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
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
 A rescued corps member’s account of strange roadside delays before a brutal highway abduction raises haunting questions about driver collusion as Nigeria grapples with a rampant kidnapping crisis. Before dawn broke over the ancient city of Ibadan, twenty prospective National Youth Service Corps members boarded two commercial buses bound for the South East. Clad in…
Nigeria’s public finances are confronting a troubling contradiction: government revenue is rising, yet the cost of servicing debt is consuming more money than the Federal Government collects. The result is a fiscal squeeze that threatens infrastructure development, public services and the country’s ability to translate economic reforms into better living conditions for its citizens. According…
By N’Mazi Obiomah O. Igbokwe Healthcare in Nigeria today is profoundly disturbing. It is not merely that our hospitals are inadequate, our equipment obsolete, our health workers overstretched, or our medical infrastructure decaying. For decades, Nigerians have been speaking about these problems while those entrusted with fixing them appear to be speaking a completely…
Rising house rents are devouring up to sixty percent of workers’ incomes across major Nigerian cities, forcing families into crushing debt, long commutes, and deep financial deprivation. Before dawn breaks over the sprawling urban centres of Lagos and Abuja, thousands of workers turn their keys in apartment doors and step out into the dark. They…
A federal judge in New York has ordered the Trump administration to cancel all remaining taxpayer-funded television advertisements featuring President Donald Trump, three weeks before Americans vote in the November 3 midterm elections. Judge Jennifer Rochon of the Southern District of New York issued a temporary restraining order on Sunday night, barring the administration…
As this year’s International Day of the Girl calls for an end to child marriage, Nigeria must confront what the practice takes from girls’ health, education, safety and freedom to choose. A girl should not have to become someone’s wife before she has had the chance to grow up. She should have time to finish…
By N’Mazi Obiomah Something is happening in Nigeria. The politicians are moving. Parties are repositioning. Old alliances are fraying, new coalitions are emerging, and defections are becoming an increasingly familiar feature of the political landscape. Behind the public declarations and carefully choreographed political meetings is a fierce contest for influence ahead of the 2027 general…
As Nigeria moves towards the 2027 presidential election, the fuel subsidy debate is returning with a force that may make it one of the most important economic issues on the campaign trail. The political message is simple: Nigerians are suffering, petrol is expensive, transport costs are high, food prices have risen, and millions of households…
For households facing repeated flooding, recovery means more than waiting for water to recede. Repairs, disrupted earnings and relocation costs can stretch family finances long after the immediate emergency has passed. When floodwater leaves a home, it can leave behind expenses that take much longer to clear. Furniture needs cleaning, damaged belongings must be replaced,…
Nigerian content creators Peller and Jarvis have announced that they are expecting their first child, two months after their wedding. Popular Nigerian content creators Habeeb Hamzat, better known as Peller, and Amadou Elizabeth Aminata, popularly known as Jarvis, have announced that they are expecting their first child together. The couple shared the news on Thursday…