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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
Nigeria’s three tiers of government are sharing more naira than at any point in the country’s history. Whether that has made anyone better off is the question former Vice President Atiku Abubakar put to the public this week, and his answer was no. In a statement issued on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, by his…
Nigeria’s 2027 campaign season produced its first significant security controversy this week, and the police response has been unusually swift. The Benue State Police Command says it has arrested 46 people in connection with the obstruction of the movement of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, during his visit to the…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to upload and use the modified digital logo of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, resolving a dispute that had left the new opposition party campaigning with two competing symbols months before the 2027 general elections. The judgment was delivered on September 8, 2026…
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has formally opened its campaign for the 2027 governorship and House of Assembly elections, moving the ruling party in Nigeria’s commercial capital from internal organisation into open contest with voters. The launch, declared by state chairman Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi and reported by Vanguard, carries the…
A former governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has accused the incumbent, Hyacinth Alia, of orchestrating the blockade that stopped Peter Obi’s convoy from reaching Yelwata this week, an allegation the state government rejects and one the police say they are still investigating. Ortom made the accusation on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, during an…
The leadership transition crisis within the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has taken a new turn after FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) directed the federation to suspend its ongoing electoral process pending a joint assessment of recent developments. The decision places Nigeria’s football administration under closer international review as the two governing bodies…
Former Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has described the debate over fuel subsidy ahead of the 2027 general elections as both an economic and political issue, arguing that opposition candidate Atiku Abubakar’s position on subsidy restoration could appeal strongly to Nigerians affected by rising living costs. Fayemi, a former Minister of Solid Minerals Development,…
The planned public offering of shares in the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals project is expected to attract significant attention from Nigerian investors as one of the country’s most closely watched capital market transactions. With the offer price set at N525 per share, and a minimum subscription requirement of 10 shares costing N5,250, the Initial…
The safety of some everyday foods sold across Nigerian markets has come under renewed attention after the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) clarified the limits of its regulatory reach over traditionally packaged staples such as unbranded palm oil and fufu. The agency said while it has responsibility for regulating processed…
The political alliance that produced one of Nigeria’s most closely watched presidential campaigns in 2023 continues to shape conversations ahead of the 2027 general elections, as former allies offer different interpretations of what happened after the polls. Kenneth Okonkwo, spokesperson for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, has attributed Yusuf Datti…