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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 agricultural sector expanded by 4.39 per cent in the second quarter of 2026, nearly doubling its previous growth pace despite widespread rural insecurity. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows the sector outpaced its 2.82 per cent expansion recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2025. The surprise rebound helped push broader national economic…
American diplomats warned the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, that Iran’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz will deepen acute food insecurity across Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa. United States Alternate Representative for Special Political Affairs, Ambassador Jennifer Locetta, told the Council in New York that maritime obstructions in the Persian Gulf…
Nigeria’s energy inflation dropped to 4.37 per cent in July, marking its lowest reading in four months, according to the latest NBS Consumer Price Index Report. The moderation in energy price growth helped pull down the headline inflation figure to 15.43 per cent. Cheaper domestic fuel supplies and steady foreign exchange rates softened pump prices…
Nigeria’s headline inflation slowed to 15.43 percent in July, extending a steady disinflationary run into its third month. Fresh data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows a 0.48 percentage point drop from the 15.91 percent recorded in June. The sharp deceleration beat private forecasts, which had placed the expected figure closer to 15.51 percent….
Nigeria’s Federal Government has reaffirmed that food security sits at the heart of the country’s economic stabilisation strategy, poverty reduction agenda and national sovereignty, with senior ministers using a high-level quarterly engagement forum in Abuja to outline the administration’s agricultural reform efforts and stress the importance of citizen participation in governance. The declaration came…
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate declined marginally to 15.10 per cent in January 2026, down from 15.15 per cent recorded in December 2025, according to the latest Consumer Price Index report released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday. The development defied earlier projections by analysts who had anticipated that Nigeria’s inflation could climb…