Politics

Financial Times•6/19/2026

Die-hard Scotland fans fly 22 hours in tiny plane to World Cup

David Smith and Fraser MacIntyre flew across the Atlantic, with stops in Iceland, Greenland and northern Canada.

Traders’ Latest AI-Related Play Is a Struggling Car Parts Stock

Investors looking for the stock market’s next artificial intelligence winner have honed in on embattled French car parts maker Valeo SE.

Burnham’s win should worry Farage

Fear of a Reform victory led Makerfield voters — including some 2024 Conservatives — to tactically vote Labour

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Financial Times•6/19/2026

‘Hawkish shift’ in US rates upends global currency bets

Expectations of a Fed rate rise trigger reversal in emerging market and commodity currencies

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AFNIS Attracts $600m Investments in Four Years, Alake Seeks End to Raw Mineral Exports

Folalumi Alaran in Abuja Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, on Wednesday urged African countries to move beyond the export of raw minerals and focus on value addition,

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NILDS, UNIBEN Launch PhD Programmes in Law, Governance

• Renew partnership to deepen research, policy development, democratic governance Sunday Aborisade in Abuja National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) and University of Benin (UNIBEN) have renewed their

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Pollster Stands By Rejected Survey Showing Struggling Democrat In Single Digits That He Released Anyway

A Michigan pollster is standing by his decision to release a survey showing a Democratic Senate candidate at 6% — despite a news outlet having rejected it over methodology concerns. Steve Mitchell, a longtime researcher based in the key battleground state, conducted a survey that he claimed to be done on behalf of local news... This article Pollster Stands By Rejected Survey Showing Struggling Democrat In Single Digits That He Released Anyway was originally created by Converseer.

Converseer•6/19/2026

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Leprosy Mission unveils livelihood programme for inmates

The Leprosy Mission in Nigeria launches a new livelihood programme to empower over 2000 inmates and vulnerable groups in six northern states and FCT. Read More: https://punchng.com/leprosy-mission-unveils-livelihood-programme-for-inmates/

PUNCH•6/19/2026

By-elections: Police restrict movement, INEC distributes sensitive materials

INEC distributes sensitive by-election materials for June 20, 2026 polls in Enugu, Nasarawa, Rivers, Ondo, Kebbi, and Kano states as police restrict moveme Read More: https://punchng.com/by-elections-police-restrict-movement-inec-distributes-sensitive-materials/

Fayolle: Nigeria is a Strategic Priority for EIB in Africa

Nigeria continues to play a central role in the European Investment Bank’s engagement across Sub-Saharan Africa. During his first official visit to the country, EIB Vice-President, Ambroise Fayolle, announced new

Keyamo’s Policy Direction Deepens Aviation Capacity Development

Stories by Chinedu Eze Nigeria’s drive to build a world-class aviation workforce received a significant boost yesterday with the official unveiling of the United Nigeria Airlines/Boeing B1/B2 Engineers Training Programme

Rumpus Over Ogwashi-Uku Jet Landing

Aviation stakeholders including operators and service providers have expressed apprehension over the incident that involved a private jet that landed on motorway at Ogwashi-Uku instead of the Asaba airport. Chinedu