerning Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, citing strict statutory privacy exemptions under American law. In legal filings before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, American law enforcement agencies argued that disclosing sensitive investigative dossiers would constitute an…
Atiku Abubakar has pledged to bring back petrol subsidies if voters elect him president in 2027. The former vice-president and perennial opposition candidate framed the move as an urgent rescue for households crushed by runaway living costs. He argued that the current administration rushed into price reforms without building viable social cushions for the poor. The…
Crude oil prices pushed higher on Tuesday as hopes for a diplomatic breakthrough in the Middle East faded. Brent crude climbed past 91 dollars a barrel, extending its winning run into a third straight trading session. Global stock markets stumbled in response as investors confronted the reality of prolonged energy disruptions. A sixty-day truce deadline…
Nigerian troops have blocked a large-scale kidnapping raid across rural communities in Zamfara State. Soldiers attached to the joint military task force intercepted heavily armed bandits before the attackers could herd scores of villagers into the forest. Frontline units engaged the gang in a sustained gun battle, forcing the assailants to abandon their hostages and…
A commercial vessel owned by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company came under direct attack while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Friday evening. The strike marks the third assault on Emirati tankers within 48 hours in the contested shipping channel. Company officials confirmed that the crew escaped without injuries and brought the vessel under control….
The Debt Management Office raised 5.86 billion naira through its August savings bond auction. The intake fell 330 million naira short of July figures as coupon cuts cooled retail interest. Debt managers sold two-year paper at 13.96 per cent and three-year notes at 14.96 per cent. Savers preferred the longer maturity, committing 4.55 billion naira…