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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 Central Bank of Nigeria’s decision to cut its benchmark interest rate by 350 basis points (from 26.5 per cent to 23 per cent) marks a significant shift in the country’s monetary policy direction. Announced after the 307th meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on September 22, 2026, the decision represents the largest single…
King Sunny Ade has turned 80 after more than six decades in music, with a career that took jùjú from Nigeria to international audiences and earned him two Grammy nominations. King Sunny Ade, one of Nigeria’s most prominent jùjú musicians, turned 80 on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, after more than six decades in the music…
The National Identity Management Commission has denied that Nigeria’s national identity database was hacked, describing a video circulating online as a recycled and previously disclaimed claim from 2024. In a statement signed by its Head of Corporate Communications, Kayode Adegoke, and posted on the commission’s X handle on Wednesday, 23 September 2026, NIMC called the…
Osun State’s 30 local government councils have not received their statutory allocations from the federation for more than 16 months, an interruption that has stalled routine spending at the tier of government closest to residents. An analysis of Federation Account Allocation Committee records shows that about N216 billion meant for the councils was not…
Nollywood actress Rachael Okonkwo has been appointed Senior Special Assistant to Enugu Governor Peter Mbah on Film and Creative Industry Development. Nollywood actress Rachael Okonkwo has taken on a new role in government after being appointed Senior Special Assistant to Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah on Film and Creative Industry Development. The appointment was announced…
Petroleum product and commodity imports through Lagos ports fell sharply in the first three weeks of September 2026, according to shipping position data from the Nigerian Ports Authority. Total tonnage stood at 1,470,109 metric tonnes for the period, down 38.6 per cent from the 2,392,354 metric tonnes recorded in August. The NPA figures were…
A federal judge has ordered the administration of President Donald Trump to immediately restore White House access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico, days after reporters from the three outlets were barred from the premises. US District Judge Timothy Kelly granted a 14 day temporary restraining order early on Thursday, 24 September 2026, in…
Argentine President Javier Milei told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, 23 September 2026, that the world body has become a “useless organisation”, accusing it of sheltering a bureaucracy that has drifted far from the purpose for which it was founded. Milei made the remarks in New York during the general debate of…
Music video director TG Omori has opened up about his battle with kidney failure, revealing the financial burden of dialysis and the failed kidney transplant that followed months of searching for a donor. Nigerian music video director ThankGod Omori, popularly known as TG Omori, has opened up about his battle with kidney failure and…
Nigeria’s national grid had 5,403.3 megawatts available for distribution as of 8.07pm on Tuesday, 22 September 2026, according to the daily load allocation schedule from the National Control Centre in Osogbo. Of that, 4,379.07MW went to the country’s 11 distribution companies, with the balance set aside for other approved uses. The schedule listed 1,024.18MW…