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

The United States government has issued a strong advisory urging American citizens to leave multiple countries in the Middle East immediately as the military conflict involving the United States and Israel against Iran continues to escalate, major international news outlets report. The U.S. Department of State on March 2, 2026 called on its nationals to
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Ibom Air has announced a new travel safety restriction that prohibits passengers from placing power banks in overhead bins or checked-in baggage on its flights, the airline said in a statement on Tuesday March 3, 2026. The directive is in ull compliance with a recent safety order from the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) aimed
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the immediate release of approved funding for the maintenance of Nigeria’s space assets and stressed the importance of accountability and national value in implementing the country’s revised 25-year space development programme, according to official statements from the National Space Council meeting held in Abuja. The directive was issued on
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A 43-year-old man has been arrested in Sepeteri, Oyo State, after allegedly beating his elder brother to death with a heavy rock because he believed the deceased had shot him in a dream, police sources confirm. According to a statement from the Oyo State Police Command, the suspect, Lateef Suleiman of Alegunlode Compound, reportedly woke
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Mr Wale Edun, Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, has assured citizens that implementation of the country’s newly enacted tax laws will be carefully monitored to guarantee transparency fairness and equity, multiple national news outlets report. Edun made the remarks on Wednesday March 4, 2026 at the signing ceremony of the Presumptive Tax
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The United Kingdom government has imposed an “emergency brake” on study visas for nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan, citing a sharp rise in asylum claims from individuals who initially entered the country through legal migration routes, official sources say. Under the new policy announced by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, the UK will halt
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