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 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
Public health clinics across Nigeria are witnessing an alarming exodus. Low-income patients managing chronic conditions, from HIV and tuberculosis to non-communicable diseases, are increasingly turning away from public hospitals to seek refuge in prayer camps, traditional healing homes, and informal patent medicine stores. This flight is the direct outcome of a severe contraction in foreign…
Political leaders, traditional rulers, and elder statesmen gathered in Akure on Friday, 28 August 2026, to celebrate the centenary of Afenifere leader Reuben Fasoranti. The gathering drew figures from across the political aisle, including Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and former governors Olusegun Osoba and Olusegun Mimiko. President Bola Tinubu sent Minister of Interior Olubunmi…
Nigeria’s premier fast-moving consumer goods manufacturers and industrial conglomerates have made an aggressive retreat from commercial banking halls, turning instead to domestic debt markets on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) and FMDQ Securities Exchange. As a result of maximum lending rates exceeding 30 percent due to relentless monetary policy tightening by the Central Bank of Nigeria…
The disclosure by the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) regarding the nationwide operations of an illegal, self-styled federal “Made-in-Nigeria” agency marks a disturbing milestone in the erosion of public administration. Operating under the name “National Brands Development and Made in Nigeria Special Project Office,” this fictitious parastatal was discovered soliciting funds from subnational governments, leasing…
The death of veteran actor Alhaji Taiwo Hassan, known across generations of audiences as “Ogogo”, has prompted an outpouring of national grief and retrospection. Passing away at the age of 66 after a battle with stage-four cancer, Hassan was among the final cohort of performers whose careers bridged the foundational era of Nigerian travelling theatre,…
Nigerian equities delivered a 57 per cent return over the first seven months of 2026, driven predominantly by domestic institutional and retail capital. Managing Director of Coronation Asset Management, Aigbovbioise Aig-Imoukhuede, revealed the figures while reviewing market performance in Lagos. The sustained bull run lifted broad benchmark indices across the Nigerian Exchange despite stubborn macroeconomic…
The formal accession of Nigeria to the World Energy Council and the simultaneous inauguration of its National Member Committee in Abuja mark a renewed diplomatic posture in the international energy arena. Chaired by Waltersmith Petroman Oil Chairman Abdulrazaq Isa, with former Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited executive Bala Wunti as Chief Executive Officer, the new…
Major pan-African telecommunications operators have entered into commercial agreements and conducted technical trials with low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite providers to deploy direct-to-cell services and satellite-backed cellular backhaul across the continent. Commercial partnerships involving operators like MTN, Airtel, and constellation managers such as SpaceX’s Starlink and Eutelsat OneWeb mark a strategic shift in African network architecture….
Tony Elumelu drew a sharp line under corporate informality during a graduate trainee event in Lagos on Thursday. A young participant stood up and greeted the billionaire banker with a casual “Good morning, Tony”. The chairman of United Bank for Africa promptly rejected the greeting, telling her to use “Mr Elumelu” or his corporate initials,…
Investigations across public secondary schools and the network of Federal Government Colleges, historically celebrated as Unity Schools, have exposed a startling reality in basic and secondary education. The functional majority of classroom instructors delivering daily lessons in core subjects, ranging from foundational mathematics and physical sciences to language arts, are not civil servants on the…