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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
The political alliance that produced one of Nigeria’s most closely watched presidential campaigns in 2023 continues to shape conversations ahead of the 2027 general elections, as former allies offer different interpretations of what happened after the polls. Kenneth Okonkwo, spokesperson for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, has attributed Yusuf Datti…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced a new round of by-elections that will determine representatives in five vacant legislative seats across four states, setting September 19 as the date for the polls. The elections will cover one federal constituency and four state constituencies spread across Gombe, Bauchi, Delta and Kano states, according…
Former Sierra Leonean President Ernest Bai Koroma returned to Freetown on Sunday, 6 September 2026, after spending more than two years living in Nigeria. His flight home brings a quiet close to a bitter political standoff that once threatened to tear his country apart. Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan saw his old friend off in…
Nigeria’s evolving tax framework has opened a new discussion over how employment income should be treated when a worker lives outside the country but remains employed by a Nigerian company. The issue has become increasingly relevant as remote work expands across borders, allowing Nigerian businesses to hire professionals who perform their duties from countries…
Professor Adebayo Olatunde Akinsanya of the Tai Solarin Federal University of Education, Ijagun, has called on the Federal Government to intensify efforts to control inflation and stabilise Nigeria’s economy. Akinsanya warned that persistent economic pressures could weaken workplace relations and reduce productivity across organisations. He also urged the government to review the country’s industrial laws…
President Bola Tinubu will take the rostrum at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, 23 September 2026, marking his return to the world body’s principal diplomatic theatre. The Nigerian head of state will speak as the tenth speaker during the morning session on the second day of the high-level General Debate….
Nigeria’s Auditor-General for the Federation has revealed that the National Cash Transfer Office cannot account for N33.75bn paid out to 3.29 million vulnerable households in 2023. The alarming discovery forms part of the Auditor-General’s 2024 Annual Report on Non-Compliance and Internal Control Weaknesses in Federal Ministries, Departments, and Agencies. Shaakaa Chira, who heads the federal…
Three women have died, and 10 other people were injured after a multiple-vehicle crash on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday, with one of the vehicles plunging from the Long Bridge into a ditch. The crash occurred at about 5:10 pm at the Long Bridge, opposite Mikano, according to the Ogun State Sector Command of the…
The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday, 4 September 2026, to abandon the 16th-century Mercator map in favour of a modern projection that reflects the true physical scale of Africa. In a plenary session at UN headquarters in New York, 164 member nations backed a resolution promoting the Equal Earth projection to replace the…
Dangote Refinery’s long-awaited initial public offering could open on September 14, placing investors within days of an opportunity to acquire shares in one of Africa’s largest energy projects. Before the proposed opening, a completion board meeting involving the parties to the transaction is expected to take place on Monday, September 7, according to people familiar…