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

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered a major drug trafficking operation, intercepting cocaine concealed inside the heads of imported dry stock fish, popularly known as okporoko, and arresting suspects linked to an international syndicate. The breakthrough followed intelligence on cross-border drug movements, leading to a coordinated operation by the Murtala Muhammed International
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Tension spread across Oke Ijebu in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State after gunmen stormed a health centre in the early hours of Saturday, abducting staff and carting away valuables. The attack, which occurred around 2 a.m., involved three armed men who reportedly scaled the facility’s fence before gaining access. According to the
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Nigeria has recorded a significant decline in deaths caused by Tuberculosis, with mortality dropping by 63 percent between 2015 and 2024, according to the Federal Capital Territory Administration. The Director of Public Health at the FCTA, Dan Gadzama, disclosed this during a World TB Day 2026 community outreach held in Mabushi, Abuja. He noted that
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Medical laboratory scientists in Nigeria have raised strong objections to a proposed health reform bill before the National Assembly, warning that it could disrupt the country’s healthcare system and compromise patient safety. The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria described the bill, Executive Bill HB:2701, as a major setback, arguing that it undermines professional
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Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, is set to lead over 2,500 delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to its national convention in Abuja, where members of the Abdulrahman Mohammed-led caretaker committee are expected to be confirmed as substantive members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC). The convention, scheduled to hold at the
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has removed former Deputy National Chairman (South), Emma Eneukwu, and Deputy National Organising Secretary, Nze Duru, during its just concluded national convention in Abuja. Despite retaining most members of its National Working Committee (NWC), both Eneukwu and Duru lost their positions following internal party decisions reflected in the “Unity List”
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