Time for the Abachas to rejoice By Lasisi Olagunju (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday 15 December, 2025). General Sani Abacha was a great teacher. He pioneered the doctrine of consensus candidacy in Nigeria. He founded a country of five political parties and when it was time for the parties to pick their candidates...
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Nigerian Inflation Rate Slows Down, Dropping to 14.45% in November.
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased by 1.6 percentage points to 14.45 per cent in November 2025, down from 16.05 per cent recorded in October 2025, marking the lowest level in five years. According to the NBS, “In November 2025, the headline inflation rate eased to 14.45 per cent relative to the October 2025 headline inflation...
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Daily FX rate for Tuesday, December 16, 2025
NGN → USD Rates NFEM (official) Rate Official Market: Parallel Market: Market Drivers: Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) liquidity management; High benchmark Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 27.00%; Early stages of anticipated year-end corporate and personal FX demand. OUTLOOK: Currency analysts attribute the relative stability in the official window to a combination of increased liquidity injections...
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Japan-China Ties Worsen as Final Two Pandas Depart.
Japan last pair of pandas is set to return to China in late January, marking a symbolic end to a chapter of friendship as bilateral ties reach their lowest ebb in years. The announcement that four-year-old Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei would head to China at the end of January – ahead of a February 20 deadline –...
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At least 37 killed in Flash Flood in Morrocco
At least 37 people were killed in flash floods triggered by torrential rains on Sunday in Morocco’s Atlantic coastal province of Safi, 330 kilometres (205 miles) south of the capital Rabat, Morocco’s state-run 2M TV reported on Monday. Fourteen people were receiving medical care at Mohammed V hospital in the town after the floods and...
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President Nayib Bukele Announces El Salvador And xAI Will Redefine The Future Of Public Education.
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