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27/09/26 [The Rio Times] > Nigeria’s Banks Swim in Cash After Sharp Rate Cut, Testing Inflation Fight : Nigeria cut its key interest rate from 26.5% to 23% on 22 September. Spare cash in Nigerian banks could now reach about US$6.4 billion this week.
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27/09/26 [The Punch] > Nigeria bow out as Uzbekistan, China win Chess Olympiad : Nigeria's teams finished outside the top 80 at the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad, as Uzbekistan and China won the Open and women's titles respectively.
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27/09/26 [The Punch] > Shettima pitches Nigeria as global outsourcing hub : VP Kashim Shettima has pitched Nigeria as the next major destination for global outsourcing, launching the 'Hire From Nigeria' campaign in New York.
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27/09/26 [Arise News] > KPMG: Nigeria’s Smartphone Penetration Climbs To 75% As Economy Becomes Mobile-First : KPMG says smartphone adoption rose from 64% to 75% between 2023 and 2025, with Android dominating Nigeria’s digital economy.
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26/09/26 [Christian Daily International on MSN] > At least one Christian slain every 86 minutes in Nigeria, study says : Christians in Nigeria were killed at a rate of one every 86 minutes between Jan. 1 and Sept. 8, most of them in the Middle Belt that receives low priority in Nigerian and U.S. security policy, a new ...
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25/09/26 [BBC on MSN] > Nigeria come from behind to win in Afcon 2027 qualifying : Nigeria have debutants George Ilenikhena and Moses Usor to thank as they come from behind to beat Madagascar 2-1 in qualifying for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.
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25/09/26 [Reuters on MSN] > Nigeria's Amni, TotalEnergies approve $800 million offshore gas project : By Tife Owolabi YENAGOA, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Nigeria's state oil firm NNPC Ltd said on Friday that a proposed $800 million offshore natural gas project by local producer Amni International and ...
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25/09/26 [Yahoo Finance] > Nigeria announces largest rate cut in two decades : Nigeria's largest interest rate cut in two decades raised the possibility of an easing cycle next year, analysts said. The central bank said its 3.5 percentage point cut this week was a reset aimed at ...
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25/09/26 [The Conversation on MSN] > Nigeria faces the world’s highest projected death toll from super El Niño heat: what could save lives : Researchers at the University of Chicago’s Climate Impact Lab combined temperature forecasts with research on how heat affects death rates in more than 24,000 regions worldwide, and found that the ...
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11/09/26 [Al Jazeera on MSN] > Nigeria suspends official visits to South Africa over anti-migrant violence : Months of anti-foreigner protests across South Africa have forced tens of thousands to leave the country.