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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 All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of disrespecting the office of the President by repeatedly addressing President Bola Tinubu by his first name. In a statement on Monday, the council’s spokesperson and Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, said Atiku, the presidential candidate of the…
Abuja businesswoman Aisha Achimugu has lost her bid to make the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission pay ₦10bn in damages for searching her home and seizing her property. The Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed the fundamental rights suit, according to a statement issued on Monday by the commission’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale. The ruling…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has asked President Bola Tinubu to publish the payments, designs and borrowing plans behind the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, hours after the Federal Government said parts of the road would now run along the existing East-West Road. In a statement on Monday by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication of…
Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), has questioned what Seyi Tinubu has done for Nigeria to deserve a colloquium in his honour. In a post on X, he described the event as evidence of a growing culture of sycophancy and power worship in public life. The criticism comes as the…
Nigeria’s food and drink market could grow to $84.83 billion by 2032, but post-harvest losses, weak cold storage and costly distribution threaten to keep much of that value out of local hands. The projection, from Market Research Store, is contained in a report accompanying SIAL Paris 2026, the international food trade exhibition holding at Paris…
Pope Leo XIV announced to thousands gathered in Saint Peter’s Square on Sunday, 11 October, that he will undergo thoracic surgery in Rome this week to excise a recently detected nodular lesion on his lung. The 71-year-old pontiff disclosed the impending operation directly to the faithful after reciting the midday Angelus prayer, describing the growth…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned candidates that admission offers made outside its Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) may not be recognised. The board said accepting such offers could jeopardise a student’s academic journey and create problems with admission records. The caution, posted on X on Monday, comes weeks before the deadline…
Nigerian military jets bombed an Islamic State West Africa Province enclave at Badu village south of Gudumbali in Borno State over the weekend, killing more than forty fighters alongside a senior field commander. Defence headquarters confirmed on Monday, 12 October, that the air component of Operation Hadin Kai launched the strike after surveillance spotted armed…
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, on Monday swore in 68 lawyers as Senior Advocates of Nigeria at the ceremony opening the Supreme Court’s 2026/2027 legal year in Abuja. The new silks comprise 67 advocates and one academic, Professor Nnamdi Onyeka Obiaraeri. Their admission into the Inner Bar is 11 more than last year’s…
Former vice-president Atiku Abubakar challenged the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja on Sunday, 11 October, to publish the identities of private firms printing ballot papers for the 2027 general election. The opposition standard-bearer raised alarms over whispers that the electoral umpire awarded major printing deals to Hitech Construction or its affiliate entities, pointing to…