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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
Nigeria’s long stalled ambition to produce steel from its own iron ore has moved closer to reality with the signing of a $1.3 billion agreement to restart integrated production at the Delta Steel Company in Ovwian-Aladja, Delta State, the country’s only integrated steel plant. The Sub-lease and Operations Agreement was executed between the National…
A brief exchange between United Bank for Africa Group Chairman, Tony Elumelu, and a young graduate over how he should be addressed has reopened a familiar argument in Nigerian workplaces about titles, hierarchy and the widening gap between traditional deference and the first name informality favoured by a younger, globalised generation. The moment, captured…
Governor Ademola Adeleke’s closed door meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday has drawn intense political attention, coming only five days after his re-election and at the very moment national alliances are being rearranged for the 2027 general elections. Adeleke arrived at the State House at about 5:20pm…
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has rejected calls for the Federal Government to publish specific details of how it will spend funds from its $5 billion financing facility with First Abu Dhabi Bank, insisting the arrangement is not unique and has already received full legislative approval. Speaking…
There are several established pathways through which people can become eligible for British citizenship, depending on their immigration status, family connections and individual circumstances. According to UK government guidance, most adult applicants proceed through naturalisation, while others may qualify by registration. The rules are set out primarily in the British Nationality Act 1981 and related…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has stated that it has not imposed a blanket ban on Uber, Bolt or other e-hailing services at airports under its control. The authority said ongoing discussions with the operators are intended to create a framework that prioritises passenger safety, security and orderly operations within airport premises. In…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission has turned its searchlight on Osun State, opening a fresh round of checks on more than N1 billion worth of federally funded projects, a move that places the state inside one of Nigeria’s largest and least understood accountability exercises. The commission’s tracking team lead, Mrs…
Federal allocations alone cannot deliver prosperity to Nigeria’s 36 states, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has said, urging subnational governments to build their own revenue base even as the opposition demanded a full account of the money freed by three years of economic reform. Oyedele spoke at…
A fake presidential council that carried a title, a director-general, an office inside the Presidential Villa complex and even a line in the national budget has forced the Federal Government to confront an uncomfortable question: how many other fictitious bodies are buried in the machinery of state? The Federal Executive Council has now ordered…
Gunfire tore through the centre of Osogbo on Wednesday afternoon shortly after Governor Ademola Adeleke left the palace of the Ataoja of Osogbo, leaving one man dead and exposing sharp differences between the state government and the police over what actually happened and how many people were harmed. The Osun State Police Command confirmed…