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 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
In a country where Christianity and Islam shape much of public life, Nigerians who reject belief in God remain a small but real and often misunderstood minority. In Nigeria, asking someone about their religion is often as ordinary as asking where they work or which part of the country they are from. The expected answers…
As federal audit queries reveal multi-billion Naira discrepancies in poverty alleviation payments, an independent expert probe vows to follow the digital money trail to discover whether Nigeria’s poorest ever received their promised relief. Consider the basic mathematics of survival in contemporary Nigeria. When a family’s daily meal ticket, bus fares, and domestic power expenses multiply…
Across the world, road travel can create memories, connection and adventure. In Nigeria, insecurity is changing that experience, turning ordinary journeys into calculations about safety, routes and survival. There is something deeply human about travelling by road. A family gets into a car. Bags are packed. Someone checks the route. Children ask how long remains….
Nigeria spent 1.18 trillion naira on foreign passenger cars during the first six months of 2026. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows that motor vehicle imports jumped by 145.6 per cent compared with the 479.26 billion naira recorded in the first half of 2025. That massive bill drove total transport equipment imports to…
Nigeria’s telecommunications market crossed a symbolic frontier in July 2026 as total active subscriptions climbed to 195,108,814 and pushed national teledensity to 90 per cent. Fresh data from the Nigerian Communications Commission shows that MTN Nigeria became the first network provider in Africa to register over 100 million active customers on a single national grid….
Global crude prices surged above 107 dollars per barrel on Thursday, dealing a direct blow to fuel consumers worldwide. Brent crude jumped by 6.1 per cent to 107.40 dollars in London, while West Texas Intermediate climbed 6.2 per cent to cross 102 dollars in New York. The sudden rally marks the return of triple-digit oil…
Nigeria’s top police officer has reopened an old wound about citizen oversight and street-level impunity. Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu warned the public against the indiscriminate filming of officers, claiming the practice demoralises personnel and disrupts delicate security operations. Human rights groups, opposition politicians, and the Nigerian Bar Association quickly pushed back against any official…
Nigeria faces another shutdown of its public universities as the Academic Staff Union of Universities threatens to resume its suspended nationwide strike without further notice. Union president Christopher Piwuna issued the warning on Friday morning following an emergency meeting of the National Executive Council at the University of Abuja. Lecturers point to the incomplete implementation…
South Korea and Iran held urgent diplomatic talks on Friday to discuss maritime security in the Strait of Hormuz. South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun spoke directly with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi following a formal request from Tehran. The dialogue comes as Seoul weighs an American request to commit naval forces to the embattled…
A quarter of a century after hijacked planes shattered Lower Manhattan, New York marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks under heavy security and bitter political division. Relatives of the dead gathered on Friday morning at the National September 11 Memorial plaza to read aloud the names of the 2,977 people who perished…