
- BUSINESS, NEWS
- September 22, 2026
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reduced the country’s benchmark interest rate from 26.5 per cent to 23 per cent, following the conclusion of the Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) 307th meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, announced the decision, which represents a 3.5 percentage-point reduction in the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR),
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- BUSINESS, SLIDE
- September 22, 2026
The Federal Government has ruled out plans to increase electricity tariffs for now, with Minister of Power Joseph Tegbe declaring that the administration’s immediate priority is to improve power supply, address mounting debts and strengthen Nigeria’s electricity sector. Tegbe made the declaration on Monday in Abuja during a media parley marking his first 100 days
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- BUSINESS, SLIDE
- September 17, 2026
The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has said Nigerians are increasingly acknowledging improvements in electricity supply, with some consumers reportedly experiencing significantly longer hours of power availability. Tegbe made the remarks in Abuja on Wednesday while speaking at the commissioning of a 3-megawatt solar hybrid power project at Yakubu Gowon University, formerly known as the
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