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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
Nigeria’s air force promised full welfare payments to families of personnel lost in the Igbokoda aircraft crash on Friday as salvage teams battled difficult underwater conditions in Ondo State. Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Sunday Aneke directed staff to release statutory death benefits, benevolent funds, and school sponsorships for surviving children without delay….
United Nigeria Airlines Company Limited has opened bids for an initial N20bn commercial paper issuance under a wider N100bn programme to plug short-term working capital needs. The sale makes the private carrier the first domestic airline in Nigeria to tap local debt capital markets through unsecured notes. Cheap bank credit remains scarce across Lagos, forcing…
The International Monetary Fund has advised Nigeria and other African governments to channel savings from subsidy reforms towards targeted social protection for vulnerable citizens amid rising living costs. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the Nigerian government to ensure that savings from subsidy reforms are directed towards social protection programmes for poor and…
The Africa Finance Corporation has appointed CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso as board chairman as Nigeria seeks $78.5bn in investment for 65 projects and assures investors of continued economic reforms. The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has appointed the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, as Chairman of its Board of Directors. Cardoso succeeds…
By N’Mazi Obiomah O. Igbokwe The man and the stench of a broken society Some books hold up a mirror to society so uncomfortably that readers must confront truths they would rather avoid. Ayi Kwei Armah’s The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born, published in 1968, examines corruption, political betrayal and the struggle to preserve…
Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele has said Nigeria “cannot power a $1 trillion economy in darkness”, as he outlined a fresh round of fiscal reforms covering power, agriculture, regulation, inflation and data management. He spoke on Wednesday at the Nigerian Investors’ Forum, held on the sidelines of the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings in…
Nollywood actress Toyin Abraham has come under criticism following the circulation of a leaked audio recording of a private conversation between her and a TikTok fan, Bisgold, which has reignited discussions about her strained relationship with fellow actress Funke Akindele. The recording, which reportedly lasts 11 minutes and 42 seconds, began circulating on social media…
Ogoni activist Gani Topba will return to the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt on January 18 and 19, 2027, for the start of his trial on charges of terrorism, cybercrime and calls for the seizure of oil wells in Ogoniland. Justice Mohammed Turaki fixed the dates after Topba’s lawyers asked for more time…
The United States Consulate General in Lagos has posthumously honoured veteran Nollywood actor Olu Jacobs with a Creative Industry Legend Award, alongside seven other Nigerian creative industry leaders for their contributions to strengthening professional and commercial ties between Hollywood and Nollywood. The recognition took place at a creative industries reception themed “Reel Connections from Hollywood…
Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Olayemi Cardoso says record external reserves, falling inflation and steady growth gave the apex bank the room to deliver last month’s surprise interest rate cut. He described the move as an overdue repair of how monetary policy works in the country. “It took the market by surprise, and markets,…