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17 hours ago | pmnewsnigeria.com | Kazeem Ugbodaga

By Taiye OlayemiThe Nigerian stock market blazed into bullish territory on Wednesday, racking up a stunning N186 billion in gains as investors piled into high-performing equities in a show of renewed confidence. Market capitalisation soared by 0.27 per cent, closing at an impressive N68.543 trillion, up from N68.357 trillion on Tuesday. The All-Share Index (ASI) followed suit, jumping by 296.72 points to settle at 109,059.33, marking yet another milestone in the market’s positive run.

17 hours ago | pmnewsnigeria.com | Kazeem Ugbodaga

By Grace AlegbaThe Naira roared higher on Wednesday, extending its bullish run in the official foreign exchange market with a fresh gain that pushed it to N1,596.70 per dollar, its strongest level this week. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) confirmed the local currency appreciated by N3.33, marking a 0.21% surge from Tuesday’s closing rate of N1,600.03/$.

19 hours ago | pmnewsnigeria.com | Kazeem Ugbodaga

By Kazeem UgbodagaNigeria’s economy is experiencing a decisive turnaround driven by “bold reforms, improved coordination, and a renewed focus on national priorities,” the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, told reporters on Wednesday. Speaking ahead of a TV documentary to mark President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s second anniversary in office, Bagudu credited the administration’s “Renewed Hope Agenda” with restoring investor confidence at home and abroad.

19 hours ago | pmnewsnigeria.com | Kazeem Ugbodaga

By Kazeem UgbodagaThe Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has acknowledged that a technical error affected the scores of nearly 380,000 candidates who sat for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), prompting an urgent post-examination audit and a pledge to rectify the anomaly. The Registrar of JAMB, Professor Is-haq Olanrewaju Oloyede, made the disclosure during a press conference on Wednesday at the Board’s National Headquarters in Bwari, Abuja.

21 hours ago | pmnewsnigeria.com | Kazeem Ugbodaga

In a chilling act of violence rooted in a bitter family feud, two teenagers have been found guilty of savagely hunting down and stabbing 21-year-old Robert Robinson to death in the streets of Lewisham. The killers—Ryan Wedderburn, 18, and Kirk Harris, 19—were convicted at the Old Bailey on Tuesday, May 13, of executing a cold-blooded murder that unfolded like a horror scene on Carteret Way, SE8, last June.