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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 Vice President Atiku Abubakar has launched a blistering critique of President Bola Tinubu’s economic claims, insisting official statistics conceal widespread hardship. In a statement issued by his media aide Phrank Shaibu, the opposition leader argued that the macroeconomic recovery narrative collapses in the face of shuttered factories and hollowed-out family budgets. Polished charts do…
Nigeria’s steel paradox is as stark as it is familiar. A nation sitting on large iron ore deposits, generating scrap metal in industrial quantities and riding a construction boom still imports almost all the steel it consumes, draining an estimated four billion dollars from the economy every year. A newly published private framework…
The Federation Account Allocation Committee distributed an unprecedented 2.550 trillion Naira to Nigeria’s three tiers of government following a substantial surge in tax and oil receipts. The distribution represents a 10.9 per cent increase from the 2.300 trillion Naira shared in the preceding month. This fiscal windfall provides a temporary cushion for cash-strapped state governors…
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate slowed to 15.91 per cent in June, marking the first drop in three months. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed a microscopic decrease of 0.02 percentage points from the 15.93 per cent recorded in May. Central bank officials will likely view this marginal easing as a validation of their…
Nigeria’s economy remained firmly cash-driven in May 2026, as the volume of money circulating outside the banking system rose to N5.19 trillion, exposing the limits of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s years-long campaign to wean the country off physical cash. Latest money and credit statistics from the CBN showed that currency outside banks…
The Presidency has dismissed as “childish, hollow and an unworthy distraction” the call by Nigerian Democratic Congress presidential candidate Peter Obi for President Bola Tinubu’s resignation, framing the demand as a misreading of Nigeria’s constitutional order and a reaction to the All Progressives Congress’s recent electoral gains. In a statement signed on Monday by…
The naira opened the week on solid footing, trading at around ₦1,363.41 to the United States dollar at the official window on Monday, June 22, 2026, as the gap between the formal and street markets stayed unusually slim. The figure, drawn from the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, reflects the volume-weighted average that the Central…
The naira weakened to N1,410 against the United States dollar in the parallel market on Thursday, easing from N1,405 a day earlier, as renewed demand pressure pushed the currency lower across both segments of Nigeria’s foreign exchange market. At the official window, the currency also lost ground. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria…
Nigeria’s sweeping foreign exchange reforms have yet to align the local currency with economic reality. The International Monetary Fund states that the naira trades roughly 25.6 percent below its fair value. According to the Washington-based lender, its Real Effective Exchange Rate model shows that the currency remains heavily undervalued despite recent gains. This persistent gap…
Nigeria’s informal currency market has delivered another sobering reality check to monetary authorities. The naira depreciated to N1,400 per dollar in the parallel market on Monday. This drop from N1,390 over the weekend signals persistent liquidity pressures outside official banking channels. Retail buyers continue to flock to street dealers for quicker access to hard currency….