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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
Rabiu Kwankwaso has ruled out any possibility of the Nigeria Democratic Congress withdrawing its presidential ticket for the African Democratic Congress or any other party, ending days of speculation about an opposition merger ahead of the January 2027 election. Kwankwaso, the NDC’s vice-presidential candidate, made the position in a statement on his verified Facebook page…
Former Delta State Governor Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan died on Monday morning, three days before his 72nd birthday, according to a family statement signed by Toju Andre Uduaghan. He was 71 and had reportedly been ill. Born on October 22, 1954, Uduaghan was a medical doctor before he entered public life, serving as Commissioner for…
The Sultanate Council is working to establish the Caliphate Islamic Microfinance Bank, a Shariah-compliant lender intended to fight poverty, create jobs and support small businesses across Nigeria and the West African sub-region. The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, disclosed this in Sokoto on Sunday at the opening of a three-day training programme on Baitul…
Elon Musk said on Monday that he will give one of his SpaceX shares to every child in the United States next year, a promise that would transfer billions of dollars in equity but which leaves the mechanics of the scheme almost entirely undefined. “Next year, I will give one of my SpaceX shares to…
The Federal Government’s petrol relief package could cost as much as 0.4 per cent of Gross Domestic Product, or about N1.77 trillion, according to BMI, a Fitch Solutions company. The estimate, contained in a report titled “Fuel Discount Mechanism Raises Macro Risks in Nigeria”, covers a package announced by Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele on October…
Nigerian equities fell for a third consecutive week despite headline inflation easing for a fourth straight month, a divergence that points to profit-taking rather than any reappraisal of the macroeconomic outlook. The benchmark All-Share Index shed 0.33 per cent week-on-week to close at 247,539.73 points last Friday, down from 248,363.55 points a week earlier….
Revenue collected by Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies rose from N218.16 billion in the first half of 2018 to about N1.2 trillion in the same period of 2026, an increase of roughly 450 per cent. Over the same eight years, total electricity supply grew by just 4.8 per cent, from 16,861 gigawatt-hours to 17,668GWh, according to…
The Presidency has dismissed as false Governor Seyi Makinde’s claim that the Federal Government is withholding N250 billion in Nigeria LNG dividends due to each state until after the 2027 elections. In a statement on Sunday, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the figures do not align…
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, says metal scavengers have stripped the state of public infrastructure, electrical materials and metals worth billions of naira. He made the claim on Saturday in Maiduguri while meeting scrap metal operators, popularly known in Hausa as Ajakuta, who have been out of business since the state banned…
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has called off its threat of an indefinite strike after the Federal Government released eight months of salary arrears owed to its members under the 2026 FGN/SSANU Agreement. The union’s National President, Comrade Mohammed Haruna Ibrahim, said the decision followed the approval and release of the…