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
The G7 is the informal grouping of industrialised democracies that meets once a year to discuss global economic challenges, international security, human rights, energy policies and other key global issues. Of recent, a unified statement released by the leaders of the G7 has increased the growing tensions in the group, especially between the US and…
Presently, Nigeria is confronted with a plethora of security challenges ranging from the ubiquitous farmer-herder conflict to banditry, kidnappings, abductions, and revived secessionist movements. The list seems endless. For a long time now, the Nigerian media space has been blackened with shocking reports of persistent violent attacks nationwide. From the north to the southeast and…
 The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and the Harvard Kennedy School in the United States have released a damning report that Nigeria as a nation is at a point of no return, with all the signs of a failed nation. The organisation made the disclosure in research findings it released recently through its senior…
Former Governor of Sokoto State, Aliyu Wamakko, on 5 June 2021 challenged Southeast leaders on the spate of attacks going on in the region. In a statement, he challenged leaders of the Southeast of complicity in the attacks following their failure to rise collectively to condemn the actions. In Wamakko’s words: “I, like all well-meaning…
 Recently, it was widely reported that Nigeria may launch a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) by the end of 2021, according to a Central Bank official. Speaking at an online news briefing, Rakiya Mohammed, an information technology specialist at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), said that the regulator has been exploring the possibility of…
Every year, over 39,000 Nigerians die from road crashes, according to the Global Status Report on Road Safety. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates road traffic fatalities in Nigeria at 39,802, while the estimated rate per 100,000 deaths stood at 21.4. Findings have also shown that trucks are involved in the large number of those…
In recent times, the front burner issues in Nigeria have revolved around political restructuring. The clamour for restructuring of the federal structure dates back to the independence era. Since the amalgamation of Nigeria in 1914, ethnic and religious diversities have always influenced political decisions. Both pre-independence and post-independence administrations have fashioned out different political structures for…
As the Continuity Bill that seeks to criminalise the abandonment of projects by governments passes its second reading at the National Assembly, there is a growing concern on how the law will be enforced. Presently, there is a Bill in the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly seeking to compel governments at all levels to adopt planned development…
President Muhammadu Buhari got the first made-in-Nigeria phone, the ITF mobile, last Wednesday, June 10, 2021. While delivering the phones to the President, just before the Federal Executive Meeting, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, described them as the first-ever to be made in the country. The phone was one of…
The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has been disastrous for all economies around the world including Nigeria. The downturn in the Nigerian economy precedes the epidemic, however, as GDP per head has been on the descent since 2015. Presently, everything is now very expensive. Inflation is as high as 18%, while food is at 23%….