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 Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has warned that the widening gap in Niger State’s mining sector is bleeding the national economy. Executive Director Nonye Ayeni told a workshop in Minna on Thursday that illegal and uncoordinated mining remains a persistent rot in the industry. The Council is now pressuring the state government and local…
The Nigeria Police Force has entered a period of systemic renewal following the swearing-in of Olatunji Disu as the 23rd indigenous Inspector-General of Police (IGP). Disu’s ascent has triggered the voluntary retirement of Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) Frank Mba and several other members of the force management team. The departing officers, who had already cleared their…
United States President Donald Trump extended a warm reception to Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammates at the White House, marking their 2025 Major League Soccer Cup championship with reflections on the sport’s growth in America and a nod to past icons. The event unfolded on Thursday, March 5, 2026,…
Nigeria’s pension industry has opened 2026 with a formidable expansion, as total assets hit N28.04 trillion by the end of January. This represents a 22.64% increase from the N22.86 trillion recorded the previous year. The industry added N580 billion in value in a single month, a growth spurt driven by both consistent contributions and robust…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a high-priority public health advisory following an uptick in Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) risks. This warning specifically targets states within the “African Meningitis Belt” during the current peak of the dry season. Health officials warned that the disease can progress with lethal speed, often proving…
A desperate exodus is underway across the Middle East as the United States-Israeli conflict with Iran grounded commercial aviation. Tens of thousands of travellers are stranded following the cancellation of over 23,000 flights since Saturday. Airspace closures have funneled the remaining traffic through a few strained hubs in Dubai, Riyadh, and Muscat. Panic is rising…
Augustine “Jay-Jay” Okocha, the Nigerian football icon widely regarded as one of the most gifted midfielders of his generation, has spoken candidly about the full arc of his time at Paris Saint-Germain, describing a tenure marked by brilliant football, unexpected leadership, deep personal bonds, and the persistent frustration of falling short of the silverware…
Nigeria is attempting to pivot from a raw materials exporter to a value-adding industrial power. Delivering a keynote address at the Nigeria–German Economic Forum in Dortmund this week (March 3–5, 2026), Steel Development Minister Shuaibu Abubakar Audu said the country needs European partners to fix its broken industrial chain. The government wants to stop shipping…
The United States government has temporarily relaxed its economic sanctions against Russia to allow a consignment of Russian crude oil and petroleum products, currently stranded aboard vessels at sea, to be sold to India, the Treasury Department announced on Thursday. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control issued a Russia-related general licence titled…
Technology company Google has expanded language support for its Artificial Intelligence powered search features to include Yorùbá and Hausa, a development the company says will allow more Nigerians to interact with advanced search tools in their native languages. The announcement was disclosed in a statement on Thursday by Google’s Communications and Public Affairs Manager…
