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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 logged 500 distinct security incidents in August 2026, with the northern states absorbing two-thirds of the violence. Data from the latest Nigeria Security Index by Eons Intelligence reveals that the northern region accounted for 334 breaches, or 67 per cent of the national tally. Zamfara led the grim league table with 45 recorded events,…
An Iranian strike on a Saudi crude supertanker killed two Filipino sailors in the Strait of Hormuz, dragging Riyadh into the middle of the regional naval war. Saudi national shipping carrier Bahri confirmed on Wednesday, 2 September 2026, that projectiles struck its vessel, the Sidr, late on Monday night as the ship steered out of…
Nigerian troops, alongside local security operatives, rescued fifteen abducted National Youth Service Corps members and six other travellers during a clearance operation inside Egume Forest in Kogi State. Armed bandits had intercepted a commercial passenger bus along the Aloma-Egane highway in Ofu Local Government Area as young graduates travelled from orientation camp. The outlaws marched…
Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited and its host community in Kogi State face imminent disconnection from the national power grid after failing to settle an outstanding electricity debt of N5.46bn. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission revealed in its latest industry performance assessment that the dormant industrial plant paid nothing towards its energy bills throughout the operational…
The Nigerian Navy dismantled two illegal oil refining sites and recovered roughly 34,000 litres of illicit diesel during a targeted operation in Rivers State on Friday, 28 August 2026. Naval troops attached to the Nigerian Navy Ship Pathfinder raided the hidden processing camps around the Ohaji corridor of the Egbema-Ndoni council area. The Director of…
Nigeria has recorded more than 65,000 suspected cholera cases across 35 states this year as poor sanitation and contaminated water supplies trigger a nationwide health crisis. The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr Jide Idris, confirmed that the waterborne bacterial infection has now breached roughly 195 local government areas. The…
Nigeria joined other African states in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, to demand a legally binding global pact on proactive drought management. The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, presented the country’s position at the ministerial opening of the seventeenth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. He told global delegates that degraded…
More than 150 insurgents, commanders, and auxiliary fighters surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai in Borno State over the past seven days. The Joint Task Force North East confirmed the mass capitulation on Monday, 25 August 2026, through its acting military information officer, Captain Mohammed Goni. This tally marks a threefold jump from the…
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…