Naira Hits Two-Year High: Parallel Market Drops Below ₦1,350 Following New CBN BDC Directive
- BUSINESS
- February 11, 2026

A former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has taken to X handle to criticise what he described as the growing passivity of opposition lawmakers in Nigeria’s National Assembly, particularly on key national issues such as borrowing, insecurity, and electoral leadership. In the post, Sani argued that many Nigerians who frequently expressed anger over governance issues
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The Caucus of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the House of Representatives has called for the removal and prosecution of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, over alleged partiality and inconsistencies. It warned that his continued stay in office posed a threat to the credibility of the 2027
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Leeds United secured a historic first Premier League victory over Manchester United with a 2–1 win at Old Trafford, inspired by a brace from Noah Okafor. The Sweden international gave the visitors an early lead in the fifth minute with a sharp finish before doubling their advantage near the halfway mark with a well-taken volley.
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday afternoon met with the three service chiefs, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), the Inspector-General of Police, and heads of intelligence agencies at the State House, Abuja. The emergency meeting was convened amid mounting concerns over the country’s security situation, especially recent attacks on military formations in Borno State.
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Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, on Monday flagged off a capacity-building programme for the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to boost customs revenue operations, curb leakages, and enhance transparency and accountability. Adeniyi spoke in Abuja at the opening of a training on AI-driven revenue generation and remittances for the NCS.
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The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) on Monday began interviews for 2,102 applicants for the Overseas Scholarship Scheme (OSS) for its Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) scholarship programme. The programme seeks to build high-level, specialised human capital for Nigeria’s oil, gas, and broader energy sector. It does this by sponsoring Nigerians to undertake advanced research in
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