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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reduced its benchmark interest rate from 27.5 percent to 27 percent, marking the first adjustment of the year. CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, announced the decision on Tuesday at a press briefing in Abuja, following the conclusion of the Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) 302nd meeting. Cardoso explained that the […]

The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr. Dennis Otuaro, has commended President Bola Tinubu for his unwavering support of the Programme’s education focused initiatives. Otuaro particularly commended the president over the recent deployment of 161 Niger Delta beneficiaries for postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom. The PAP’s administrator, who disclosed this in a […]

United States President Donald Trump will on Tuesday address the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) for the first time since 2020, in a speech the White House said will set out his “vision for the world” and take aim at “globalist institutions.” Trump is expected to speak at around 09:50 EDT, following Brazilian President Luiz […]

Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Remi Tinubu, has disclosed that about ₦20 billion has so far been realised towards the completion of the National Library project. Senator Tinubu, who spoke at a lunch with State House correspondents to mark her 65th birthday on Tuesday at the presidential Villa, said the library project was her chosen legacy […]

Katsina State has recorded two cases of circulating variant polio virus in 2025, a decline from the 17 cases reported across eight local government areas of the state in 2024. Announcing the this at a media dialogue and mobilisation ahead of the October 2025 integrated Polio Vaccination Campaign in Katsina, UNICEF Chief Kano Field Officer, […]

The lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has resumed duties on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, few hours after her office was unsealed inside the Senate. Upon her resumption, Senator Natasha who has been on suspension remained resolute, insisting that she will not tender any apology. The National Assembly had earlier unsealed the office of […]

As part of its commitment to social impact and community development, Keystone Bank Limited has commenced the 2025 Employee Volunteering Scheme (EVS) Phase 1 project in Akure, Ondo State, in partnership with the EGO Foundation. According to the lender, the initiative was designed to equip women with practical vocational skills that promote self-reliance and economic […]

A former deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 governorship election, Hajia Habiba Muhammed Deen has resigned her membership of the main opposition party in the state. Hajia Deen’s resignation was contained in the letter dated September 22, 2025 and addressed to the chairman of her Ankpa Township Ward, in […]

United States President Donald Trump has drawn backlash from health experts after making an unproven claim that Tylenol, a common pain reliever, could be linked to autism when taken during pregnancy. Speaking in the Oval Office on Monday, Trump said doctors in the US would soon be advised against prescribing the drug to pregnant women. […]