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
“I don’t even know how it happened.” That was the statement Tunde, a 27-year-old product designer in Lagos, kept repeating as he scrolled through his bank app on January 3rd. His account balance stared back at him like an accusation of his unruly spending. In December, he had gone from concert to concert, brunch…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) at the Federal High Court in Abuja, demanding full accountability for alleged unremitted oil revenues totalling N22.3 billion, $49.7 million, £14.3 million and €5.2 million. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/195/2026 and filed last Friday, seeks an…
I have spent over seven years teaching in secondary schools across Kaduna and Ibadan, and the last two years lecturing at the university. This means I have seen Nigeria’s education system from both ends. I have taught teenagers still struggling to understand simple sentences, and I now teach undergraduates who are expected to question…
Real Madrid have been drawn against Benfica while Paris Saint-Germain will take on Monaco in the UEFA Champions League knockout phase play-offs following Friday’s draw ceremony held in Nyon, Switzerland. The draw produced a series of compelling fixtures as teams fight for qualification to the round of 16 under the competition’s restructured format, which…
The Nigerian Senate has officially fixed March 17 for the passage of the 2026 budget. This announcement targets the swift approval of the ₦58 trillion “Budget of Sustainable Growth.” Senate President Godswill Akpabio disclosed this timeline during a plenary session held earlier this week. The upper chamber aims to return the nation to a…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has secured his 400th victory in English football. He achieved this historic feat faster than any other manager in the nation’s history. The milestone occurred following City’s latest triumph in a high-octane Premier League fixture. Guardiola reached this incredible tally in significantly fewer matches than previous record-holder Sir Alex Ferguson….
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has extended a dramatic invitation to Russian leader Vladimir Putin. He officially requested a direct meeting in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv to negotiate peace. This unexpected proposal aims to end the protracted and devastating conflict currently ravaging Eastern Europe. Zelenskyy emphasized that direct dialogue remains the only viable path to…
The Kabiru Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party has declared its intention to challenge a Federal High Court ruling in Ibadan that declined to issue an order of mandamus in its favour, describing the Friday judgment as anticipated but nonetheless requiring appellate review. The court’s decision, which centred on jurisdictional concerns, held that…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is considering adjustments to the distribution of key positions within its National Working Committee (NWC) as part of ongoing efforts to broaden representation across the six geopolitical zones and reflect recent political developments within the party. The proposed realignment would affect several NWC offices, although the positions of National…
Former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Alison-Madueke had no decisive authority to award major oil and gas contracts during her tenure and functioned merely as a “rubber stamp” for recommendations from senior civil servants, her defence counsel told jurors at Southwark Crown Court in London on Thursday. Jonathan Laidlaw, appearing for Alison-Madueke, rejected…
