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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
Counsel to the Peace Movement Party, Chikezie Ekeocha, has defended the application that led the Federal High Court in Lokoja to set aside its judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress, insisting the move was driven by alleged concealment of material facts and a contested party logo rather…
Kano State is preparing to marry off 1,500 couples under a fresh N1.5 billion edition of its long-running mass wedding scheme, with the Hisbah Board confirming that the programme, unlike popular assumption, is open to both Muslim and Christian participants. The Deputy Commander of the Kano State Hisbah Board, Mujahideen Aminuddeen, disclosed the eligibility…
The World Bank has approved a fresh $1.25bn loan for Nigeria under its Nigeria Actions for Investment and Jobs Acceleration programme, pressing ahead with the facility despite months of public unease over the country’s swelling debt profile and repeated calls for the Federal Government to curb external borrowing. The approval was announced in a…
The United Kingdom refused 1,344,595 visa applications submitted by Nigerians between 2005 and the first quarter of 2026, according to official figures from the UK Home Office, a tally that places Nigeria second only to India among the world’s most rejected nationalities. The data, drawn from the Home Office’s entry clearance visa outcomes dataset,…
Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight is remembered by many for its spectacular action, but beneath the explosions and high-speed chases lies a profound lesson about the nature of disorder. Throughout the film, Batman captures criminals and appears to restore order to Gotham City. Yet every victory proves temporary because the city’s greatest enemy is not…
Examination halls turned into scenes of terror in Lassa town on Monday morning as gunmen stormed Government Day Secondary School in the Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, abducting an unspecified number of students sitting the National Examinations Council Senior School Certificate Examination and killing at least one teacher. The attackers struck at…
Confidence within Nigeria’s fractured opposition found a loud voice over the weekend as Senator Seriake Dickson, National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), declared that President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) would suffer a heavy defeat in the 2027 general elections, provided the contest is conducted without interference. Speaking on…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has accused operators in Nigeria’s downstream petroleum sector of possible consumer exploitation, warning that pump prices have refused to fall in step with a steep collapse in global crude oil prices. In a statement issued on Sunday by its Director of Corporate Affairs, Ondaje Ijagwu, the commission…
Davido has ended a brief and unexpected hiatus with the release of “I Know Who I Be,” his first single of 2026, a cross continental record that pairs the Afrobeats heavyweight with South African artistes Jazzwrld and GL_Ceejay. The Nigerian singer, born David Adeleke, announced the release on his social media pages on Friday,…
A call by the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, urging Nigerians to take up petty trades such as selling akara, roasting corn and producing kuli-kuli has ignited a sharp online row, with critics insisting the advice ignores the depth of hardship that millions of households are battling. Mrs Tinubu made the remarks on Wednesday…