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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
President Bola Tinubu has approved the expansion of the Nigerian Army from eight to twelve divisions. The ambitious military restructuring includes the immediate recruitment of twenty-eight thousand new personnel to boost operational capacity. Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu announced the sweeping reform during a military conference in Abuja. The expansion creates specialized…
Iran launched fresh missile and drone strikes across the Middle East on Thursday, targeting strategic border crossings and Gulf allies. Tehran struck the Abdali border post between Kuwait and Iraq while hitting energy facilities in Jordan and Bahrain. US forces responded instantly with heavy airstrikes against Houthi military positions in western Yemen. The American action…
Nigeria has taken its most decisive step yet toward breaking the federal monopoly on policing. The House of Representatives on Thursday passed the Executive Bill seeking to establish state police forces nationwide. Lawmakers withdrew their own earlier constitutional amendment proposal during plenary to adopt President Bola Tinubu’s executive version instead. The legislative breakthrough follows the…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has rejected a bail application from a jailed former civil servant serving twenty-four years for corruption. Garba Mohammed Dukku wanted freedom while challenging his conviction for diverting three hundred and nineteen million naira in public funds. The appellate court ruled that the former finance director failed to prove any…
At least 143 refugees and migrants are dead or missing after a vessel drifted for 25 days in the Atlantic Ocean before reaching Mauritania. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees confirmed that rescue operations pulled only 38 survivors from the stranded wooden boat on 18 July. The overcrowded vessel originally set sail from Bafuloto…
Nigeria’s net foreign exchange reserves have surged to approximately forty billion dollars as ongoing monetary reforms begin to yield fruits. Central Bank Governor Olayemi Cardoso announced the milestone at the BusinessDay CEO Forum in Lagos. The dramatic recovery marks a massive rebound from the critically low three billion dollars recorded at the start of his…
Nearly four in five Nigerians remain trapped in poverty or vulnerable to falling into it despite almost three years of aggressive economic reforms. The World Bank revealed the grim reality in its newly approved Country Partnership Framework for Nigeria, which spans 2026 to 2032. The document indicates that while President Bola Tinubu’s painful policy shifts…
The Federation Account Allocation Committee distributed an unprecedented 2.550 trillion Naira to Nigeria’s three tiers of government following a substantial surge in tax and oil receipts. The distribution represents a 10.9 per cent increase from the 2.300 trillion Naira shared in the preceding month. This fiscal windfall provides a temporary cushion for cash-strapped state governors…
The African Democratic Congress has accused President Bola Tinubu and the ruling party leadership of keeping former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai in custody out of raw political terror. The opposition party claims that Abuja is using state anti-graft and security apparatuses to paralyze the influential northern politician ahead of the 2027 general elections. The…
Nigeria is merging its national identity database with a new digital address network to repair its broken public verification system. The National Identity Management Commission and the Nigerian Postal Service have launched a joint initiative to link the National Identification Number with a national digital postcode system. The integration will allow individuals to verify their…