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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
Veteran Nigerian actor Olu Jacobs has died at 84, with his son announcing the news and requesting privacy for the family during its period of mourning. Veteran Nigerian actor and film executive Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, has died at the age of 84. His son, Olusoji Jacobs, confirmed the actor’s death…
Traffic congestion has continued to affect motorists along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday morning, September 16, following a multiple-vehicle crash at the Kara Bridge and ongoing repair works on the busy corridor. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) reported that movement was slow along the Otedola Bridge inward to Berger and Kara, with the…
Nigeria’s biggest ever share sale has opened to a surge of demand, with the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals initial public offering attracting about N1.5 trillion in commitments within the first six hours of trading, according to figures cited by market operators. The pace of subscription has already pushed Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote…
The naira strengthened in the parallel market , even as fresh official data confirmed that consumer price pressures continued to ease across the country, offering a mixed but broadly steadying picture of an economy still adjusting to more than three years of reform. In the parallel market, the currency appreciated to about N1,380 to…
The Nigeria Police Force will gather its senior commanders in Owerri, Imo State, from 21 to 23 September for a retreat devoted largely to how the country’s next elections will be policed, a signal that security planning for the 2027 general elections has begun in earnest more than a year before Nigerians return to the…
A fresh analysis has warned that Nigeria’s plan to replace its flat excise duty on sugar-sweetened beverages with a value-based charge could push up the price of soft drinks sharply while delivering uncertain gains for public health, adding a note of caution to a debate that has been building in the National Assembly for almost…
American filmmaker Tyler Perry has explained that the financial and emotional consequences of divorce, rather than marriage itself, are behind his decision to remain unmarried. American filmmaker Tyler Perry has explained why he has chosen not to marry, saying his concern centres more on the consequences of divorce than marriage itself. Perry said he had…
A worsening water shortage linked to El Niño is forcing Panama to restrict traffic through its vital canal, threatening longer delays and higher costs across global shipping. The Panama Canal is preparing for another reduction in daily ship traffic as worsening drought threatens the freshwater system that keeps one of the world’s busiest maritime shortcuts…
 The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission announced on Tuesday that the country plans to supply 70 per cent of Africa’s gas demand by lifting domestic production. Commission Chief Executive Gbenga Komolafe outlined the target in Abuja as part of a wider strategy to exploit the continent’s shift toward cleaner transition fuels. Nigeria sits on…
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate edged down to 15.39 per cent in August 2026, marking a paper-thin decline of four basis points from 15.43 per cent in July. The National Bureau of Statistics posted the figures on Tuesday in its monthly consumer price index bulletin. The slow retreat marks the third straight monthly decline in the…