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  1. The court set aside a 16 July Court of Appeal ruling that voided the provisions
  2. Only members on registers submitted to INEC can take part in primaries
  3. Parties must choose candidates by direct primaries or consensus
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Politics · 3 min read

Supreme Court restores Electoral Act rules on primaries and party registers

The Supreme Court has upheld four provisions of the Electoral Act 2026, overturning a Court of Appeal ruling months before the 2027 polls.

Updated 10:41 WAT, 30 Sep 2026: This story now reflects that reports differ on the size of the Supreme Court panel and on who delivered the lead judgment. The Supreme Court has handed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) an important win ahead of the 2027 general elections. On Thursday, 24 September, the court allowed INEC’s appeal and restored four…

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  1. Datafolha runoff poll: Lula 47%, Flávio Bolsonaro 45%, within the margin of error
  2. First round: Lula 40%, Bolsonaro 36%, both well short of the 50% needed to win
  3. Voting is on 4 October, with a runoff on 25 October if needed
Gist Reel

Politics · 2 min read

Brazil election: Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro neck and neck before 4 October

A Datafolha poll gives Lula 47% and Flávio Bolsonaro 45% in a likely runoff, a statistical tie with Brazil's first round less than a week away.

Brazil goes to the polls on Sunday 4 October, and the presidential race could hardly be tighter. A Datafolha poll published on 24 September puts President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on 47% in a head-to-head runoff, against 45% for Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. With a margin of error of two percentage points, pollsters call that a technical tie. Datafolha surveyed…

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  1. Guterres asked every country for a fossil fuel exit roadmap with clear timelines
  2. Nigeria is one of six countries in a new phase of a UN critical minerals initiative
  3. COP31 holds in Antalya, Turkey, in November; Guterres leaves office on 31 December
Gist Reel

World · 2 min read

Guterres uses his last UN climate summit to demand fossil fuel timelines

At his final climate summit as UN chief, António Guterres asked countries for dated fossil fuel exit plans; Nigeria features in a new UN minerals drive.

António Guterres has used his final climate summit as UN secretary-general to press governments for firm dates on quitting coal, oil and gas. Speaking at UN headquarters in New York on 23 September, in the middle of General Assembly week, he urged every country to produce a credible roadmap away from fossil fuels, with clear timelines attached. His message mixed…

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  1. The MPC cut the Monetary Policy Rate from 26.5% to 23% at its 307th meeting
  2. The CBN says the move realigns its benchmark with market rates near 22%
  3. Manufacturers warn that bank lending rates could stay close to 30%
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Economy · 2 min read

CBN cuts benchmark rate to 23% in its biggest reduction since 2006

The Central Bank of Nigeria has lowered its policy rate by 3.5 percentage points, calling the move a reset rather than a change of stance.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has made its boldest interest-rate move in years. At the close of the 307th meeting of its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in Abuja on Tuesday, 22 September, the bank lowered the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), the benchmark that anchors borrowing costs across the economy, from 26.5% to 23%. The 350-basis-point reduction is the largest…

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