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
Cameroonian police launched an international manhunt on Wednesday for Kedi Samuel Kenechukwu after detectives discovered a mummified human corpse buried on property tied to his religious ministry in Yaoundé. The Nigerian cleric abandoned his mission and went into hiding once gendarmerie units began excavating a compound in the Nkoabang district of the capital. The gruesome…
Teachers trained in Nigeria can no longer apply for Qualified Teacher Status in England through the United Kingdom’s dedicated overseas teacher route, following a change the UK Department for Education says took effect on 9 September 2026. The department dropped Nigeria and Ghana from the list of countries whose teachers may use the “apply for…
World Bank financing and capital mobilisation for developing economies surpassed $200 billion in FY2026, as private investment more than tripled and Africa’s share rose to $22 billion. The World Bank Group says its financing and capital mobilisation for developing economies exceeded $200 billion in the 2026 financial year, following a sharp increase in private investment…
The African Democratic Congress demanded clarity on Monday over who runs Nigeria, as President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima both exited the country. Speaking on Channels Television, party spokesman Bolaji Abdullahi queried the constitutional basis that permits Secretary to the Government of the Federation George Akume to stand in for the executive. Mr…
Persistent downpours have forced the Federal Ministry of Works to postpone the reopening of the First Niger Bridge. The steel span, which links Onitsha in Anambra State to Asaba in Delta State, was shut down on 7 September for emergency repairs. Federal engineers had promised to hand the river crossing back to commercial traffic on…
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority floated a $300m investment fund in Abuja on Monday, 21 September 2026, to bankroll solar mini-grids and commercial off-grid installations. The Nigeria Distributed Renewable Energy Fund marks an institutional pivot away from the national grid. State planners have stopped waiting for decrepit transmission lines to cross vast rural distances. Instead,…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria will promote national interests, multilateral cooperation and reforms that give developing countries greater influence during the United Nations General Assembly. Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said Nigeria’s participation in the 81st United Nations General Assembly will be guided by national interest and a commitment to multilateral cooperation. Shettima said the Nigerian…
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu clocks 66 on September 21, with President Bola Tinubu describing his wife of several decades as his “truest friend and confidante”. Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, is celebrating her 66th birthday today, September 21, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu describing her as his “truest friend and confidante”. The President…
Leaders of the Social Democratic Party loyal to Shehu Musa Gabam have said the Supreme Court did not determine who controls the party in its 16 September proceedings, rejecting reports that the apex court affirmed either side in the SDP leadership dispute. The position was set out in a statement issued in Abuja by the…
As the 18 political parties cleared to field candidates begin campaigns for the 2027 general elections, questions are mounting over how they will pay for it, with most declining to say where the money will come from. The concern sits against sharply higher legal ceilings. Under the Electoral Act 2026, which President Bola Tinubu signed…