ATIKU PLEDGES SCHOLARSHIP TO VIRAL NIGER TEEN MINER. (PHOTO).

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 Atiku pledges scholarship to viral Niger teen miner Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Sunday said his “heart breaks” each time he watches a viral video of a teenage artisanal miner, Yusuf Aliyu, speaking at a mining site in Niger State after the deaths of 37 miners in the state. Atiku, in a statement posted on his X handle, said he was prepared to support the boy’s education, describing him as a child whose intelligence and confidence should be nurtured in a classroom rather than by working at a mining site. “I have watched Yusuf Aliyu’s video repeatedly, and each time, my heart breaks. A child with such intelligence, clarity and confidence should be in a classroom building his future—not struggling for survival in a community surrounded by gold but buried in poverty. “I cannot look at him and see an ‘illegal miner.’ I see a Nigerian child failed by the country that should have protected him. I see brilliance trapped by poverty and enormous promise abandoned by leadership,” ...

CBN CUTS INTEREST RATE TO 26.5%, FOREIGN RESERVES HIT 13-YEAR HIGH. (PHOTO).


 CBN Cuts Interest Rate to 26.5%, Foreign Reserves Hit 13-Year High


Nigeria’s Central Bank started 2026 with a careful step, cutting the key interest rate to 26.5 percent while keeping other measures like the Cash Reserve Ratio and liquidity steady - a sign of cautious steering of the financial system.


Governor Olayemi Cardoso pointed to falling inflation, stronger banks, and foreign reserves hitting a 13-year high of 50 billion dollars, giving the economy a solid boost.


But the CBN warned that pre-election spending could undo progress if not checked.

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