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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 row over the place of religion in Nigeria’s politics has flared as the 2027 campaign gathers pace, after human rights lawyer and activist Deji Adeyanju accused opposition presidential candidate Peter Obi of reviving the faith based mobilisation that shaped the bitter 2023 contest. Adeyanju, in a post on his verified social media account…
More than nine months after a Federal High Court in Abuja sentenced Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment for terrorism, the appeal he filed against that judgment has still not been listed for hearing, a delay that has now pushed the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to threaten a total boycott of elections across the…
Iran has accused the European Union of surrendering its claim to an independent foreign policy, opening a fresh diplomatic rift as the United States widens the largest economic offensive it has ever directed at Tehran. The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, said on Monday that the bloc could no longer present itself as…
Nigeria’s economy recorded its strongest quarterly expansion in recent periods as improved activity in services, agriculture and oil production pushed real Gross Domestic Product growth to 4.43 per cent in the second quarter of 2026, although analysts warned that weaker industrial performance remains a major obstacle to broader economic recovery. The latest figures from…
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…