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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
A renewed diphtheria outbreak in Niger State has highlighted continuing gaps in childhood immunisation coverage and disease prevention efforts, with health authorities reporting confirmed infections and deaths despite the availability of effective vaccines against the highly contagious disease. The outbreak, which affected communities including Chanchaga and Katcha Local Government Areas, has raised concerns over…
A Federal High Court decision expected in October has placed the internal processes of political parties and compliance with electoral rules at the centre of a fresh legal debate ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. The case before the Federal High Court in Ibadan concerns the All Progressives Congress, APC, primary election for the…
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s plan to raise N700 billion through Treasury Bills in September has drawn fresh attention to the government’s domestic borrowing strategy, the management of liquidity in the banking system and the direction of short term interest rates in Africa’s largest economy. The auction, scheduled as part of the third quarter…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is changing its approach to financial crime investigations by moving from post crime recovery to early intervention, as digital payments, cryptocurrency transfers and faster movement of illicit funds reshape the fight against corruption and fraud in Nigeria. The commission’s chairman, Ola Olukoyede, recently disclosed that the EFCC…
The dispute over the Nigeria Democratic Congress candidates for the 2027 Anambra State House of Assembly elections has shifted from political accusation to a question that can potentially be settled by electronic records, as the Independent National Electoral Commission says its candidate nomination system contains an audit trail capable of showing how the disputed…
Human rights lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi’s description of social media personality Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, as the “hope of the common man” has reopened a wider question about public confidence in Nigeria’s justice system, particularly as the activist’s appearance at the Nigerian Bar Association’s 66th Annual General Conference generated…
President Bola Tinubu’s latest attempt to stop the release of US investigative records has revived a three decade old controversy, but the legal dispute now centres less on whether a 1993 forfeiture occurred and more on whether records from an American law enforcement investigation can be withheld under US privacy and investigative exemptions. Tinubu,…
Nigeria’s petrol market is entering a new phase of competition as rising imports challenge domestic refining capacity, with Dangote Petroleum Refinery now considering restricting supplies to major marketers that continue to import Premium Motor Spirit. The proposed restriction, which could begin this week subject to further consultations, comes after imported petrol accounted for about 43.3…
Nigeria’s petrol market is showing a sharp reversal after months of declining dependence on imported fuel, with new regulatory data showing that imports accounted for 43.3 per cent of petrol receipts in July 2026, even as the country’s largest refinery had demonstrated the capacity to process more than its original design level. The latest…
Nigeria’s transmission network now has an infrastructure capacity of 54,995 megawatts across 333 transmission lines, according to the Transmission Company of Nigeria, but the figure needs to be viewed against the much smaller amount of electricity the country actually generates and delivers to consumers. The latest disclosure by TCN General Manager, Operations, Godwin Aguiyi, has…