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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 two dominant figures of Nigeria’s 2027 presidential contest, President Bola Tinubu and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, have between them committed more than 10 million dollars to lobbying firms in the United States, a level of foreign spending now drawing scrutiny at a time when official data show millions of Nigerian households struggling…
The European Union has asked the Kogi State Government for 50 hectares of land, with a Certificate of Occupancy, to serve as the operational base for a proposed water transport corridor linking Lagos and Ikorodu with Ajaokuta, a request that now sits before the state’s approval process. The request was made on Friday in Lokoja…
The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted 13 containers carrying cannabis, codeine, drones, expired products and used clothing valued at N43.58 billion at Apapa Port. The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted 13 containers carrying cannabis, codeine syrup, expired consumer products, used clothing and security-sensitive equipment at the Apapa Port in Lagos. The Apapa Area Command placed…
Nigeria spent 1.18 trillion naira on foreign passenger cars during the first six months of 2026. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows that motor vehicle imports jumped by 145.6 per cent compared with the 479.26 billion naira recorded in the first half of 2025. That massive bill drove total transport equipment imports to…
Global crude prices surged above 107 dollars per barrel on Thursday, dealing a direct blow to fuel consumers worldwide. Brent crude jumped by 6.1 per cent to 107.40 dollars in London, while West Texas Intermediate climbed 6.2 per cent to cross 102 dollars in New York. The sudden rally marks the return of triple-digit oil…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has begun plans to roll out 70 automated, self-service retail stations across the federation within the next 6 months. Seeking to modernise forecourt fuel dispensing and curb widespread retail fraud. State energy managers designed the digital network to let motorists pay via dedicated mobile applications, generate automated pump codes,…
Nigeria’s electricity regulator has ordered distribution companies to reserve up to 60 per cent of eligible operating revenue for approved network rehabilitation, reinforcement and expansion projects. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has directed electricity distribution companies to commit half of eligible operating revenue to projects aimed at improving the country’s power distribution network. Under the…
A single social media post that told Nigerians to pull their money out of one of the country’s largest payment platforms has ended in an arrest, three seized phones and an open police file. The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre says it arrested Hafsat Abubakar, 27, on September 4, 2026, in connection with a…
Barcelona midfielder Rodri has publicly apologised to Valencia and their captain José Gayà after television cameras appeared to catch him describing the club as “very weak” from the substitutes’ bench during a La Liga fixture at Mestalla. The apology came on Wednesday night at the Spotify Camp Nou, minutes after Barcelona opened their Champions…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress says it wants ordinary Nigerians, not wealthy financiers, to pay for its 2027 campaign, a proposition that will be tested against an electoral law that now permits a single donor to give as much as N500m. Speaking on Arise News’ Prime Time on Wednesday, the party’s national leader, Senator Seriake Dickson,…