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
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…
In the agrarian expanses of Benue, Niger, and the broader North Central belt, the harvest season no longer brings relief; it marks the arrival of tax collectors carrying automatic rifles. Across these food baskets, armed non-state actors have established a formalised extortion regime, demanding mandatory access fees, often starting at N500,000 per community or individual…
Financial sector disclosures across the Nigerian Exchange reveal a striking contradiction in the nation’s banking system. Despite reporting record earnings on the back of elevated interest rates and treasury yields, only six commercial banks declared substantial cash dividend payouts to their shareholders for the recent financial cycle. The vast majority of financial institutions chose instead…
Official statistical releases and foreign portfolio reports present a picture of stabilising economic management in Nigeria. Top-line headline inflation figures show a downward trajectory, foreign capital inflows into government debt instruments have expanded, and international rating agencies praise monetary authorities for maintaining a tight policy stance. Central bank bulletins celebrate expanding foreign exchange reserves and…
Jane Audu (not real name), a thirty-four-year-old lady, purchased a weight-loss product advertised on Facebook to help reduce her huge tummy in just 2 months. Within the first month, she began experiencing belly swelling, extreme tiredness, dark urine and other symptoms. Upon presentation to the general hospital in Lafia, she was diagnosed with acute liver…