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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 African Democratic Congress has said its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, will campaign in all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory ahead of the January 16, 2027 election, setting up a contrast with President Bola Tinubu’s decision to appear personally at rallies in only 12 states. Phrank Shaibu, the ADC campaign council’s director of…
Nigeria has no active Ebola case following the medical evacuation of its index patient and her husband to Switzerland, the World Health Organisation’s regional director for Africa, Mohamed Janabi, said on Monday. The patient, a Swiss diplomat’s wife, was flown out of Abuja in the early hours after Nigerian clinicians stabilised her through the…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress on Sunday named a 155-member National Campaign Council for the 2027 general elections, with party leader Seriake Dickson as chairman and presidential candidate Peter Obi as co-chairman. Vice-presidential candidate Rabiu Kwankwaso was named co-vice-chairman, while National Chairman Cleopas Zuwoghe serves as vice-chairman. Ibrahim Abdulkarim, an ICT strategist, was appointed director-general,…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday dismissed a no-case submission filed by former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai, ordering him to enter his defence in a five-count charge alleging unlawful interception of the telephone communications of National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik held that the Department of State Services had…
Nigeria’s net foreign exchange flows rose to $22.50 billion in the second quarter of 2026, the strongest quarterly figure since the final quarter of 2019. Central Bank of Nigeria data show the net position improved by 5.5 per cent from $21.33 billion in the first quarter. The gain came mainly from a sharper reduction in…
Social Democratic Party presidential candidate Adewole Adebayo has cautioned against any move to suspend political campaigns or postpone the 2027 general election because of the recent Ebola case. Speaking at a dinner organised by his Presidential Campaign Council leadership in Abuja on Sunday, Adebayo said one confirmed case was not enough to declare an epidemic….
The Nigerian equities market closed the past week lower as profit-taking intensified, with share prices of 55 companies falling against gains in only 20 stocks on the Nigerian Exchange Limited. Market capitalisation dropped by more than N206 billion to settle at N160.519 trillion, from N160.725 trillion the previous week. The All-Share Index also eased to…
President Bola Tinubu has sent his condolences to the Okonjo royal family of Ogwashi-Uku in Delta State over the death of Professor Kamene Okonjo. She passed away at the age of 96. In a statement from his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President described the late professor as a distinguished scholar,…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress of wasteful spending after the party’s national youth leader, Dayo Israel, announced that brand-new 2026 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado SUVs had been presented to selected youth leaders for election mobilisation. Israel posted a video of seven of the vehicles on his X account…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign Council has told the All Progressives Congress (APC) that no amount of insult can hide what it called the growing rejection of the ruling party by Nigerians. The response came on Saturday, hours after the APC accused the ADC and its candidate, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar,…