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Navigation of economic currents: stable hand on monetary policy

In the infinite battle of economic stability, both with a promising growth and with persistent challenges, the central bank of Nigeria (CBN) made a fundamental decision while maintaining the monetary policy rate (MPR) at 27.50 percent. This announcement, made during the 300th meeting of the 300th Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), means a continuous commitment to stabilizing the economy of Nigeria. …

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Congo Dr. Former Minister of Prime was sentenced to 10 years in prison for embezzlement in an agricultural project

A Constitutional Court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has punished the former Prime Minister of the State, Matata Ponyo Mapon, to 10 years in prison for embezzling millions of large agricultural businesses that failed in a giant Central African country. This trial is one of the highest profile corruption cases brought under President Felix Tshisections. Mapon, who served as …

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Jamb to hold a release test for the absent UTME candidate

The Joint Acceptance and Matriculation Council (Jamb) has decided to conduct additional examinations for candidates who missed the Tertiary Matriculation Examination this year (UTME). Clerk Jamb, Prof. Is-Haq Oloyede said this was on Wednesday in Abuja at a meeting with the main stakeholders to overcome the challenges faced during UTME. He said the council would accommodate an estimated 5.6 percent …

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Spur beat United to win the first European title since 1984

Spur beat United to win the first European title since 1984 Tottenham Hotspur has conquered their first European trophy since 1984, defeating Manchester United 1-0 in the UEFA Europa League final held at the San Mamés stadium in Bilbao on Wednesday evening. The decisive moment came to the 42nd minute in which a cross by Pape Matar Sarr of Spurs …

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PDP demands a suspended recovery of the Chairman of the Edo Local Council

The Democratic People’s Party (PDP) in the Edo state on Wednesday urged the state government to comply with a court decision that returned the elected local government chairman in the state. Chairperson of the PDP Guard Committee in the State, Dr. Tony Aziegbemi, made a call at a press conference in Benin City. He said the abolition of the chairman …

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Champions, Lasaco Top Losers as an investor down N70 billion in five hours

Investors in the Nigerian equity market lost N70 billion at the close of trade on Wednesday. This follows a decrease in stock prices such as RT Briscoe, Eunisell Interlocked PLC and PLC livestock feeds among others on the trading floor. The Benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) crashed 109,619.10 points from 109,730.47 points recorded the previous day. After five hours of trading …

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Crisis and the weight of truth in Jamb’s apologies

“The man proposes, God orders.” This was the first line that the official management of X (previously Twitter) of the Boty Admissions and Matriculation Board (Jamb) of Nigeria (Jamb) tweeted when the news arrived that an UTME candidate, Miss Timilehin Faith Opusi, had tragically taken his life with the rodent poison after scoring a “1OW 190” in the newly concluded …

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Nafdac call senate for the use of chemicals to accelerate fruit maturation

Senate on Wednesday summoned the National Agency for the administration and control of drugs and drugs (Nafdac) to explain the use of hazardous chemicals that were not checked by fruit sellers to accelerate the maturation of fruit in the country. This follows the adoption of a motion moved by Senator Anthony Ani during the plenary in Abuja. This movement is …

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Tottenham defeated Man Utd to win the European League – their first trophy since 2008

Tottenham Hotspur has emerged as the winner of the European League 2024-25 after defeating Manchester United in the final on Wednesday night. More to follow … Join the conversation Opinion Supports Nigeria’s ripples, resistant Journalism Solutions A balanced and fearful journalism that is driven by data comes with enormous financial costs. As a media platform, we ask for leadership accountability …

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2025 UTME: Jamb to conduct a mop-up exam for absent candidates

The joint commission for admission and enrollment (Jamb) states that it will lead a further examination of purposes for candidates who have lost the unified tertiary registration examination of 2025 (UTME). Chancellor Jamb, Prof. IS-HAQ Oloyede, made this known in a meeting with the main parties interested to face the challenges found during the Utme of 2025 in Abuja on …

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