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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
Britain will raise its student visa proof-of-funds requirement on 30 November 2026, forcing international scholars to prove greater wealth to secure entry. Applicants bound for London institutions must now demonstrate access to £1,570 per month for up to nine months, totalling £14,130 in living expenses. Those heading to universities outside the capital face a monthly…
Aviation authorities tightened disease surveillance protocols across all Nigerian airports on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, after federal health officials confirmed an imported case of Ebola disease inside the Federal Capital Territory. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria ordered its border teams to work alongside Port Health Services, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention,…
A Triton Aviation Challenger jet lost an entire cabin door mid-flight over Abuja on Thursday afternoon before returning for an emergency landing at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. The business aircraft departed Runway 22 at 4:17 p.m. bound for Lagos, but the pilots declared a Mayday three nautical miles out while climbing past 3,000 feet….
Specialist naval divers and air crash investigators pulled fresh mechanical debris from the swampy crash site of a Nigerian Air Force ATR 42-500 transport aeroplane in Igbokoda, Ondo State, on Wednesday, 14 October. Multi-agency salvage teams deployed orbital radar scans, mud dredging pumps, and acoustic hydrographic sweeps across the coastal creek to retrieve critical flight…
The Federal Government says it has approved plans for a first-class light rail connection from Ikeja Bus Stop to terminals at the Murtala Muhammed Airport as part of a wider aviation infrastructure programme. The Federal Government has announced plans to construct a light rail line linking Ikeja Bus Stop to terminals at the Murtala Muhammed…
Actor and reality TV star Tayo Faniran says talent alone is not enough to succeed in Nollywood, alleging that favouritism and other factors influence career opportunities in the industry. Actor and reality TV star Tayo Faniran has said talent alone is not enough to succeed in Nollywood, arguing that favouritism plays a significant…
A Flydubai flight bound for Israel made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after the co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain midair, prompting a passenger to intervene and avert disaster. What began as a routine morning commute across Middle Eastern skies turned into a harrowing struggle for survival at thirty thousand feet. A commercial airliner packed…
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority ordered Air Peace on Monday, 21 September 2026, to draw up a compensation package for passengers after an inquiry proved the airline sent false flight alerts. Human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong blew the whistle at Terminal One of the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos when his 6:45 am flight to…
West African governments are accelerating the rollout of the ECOWAS National Biometric Identity Card to dismantle chronic border friction across the region. Seven member states have deployed the card to replace obsolete paper documents, migration officials confirmed at a workshop in Lagos on Wednesday, 16 September 2026. The participating nations include Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Benin,…
A United States federal court has struck down Donald Trump’s sweeping suspension of immigrant visas covering Nigeria and 74 other nations. US District Judge Jeannette Vargas in Manhattan ruled on Friday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio exceeded his statutory powers by freezing entry based entirely on nationality. The court declared the State Department directive…