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
Official statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics and the Central Bank of Nigeria present an apparent monetary achievement. Foreign exchange volatility has receded, the naira has found relative equilibrium against major trading currencies, and core inflation measures have shed several percentage points from their previous peaks. Yet across the retail markets of Dawanau in…
Nigeria’s capital market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission, has cleared the procedural pathway for the Dangote Petroleum Refinery to offer 4.1 billion ordinary shares at N525 each. The transaction, expected to yield gross proceeds exceeding N2.1 trillion on the Nigerian Exchange, marks the largest equity flotation in African capital market history. Order books…
When a New York museum paid a fortune for an ancient vase, it exposed a global underground network of night thieves, elite smugglers, and prestige institutions profiting from stolen history. Late one morning in the mid-1970s, near the ancient Italian town of Cerveteri, a television crew stepped over freshly churned earth to inspect a hole…
A coalition of prominent Christian denominations, Islamic relief charities, and private philanthropic foundations across Nigeria raised hundreds of millions of naira to charter commercial flights and secure exit visas for hundreds of undocumented and destitute Nigerian migrants stranded across transit corridors in North Africa and the Middle East. Spurred by renewed waves of xenophobic intimidation,…
The official launch of the public offering for Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals represents an unprecedented event in African financial history. Following regulatory clearance from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the industrial complex at Lekki opened subscription books for 4.1 billion ordinary shares priced at ₦525 each, aiming to raise ₦2.15 trillion from the…
With annual diagnoses jumping over 31% and striking Nigerians as young as 18 with aggressive speed, experts warn that toxic exposures, screening gaps, and crippling costs are fueling a youth epidemic. A quiet crisis is unfolding across Nigerian cities and towns, operating far away from the dramatic headlines of infectious disease outbreaks. Inside the consultation…
As millions of AI-powered smart glasses roll out globally, secret recording technology is entering everyday life – leaving commuters, venues, and privacy advocates fighting back against invisible lenses. Imagine stepping onto a crowded BRT bus at Oshodi after an exhausting day at work. You find a standing spot, hold the overhead rail, and lock eyes…
Forests and trees support the livelihoods of more than five billion people worldwide, yet their contribution to food security and nutrition is still largely missing from national statistics and policy planning, according to a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The report, titled “Forests for Food: Nourishing…
An investigative look at rising ectopic pregnancy fatalities reveals how legal restrictions and institutional gaps are turning routine first-trimester medical emergencies into preventable tragedies. When a tiny spark of life misses its home, it can quietly become a ticking time bomb inside the human body. Picture walking through a hospital corridor with pain slicing through…
Once dismissed by elders and chased away by security, a determined group of Lagos street skaters turned late-night practice into a global movement, building a sanctuary for Nigeria’s youth. Late into the night, in an apartment block in Lagos, a seventeen-year-old teenager crept outside into the dark. He carried a wooden board mounted on four…