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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
Parents and guardians in Lagos State may now have one more requirement to sort out before enrolling their children in school. The Lagos State Government has made registration with the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) compulsory for learners seeking admission or enrolment in all public and private schools across the state. The new requirement…
For decades, the ghost worker phenomenon has hovered over public sector governance in Nigeria like an unyielding shadow. State treasuries across the federation have bled billions of naira through phantom personnel, double-dipping schemes, manual computational errors, and inflated wage bills that siphon critical funds away from public infrastructure and social welfare. Across successive political eras,…
A perilous journey across the treacherous waters of the Atlantic Ocean has ended in devastating loss after Spanish emergency services intercepted a wooden vessel carrying dozens of exhausted survivors and the remains of those who perished during a gruelling, nearly month-long ordeal at sea. According to maritime reports and search-and-rescue agencies, as many as 83…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed concern over reports that some young Nigerians are selling their kidneys to raise money in the face of rising living costs. In a post on X on Friday, the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate said he had heard “disturbing stories” of young people driven to desperate measures simply…
The Federal Government has ordered the full closure of the First Niger Bridge in Onitsha, Anambra State, for two weeks to allow emergency rehabilitation and maintenance works. In a statement issued on Friday by the Acting Federal Controller of Works, Anambra State Field Headquarters, Timothy Emenike, the bridge will be closed to traffic from…
The Nigeria Police Force has rejected reports that hundreds of officers deployed for the August 15, 2026, Osun State governorship election remain stranded in the state weeks later without adequate food and basic welfare. In a statement issued on Friday by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Anietie Iniedu, the police described the continued presence…
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…