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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
The Federal Government has fixed 4pm on Friday, 18 September 2026, as the deadline for ministries, departments and agencies to submit their 2027 personnel cost proposals, part of a wider effort to move the budget to the National Assembly earlier than in previous years and repair a spending cycle that has slipped badly out…
Nigeria produced 1,677,777 barrels of crude oil and condensate a day in August 2026, keeping the country within its assigned OPEC ceiling for a fourth straight month even as output remained well short of the level the Federal Government needs to fund its own budget. The figure, released on Sunday by the Nigerian Upstream…
The Nigerian Exchange closed the week ended Friday, 12 September 2026, deep in the red, with widespread selling wiping about N1.97 trillion off the value of listed equities as investors trimmed positions after months of record gains and began raising cash ahead of the Dangote Refinery public offer. The benchmark All-Share Index fell 1.60…
The academic and service records of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, have become the subject of three separate Federal High Court actions in Abuja, drawing a firm defence from his party and reopening a broader argument about how far documentary scrutiny of candidates should reach before the 2027 election. The…
A luxury design feature meant to signal performance and prestige has become the subject of a US class action lawsuit, after two Mercedes-AMG drivers accused the carmaker of selling vehicles whose metal seat badges heat up in the sun and burn the skin of occupants. The suit was filed on 5 August 2026 in…
The two dominant figures of Nigeria’s 2027 presidential contest, President Bola Tinubu and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, have between them committed more than 10 million dollars to lobbying firms in the United States, a level of foreign spending now drawing scrutiny at a time when official data show millions of Nigerian households struggling…
Nigeria’s cash transfer to the poor is under fresh scrutiny after the Office of the Auditor General for the Federation reported that it could not confirm whether N33.75 billion paid to more than 3.29 million households in 2023 reached genuine beneficiaries, a finding that has surfaced just as the Federal Government rolls out a…
The obstruction of Peter Obi’s convoy in Benue State has become the latest flashpoint in a widening argument over the safety of opposition politicians, drawing sharp warnings from Igbo leaders and socio-cultural groups who say a pattern of physical confrontation is emerging as the 2027 campaign gathers pace. Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria…
The killing of two Nigerians in South Africa within days of each other has renewed diplomatic strain between Abuja and Pretoria, coming as anti-migrant groups press a fresh 30 September ultimatum for undocumented foreigners to leave and as the National Assembly suspends legislative dealings with its South African counterpart. The victims were named by the…
The Nigerian High Commission in London has moved to refund £50 to Nigerians who paid a £70 administrative charge during the ongoing special passport intervention exercise, a decision that follows two weeks of protests, technical failures and questions over whether the fee was ever properly authorised. In a notice published on its website on…