Politics

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

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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

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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