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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
Resident doctors have handed the Federal Government a two-week ultimatum to settle a backlog of welfare and professional demands, warning that failure to act within the window could trigger fresh industrial action in public hospitals. The National Association of Resident Doctors said the deadline was contained in resolutions adopted at its 46th Annual General…
Kano State has recorded the highest number of candidates who obtained at least five credits, including English Language and Mathematics, in the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examination, according to state-by-state figures announced by the National Examinations Council. NECO’s registrar, Professor Dantani Wushishi, said Kano returned 74,413 candidates who met the benchmark, ahead of Lagos…
Barcelona forward Raphinha has been given Brazil’s No. 10 shirt, the Confederation of Brazilian Football confirmed on Thursday, closing the Neymar chapter and opening a new one for a number that carries more history than any other in the Brazilian game. The confederation released the full squad numbers for its 26-man travelling party ahead…
Scrap metal dealers have threatened to stop supplying iron and steel companies across Nigeria from October 1, in a dispute that could disrupt raw material flows to a sector that depends heavily on recycled metal. The National Association of Scrap and Waste Dealers Employers of Nigeria said the action would begin on October 1 and…
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, has said anyone caught rigging an election under his administration would be jailed, even where a single vote is involved. He made the pledge in an interview on Arise News on Thursday, 24 September 2026, ahead of the 16 January 2027 general election. “I’ve said it,…
The Supreme Court has restored key provisions of the Electoral Act 2026 governing political party membership registers and how parties nominate their candidates, setting aside a Court of Appeal judgment that had declared those provisions unconstitutional. In a unanimous decision on Thursday, 24 September 2026, a seven member panel led by Justice Adamu Jauro allowed…
Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory generated N5.15 trillion in internally generated revenue in 2025, up 40.93 per cent from N3.65 trillion in 2024, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. The bureau published the figures on Thursday in its 2025 Internally Generated Revenue report, citing the Nigeria Revenue Service as its source….
President Bola Tinubu has told the United Nations that the world of 2026 can no longer be governed by the balance of power fixed in 1945, and has demanded that Africa be given permanent seats on the Security Council. He made the call on Thursday in Nigeria’s national statement at the general debate of the…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has set aside a Federal Capital Territory High Court judgment that had held Fidelity Bank Plc liable in a fundamental rights suit brought by a customer over his arrest and detention. A three-member panel led by Justice Adebukola Banjoko delivered the judgment on 14 September 2026, allowing the…
Nigeria’s downstream regulator has set a firm date to end government control of domestic gas prices, targeting a fully commercial market by September 2028. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority announced the timeline on Thursday, 24 September 2026, through its chief executive, Rabiu Umar, who spoke at the Gas Market Maturity Workshop…