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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reduced its benchmark Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) from 26.5% to 23%, representing a 350-basis-point cut. CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso announced the decision on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, after the Monetary Policy Committee’s 307th meeting in Abuja. For Nigerian businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the decision could…

New streaming platform emerges after CNN, MS NOW and Politico are barred from White House WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump’s administration has launched a new 24-hour streaming platform, “TRUMP TV: The Essentials Station,” amid an intensifying dispute between the White House and major American news organisations. The streaming channel, launched on September 21, offers…

How a groundbreaking medical procedure connected a surgeon in Ogun State to a patient in Abuja. Nigeria has made headlines in the healthcare sector following the reported completion of West Africa’s first tele-robotic surgery through a collaboration involving Redeemer’s Health Village, Nisa Premier Hospital and RoboMed Global. Here are 10 interesting facts about the reported…

Board unveils Profiled Email Service to help candidates regain access to their JAMB profiles The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has introduced a new intervention aimed at helping candidates who have lost the SIM cards or email accounts linked to their JAMB profiles. The new Profiled Email Service provides a structured process through which…

A 30-year-old student of a polytechnic in Kwara State, Al-Amin Mohammed, has died after reportedly ingesting rat poison, days after he was released from the Agodi Custodial Centre in Ibadan, Oyo State, following a dispute over an outstanding ₦8,000 debt. According to a report by The PUNCH, Mohammed, who was also an aluminium worker, had…

37 Miners Dead in NSCDC Custody | Survivor Speaks | Bribe Allegation Emerges | Commandant Suspended | Minna Erupts in Protest A mining-enforcement operation in Niger State has taken a tragic turn, with 37 suspected illegal miners dying while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The deaths occurred after…

INEC Opens 2027 Recruitment Portal: See Who Can Apply, Requirements, Application Steps and Deadline The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened its online recruitment portal for Nigerians interested in working as ad-hoc personnel during the 2027 General Elections. The recruitment exercise commenced at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, September 18, 2026, and the application portal…

By Staff Reporter Nigeria’s victory in the long-running international arbitration dispute over the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project has removed a major legal obstacle that had hung over one of the country’s most ambitious electricity projects for years. But for millions of Nigerians struggling with unreliable electricity and the rising cost of powering homes and businesses,…

Drama as UNILORIN Lecturer Is Arrested at 5am Over WhatsApp Post on Kogi Road Project A lecturer at the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Chief Elijah Ola Olorunsuwa, has been arrested by the police over a WhatsApp comment concerning the funding of a road project in Kogi State. Olorunsuwa, a lecturer in the Department of Political…

Abuja — The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has formally admitted that its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) model, in use for more than three decades, no longer meets the demands of modern tertiary education. The agency has launched a fundamental reform that will introduce critical thinking and life skills into its assessment system…