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FG spends N700m to certify 7,000 Nigerian artisans
By Golok Nanmwa JOS – The Industrial Training Fund says it has committed over N700 million to the international certification of more than 7,000 Nigerian artisans under the Federal Government’s
How Taraba Poly student who lost both hands to high-tension wire survived
…Begs Governor Kefas, philanthropists for helpBy Femi Bolaji Jalingo – On the morning of May 21, 2025, the air in Jalingo was electric with anticipation. Flags fluttered along the restricted
Tinubu, Diri, Fubara for Walson-Jack’s book launch
President Bola Tinubu, Governors Duoye Diri and Siminalayi Fubara of Bayelsa and Rivers states, and Dr. Zacchaeus Adedeji, Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service, NRS, are among dignitaries expected to
Coastal Road: Suspected vandals steal 1,800 manhole covers, destroy 1km fence
By Esther Onyegbula, Matthew Johnson & Florencemary Nwabueze LAGOS—Vandals have stolen no fewer than 1,800 manhole covers and destroyed about one kilometre of clear-view fencing along the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway
2027: Tinubu will defeat Kwankwaso in Kano — Abdulmumin Jibrin
The member representing Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency of Kano State, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu will defeat former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, in the state during
N12bn FG Intervention Fund: EFCC, ICPC investigate NFF over players’ bonuses, allowances
Nigeria’s anti-graft agencies have reportedly opened investigations into the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) over the handling of a ₦12 billion intervention fund that the federal government released to settle long-overdue
Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, August 21, 2026
The Nigerian naira is trading around ₦1,349.06 to the US dollar on Friday, August 21, 2026, according to the latest available live USD/NGN indication. At the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM),
Graduation parties or extortion by other means
*Students, pupils pay thousands, go home with plastic items, others *Be considerate, NAPTAN tells school owners *States ban events By Adesina Wahab In the days of yore, the academic session
Naira down to N1,405/$ in parallel market
By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,405 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,400 per dollar on Wednesday. But the naira appreciated to N1,347.5 per dollar in
Photos: Death toll rises to 53 in Sokoto boat mishap
By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto SOKOTO: The death toll from the boat mishap at the Gorau crossing point in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State has risen to 53, following
