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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 Nigeria Police Force has rejected reports that hundreds of officers deployed for the August 15, 2026, Osun State governorship election remain stranded in the state weeks later without adequate food and basic welfare. In a statement issued on Friday by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Anietie Iniedu, the police described the continued presence…
The Federal Government has dismissed as baseless and irresponsible claims circulating on social media that Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) supported the recent failed coup attempt in Niger Republic. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sola Enikanolaiye, in a statement issued on Thursday, said the allegations were a deliberate attempt…
The White House on Thursday launched a website featuring retro arcade style games that allow players to chase migrants, construct a border wall and fund investment accounts for children, drawing sharp criticism from rights groups as the Trump administration intensifies immigration enforcement. The site, known as Arcade, presents five low resolution browser games that…
The Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria has urged relevant authorities to review the continued detention of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai and ensure strict adherence to the rule of law and due process. In a statement issued on Tuesday and signed by its Secretary-General, Malam Nafi’u Baba-Ahmad, the council warned that actions…
Workers in the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation are preparing for a fresh assets and liabilities declaration exercise after the Code of Conduct Bureau requested an updated nominal roll of personnel across the office. The directive is contained in an internal circular issued on 28 August 2026 by the Director of Administration, Office…
Nigeria’s Ambassador-designate to Mexico, Reno Omokri, has stated that there is no criminal FBI record linking President Bola Tinubu to criminality, distinguishing between the existence of agency records and a formal criminal record. Speaking on the City Boy Movement Podcast in Abuja on Tuesday, Omokri said an FBI record should not automatically be interpreted as…
The Nigerian equities market extended its bullish run on Tuesday, 1 September 2026, adding N1.22 trillion to investors’ wealth as strong buying interest across key sectors pushed the benchmark index higher. The NGX All-Share Index rose by 0.77 per cent, or 1,883.24 points, to close at 246,082.63 points. This lifted the year-to-date return to…
Nigeria has recorded 1,035 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and 252 deaths across 23 states and 117 local government areas in the first 33 epidemiological weeks of 2026, according to the latest situation report from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. The case fatality rate stands at 24.4 per cent, higher than…
West Africa is advancing regional electricity integration through more than 4,000 kilometres of high-voltage transmission lines that now link the power grids of 15 countries, according to the World Bank. The infrastructure, developed under the West African Power Pool, has enabled cross-border electricity trade that currently accounts for about eight per cent of the…
The most prominent figures in Nigeria’s opposition were absent when six parties gathered in Abuja to begin building the united front they say is needed to unseat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. The empty chairs revived the oldest question in the country’s opposition politics: whether its leaders can place a common…