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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
Former Senate President Pius Anyim has defended President Bola Tinubu’s decision to skip the United Nations General Assembly in New York, insisting the Vice President is fully capable of standing in and that Nigerians already understand the President is on leave. Speaking on Arise News’ Prime Time on Monday, Anyim, who also served as…
World Bank financing and capital mobilisation for developing economies surpassed $200 billion in FY2026, as private investment more than tripled and Africa’s share rose to $22 billion. The World Bank Group says its financing and capital mobilisation for developing economies exceeded $200 billion in the 2026 financial year, following a sharp increase in private investment…
A surgeon sitting behind a Toumai console at Redeemer’s Health Village in Ogun State removed a cancerous kidney from a patient lying inside an operating theatre in Abuja on Saturday. The three-hour procedure spanned roughly 500 kilometres across Nigerian airspace. Professor Obi Ekwenna-Davis, a transplantation specialist and co-founder of RoboMed Global, directed the right radical…
Nigerian public sector workers gave the federal government until September 30 to arrest the rapid collapse of living standards across the civil service or face industrial chaos. The Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council, representing state workers from major unions, wrote directly to President Bola Tinubu to demand immediate cash interventions and a baseline wage…
The African Democratic Congress demanded clarity on Monday over who runs Nigeria, as President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima both exited the country. Speaking on Channels Television, party spokesman Bolaji Abdullahi queried the constitutional basis that permits Secretary to the Government of the Federation George Akume to stand in for the executive. Mr…
Operatives from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps raided an illicit beverage plant in the Aradagun district of Badagry, Lagos State, on September 19, arresting two women aged 48 and 50. The paramilitary unit stormed the residential bungalow at Talabi Onilegbale Street around nine o’clock in the evening following five days of undercover surveillance….
From repeated offers of food to the careful attention given to visitors, Nigerian hospitality is often expressed through small gestures that make guests feel valued. In many Nigerian homes, a visitor has barely settled before the first question arrives: “What will you drink?” The answer may be water, a soft drink or nothing. Yet “nothing”…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency began live testing of a centralised digital platform on Monday, 21 September 2026, aiming to deliver location-specific climate data to farmers and pastoralists. The initiative, dubbed the NiMet Data Hub, reached an advanced Minimum Viable Product stage following technical collaboration with the International Livestock Research Institute and Crea2Solutions. Project partners launched…
Nigeria’s latest petrol price surge is more than another painful increase at the filling station. It is a warning that the country’s post-subsidy fuel-pricing system remains highly exposed to international oil prices, exchange-rate movements and domestic supply-chain costs. Across several states, according to media reports, motorists are now paying around N1,400–N1,500 per litre, with prices…
Nigeria’s return to a major global bond index may become one of the most consequential developments in the country’s debt market in years. But the real significance is not simply the headline figure of $17.5 billion that could potentially be attracted to Nigerian bonds. It is what renewed inclusion in a J.P. Morgan benchmark says…