The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has retained the Monetary Policy Rate at 27.50 per cent, marking its second consecutive hold in 2025. This decision was announced by the CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, during a press briefing on Tuesday in Abuja, following the conclusion of the MPC’s 300th meeting. This second pause in rates …

Ahead of the Edo State 2024 governorship election, the Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu has made a formal announcement, expressing his desire to compete for the Peoples Democratic Party ticket in the forthcoming party primaries. Shaibu made his declaration known in a pre-recorded televised announcement on Monday morning. “As your deputy governor in the last seven years, I have had …