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
For generations of Nigerian workers, getting ready for work meant preparing to leave home. There was the commute, the traffic, the cost of transportation and the familiar transition from home life to office life. Remote work has disrupted that routine. For workers whose jobs can be performed online, the journey to work can now begin…
Kenneth Okonkwo, spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, has argued that a broad opposition coalition remains the only realistic path to defeating President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Speaking in an interview with Ibeju Upgrade Media on Thursday, Okonkwo dismissed the prospects of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria…
Lere Olayinka, spokesperson for the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Friday declined to answer questions from Arise TV anchor Rufai Oseni during a live interview on The Morning Show. Olayinka appeared on the programme but objected to engaging with Oseni, stating that he preferred to converse with people he considered reasonable….
The All Progressives Congress chairman in Yobe State, Muhammad Gadaka, has apologised and withdrawn a remark urging married women whose husbands prevent them from voting for the party to seek divorce, offering to pay their dowries. Gadaka made the comment on Thursday while addressing supporters and receiving defectors at a campaign rally in Nangere,…
What does childhood sound like in Nigeria? For millions of people, it is the sudden silence of a fan slowing to a stop. It is the disappointed shout that follows a power cut and the familiar mechanical struggle of a generator starting outside. Moments later, conversation resumes over its steady rumble. Long before many Nigerian…
Nigeria signed a comprehensive Joint Work Programme with the International Energy Agency in Abuja on Thursday, 3 September 2026. The bilateral pact seals the country’s formal entry as an Association Country of the Paris-based body, following unanimous board approval in July. Speaking on behalf of President Bola Tinubu, Vice-President Kashim Shettima hailed the partnership as…
Social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has apologised to soldiers, police officers, customs and immigration personnel for remarks he made at the Nigerian Bar Association’s 66th Annual General Conference in Port Harcourt. In a video shared on Friday, Otse said he had reflected on his speech and concluded that he…
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents ambushed the campaign motorcade of Mustapha Gubio, the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Borno State, along the Kareto-Damasak road on Thursday, 3 September 2026. Gunmen detonated an improvised explosive device before firing rocket-propelled grenades and automatic rifles into the long column of civilian vehicles and police escorts. A joint detachment…
On a supermarket shelf, two similar products compete for attention. One was manufactured in Nigeria. The other came from abroad. The Nigerian product may be cheaper and may have travelled a shorter distance. Buying it could support local jobs. Yet the imported alternative, with polished packaging and a familiar name, can still feel like the…
The International Criminal Court has dismissed an anonymous petition seeking an investigation into alleged systemic kidnappings in Nigeria as crimes against humanity, ruling that the request lacked any legal basis. Pre-Trial Chamber II of the ICC issued the decision on September 1, 2026. The three-member panel, comprising Presiding Judge Rosario Salvatore Aitala and Judges…