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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
Financial technology giant OPay made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange on 30 October 2026, raising 304 million dollars through an initial public offering that values the firm at 4 billion dollars. Co-Chief Executive Officer Lars Rahbaek Boilesen joined veteran Nigerian regulator Shamsuddeen Usman in Manhattan to ring the opening bell under the…
President Bola Tinubu will present the 2027 national budget proposal to a joint session of the National Assembly before the end of December. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Taiwo Oyedele confirmed the timeline in Abuja during an executive briefing on public finance targets. Federal authorities are rushing to preserve the January-to-December…
Britain will raise its student visa proof-of-funds requirement on 30 November 2026, forcing international scholars to prove greater wealth to secure entry. Applicants bound for London institutions must now demonstrate access to £1,570 per month for up to nine months, totalling £14,130 in living expenses. Those heading to universities outside the capital face a monthly…
Brent crude climbed to 115.18 dollars per barrel on Friday, setting off immediate alarms across Nigeria’s fragile retail energy sector. Escalating conflict in the Middle East sparked panic among international buyers after drone strikes hit key Saudi Arabian energy hubs and disrupted shipping lines. War fears always rattle fuel markets. Domestic depot owners and the…
Anthropic suffered an eye-watering net loss of $80.7bn in the first six months of 2026 as soaring valuations turned convertible debt into an accounting nightmare ahead of its planned November stock market debut. A draft prospectus reviewed by Reuters shows that paper charges drove most of the damage, specifically a $72bn adjustment tied to the…
Asian equity markets stumbled across Sydney, Tokyo, and Taipei on Monday, 19 October, as acute investor dread over the crushing capital requirements of artificial intelligence completely erased early optimism from Beijing, where third-quarter economic growth beat forecasts at 4.5% alongside a resilient rebound in domestic retail spending. Tech euphoria now faces cold arithmetic. Fund managers…
Peter Obi marked World Food Day on Friday by demanding that Nigeria declare hunger an immediate national emergency, warning that thirty-six million citizens face acute starvation as double-digit food inflation and rampant rural violence strip kitchen tables bare across all thirty-six states of the federation. The Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate cited grim projections from…
Predatory revenue agents and armed street gangs continue to bleed Nigerian businesses through illegal levies, ignoring statutory penalties of five million naira and three years in prison under recent fiscal laws. Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Leye Kupoluyi raised the alarm in Lagos on Wednesday, 14 October, citing the Central Bank of Nigeria’s…
Specialist naval divers and air crash investigators pulled fresh mechanical debris from the swampy crash site of a Nigerian Air Force ATR 42-500 transport aeroplane in Igbokoda, Ondo State, on Wednesday, 14 October. Multi-agency salvage teams deployed orbital radar scans, mud dredging pumps, and acoustic hydrographic sweeps across the coastal creek to retrieve critical flight…
The World Bank plans to raise 5.79 billion dollars in private investment for Nigeria to plug massive infrastructure deficits and create 850,000 jobs. A report released in Abuja on Sunday, 11 October, details how multilateral guarantees and commercial lending will target farming, broadband cables, and small firms. Paper plans demand real capital. The lender reckons…