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
Nigeria’s Federal Government spent more on interest payments in the first half of 2026 than it earned in revenue, according to the World Bank, even though federal revenue grew by more than 70 per cent over the period. The bank’s October 2026 Nigeria Development Update, titled “Beyond the Federal Purse: How Higher Revenues Reshaped…
The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have warned that artificial intelligence could worsen unemployment in Nigeria and other developing economies unless governments move quickly to prepare workers and steer the technology towards job creation. The warning came on Monday in Bangkok, Thailand, at a session titled Small AI: More and Better Jobs,…
Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd.), has said that none of the $1bn approved for arms procurement during his tenure passed through his hands or the accounts of the Nigerian Army, Navy or Air Force. Speaking on Monday at the annual conference of the Defence Correspondents Association of Nigeria (DECAN)…
Opposition parties whose governorship candidates were left off the Independent National Electoral Commission’s final list for 2027 have taken different roads to get them back on the ballot. The Nigeria Democratic Congress says it is negotiating with the commission, while the Social Democratic Party says it has already served legal papers. The dispute comes less…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) says it will subsidise the production of fuel if it wins power in 2027, arguing that Nigerians are too poor to be left at the mercy of market forces. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, made the pledge on Monday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today….
The World Bank plans to raise 5.79 billion dollars in private investment for Nigeria to plug massive infrastructure deficits and create 850,000 jobs. A report released in Abuja on Sunday, 11 October, details how multilateral guarantees and commercial lending will target farming, broadband cables, and small firms. Paper plans demand real capital. The lender reckons…
More than 267 billion naira in basic education intervention funds sat idle in government accounts as of August, while seventy per cent of Nigerian primary school pupils cannot read a single sentence of simple text. Universal Basic Education Commission head Dr Aisha Garba, represented by director Maryam Sani Dangaji, delivered that grim indictment in Abuja…
Peter Obi, the Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate, launched a scathing critique of federal economic management in Abuja on Monday, 12 October, identifying fuel subsidy removal, currency floating, and aggressive tax measures as the three structural engines driving nationwide misery. The opposition leader dismissed President Bola Tinubu’s emergency thirty-day petrol discount as an empty political…
Brent crude futures climbed two per cent to 106.80 dollars per barrel on Monday, 12 October, threatening to wipe out the federal government’s 30-day petrol price discount within days of its rollout. Escalating drone raids and naval clashes across the Middle East triggered fresh fears of supply bottlenecks through the Strait of Hormuz, pushing international…
Nigeria’s leading presidential contenders have largely abandoned the campaign trail with barely ninety-four days left before the 2027 general election. President Bola Tinubu, former vice-president Atiku Abubakar, and their primary rivals now send governors, party foot soldiers, and hired surrogates to face voters instead of touring the federation in person. Power brokers fear open public…