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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
Nigerians spent roughly N11.3 trillion to buy 10.37 billion litres of petrol between January and July 2026, according to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority. Monthly fuel bills remained stubbornly above the N1 trillion threshold throughout the seven months. The numbers paint a grim picture of an economy where citizens buy less fuel…
The Emir of Gumel, Alhaji Ahmed Muhammad Sani II, died in Cairo on Thursday, 3 September 2026, ending a forty-five-year reign on the throne of the historic Jigawa emirate. Palace officials confirmed the passing of the revered monarch in an Egyptian hospital following a protracted illness. His death closes an era for northern Nigeria, removing…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja declined to grant bail or private medical access to Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Mathew on Thursday, 3 September 2026. The 38-year-old suspect ran a phantom government agency known as the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council. Justice Obiora Egwuatu refused to order his immediate release from police cells without first…
Lagos has a waste problem that is becoming increasingly difficult to hide. Across parts of the state, refuse has continued to accumulate even as authorities intensify efforts to improve collection and disposal. The problem is no longer simply about overflowing bins or untidy streets. It points to a larger challenge: how a rapidly expanding megacity…
Former Ogun State Governor and Senator representing Ogun East, Gbenga Daniel, has warned that Nigeria’s efforts to strengthen its economy will remain limited unless the country addresses insecurity and creates safer conditions for businesses, farmers and investors. Daniel said economic growth and national security were mutually dependent, arguing that insecurity raises production costs, disrupts commercial…
Nigeria’s power distribution companies left 4.85 million grid customers without meters by the end of June 2026, according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. The regulator’s latest factsheet shows the national metering rate reached 61.51 per cent, creeping up from 60.22 per cent in May. Electricity suppliers installed 308,106 meters across the country between May…
A special committee of the House of Representatives cleared the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, of all wrongdoing in the phantom agency scandal on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. The legislative panel concluded that an audacious impostor forged Gbajabiamila’s signature to manufacture the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council out of thin air. Lawmakers…
The Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria has urged relevant authorities to review the continued detention of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai and ensure strict adherence to the rule of law and due process. In a statement issued on Tuesday and signed by its Secretary-General, Malam Nafi’u Baba-Ahmad, the council warned that actions…
Workers in the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation are preparing for a fresh assets and liabilities declaration exercise after the Code of Conduct Bureau requested an updated nominal roll of personnel across the office. The directive is contained in an internal circular issued on 28 August 2026 by the Director of Administration, Office…
President Bola Tinubu’s latest attempt to stop the release of US investigative records has revived a three decade old controversy, but the legal dispute now centres less on whether a 1993 forfeiture occurred and more on whether records from an American law enforcement investigation can be withheld under US privacy and investigative exemptions. Tinubu,…