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

The Federal Government has approved a ₦48 billion intervention to strengthen engineering and technology faculties across 12 selected universities, allocating ₦4 billion to each institution, the Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, said on Monday March 2, 2026. Alausa made the announcement at the inauguration of the Implementation Committee for the Tertiary Education Trust
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Nigerian professional boxer Elizabeth Temitayo Oshoba has etched her name into global boxing history by becoming Nigeria’s first-ever female Boxing World Champion, sports news outlets report. Oshoba’s historic title win marks a major milestone for the country and for women in the sport. The 26-year-old featherweight boxer made history in January 2024 in Copenhagen, Denmark,
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The Anambra State Government has ordered the closure of the popular Nkwo-Ogbe market in Ihiala Local Government Area after traders refused to open for business on Monday March 2, 2026 in defiance of a government directive aimed at ending the weekly sit-at-home order, credible local news outlets report. The market was sealed for one week
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Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, son of former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai, has accused the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) of weaponizing his father’s silence in a high-profile investigation, saying the anti-graft agency is unfairly targeting the former governor amid ongoing legal proceedings. In a statement released on Tuesday March 3, 2026,
READ MOREOrowole Kolapoz, a 32-year-old Nigerian photographer biker and social media influencer widely known as Kola Onifoto, has died following a lone motorcycle accident in Lagos, multiple Nigerian news outlets report. The tragic incident occurred on Sunday March 1, 2026, as Onifoto was embarking on what he described on social media as his first solo motorcycle
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Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have killed a Forward Operations Base (FOB) commander with the rank of Major, three Nigerian soldiers and a local hunter during a late-night attack on a military formation in Mayanti, Bama Local Government Area of Borno State, military sources say. The attack, reported to have occurred on Sunday night into Monday
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