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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
Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party and veteran political strategist, died on Saturday at his Abuja residence at the age of 90. Family members confirmed his passing following a prolonged illness just days before his ninety-first birthday. Burial arrangements place his final rites at the Palace of the Lamido of…
Two female students from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, regained their freedom on Friday after five days in captivity. Gunmen snatched the pair on Sunday, 6 September 2026, along the exposed corridor between the university campus and the neighbouring Ihiagwa community in Imo State. FUTO public relations officer Orakwe Ezugwu confirmed their release in…
Nigeria spent 1.18 trillion naira on foreign passenger cars during the first six months of 2026. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows that motor vehicle imports jumped by 145.6 per cent compared with the 479.26 billion naira recorded in the first half of 2025. That massive bill drove total transport equipment imports to…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has begun plans to roll out 70 automated, self-service retail stations across the federation within the next 6 months. Seeking to modernise forecourt fuel dispensing and curb widespread retail fraud. State energy managers designed the digital network to let motorists pay via dedicated mobile applications, generate automated pump codes,…
Foreign portfolio investors pulled a net N266.07 billion out of the Nigerian stock exchange during the first seven months of 2026, widening capital flight by 1,073 per cent over three years. Data from Nigerian Exchange Limited shows that offshore money managers sold far more local shares than they bought between January and July. Inbound foreign…
Iran plans to sign an agreement establishing a tightly controlled commercial transit corridor through the Strait of Hormuz within days, senior security officials in Tehran disclosed on Sunday, 6 September 2026. Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, announced on state television that Iranian authorities will directly manage vessel entry and exit…
Fuji veteran Adewale Ayuba will release a five-track mini-album titled Arise on 19 September 2026, ditching the marathon songs that defined traditional Yoruba street music for four decades. Speaking in Lagos, the veteran artist confirmed that he will abandon the conventional 33-minute vinyl suites that built his career. He intends to feed modern digital playlists…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja declined to grant bail or private medical access to Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Mathew on Thursday, 3 September 2026. The 38-year-old suspect ran a phantom government agency known as the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council. Justice Obiora Egwuatu refused to order his immediate release from police cells without first…
Nigeria’s power distribution companies left 4.85 million grid customers without meters by the end of June 2026, according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. The regulator’s latest factsheet shows the national metering rate reached 61.51 per cent, creeping up from 60.22 per cent in May. Electricity suppliers installed 308,106 meters across the country between May…
Uber Technologies announced its sudden exit from Nigeria and Uganda on Wednesday, 2 September 2026, ending a twelve-year run in Africa’s most populous nation. The San Francisco company told riders and drivers that operations would cease immediately, while customer support desks will close on 23 September. Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi is cutting 3,300 corporate jobs…