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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
Fuel subsidy: Tinubu, Atiku battle
***Subsidy restoration, demonstrates ignorance on governance, economy —Tinubu ***Atiku unveils new subsidy model, to ‘target, cap, budget, track every barrel’ By Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA — President Bola
Christians killings: Why US won’t remove Nigeria’s CPC tag —Congressman Moore
***Says Nigerian govt must protect Christian communities ***We back US over persecution, security crisis —Christian elders By Nkiruka Nnorom & Chimaobi Nwaiwu LAGOS — A member of the United States
Living in squalor: How filth, decay continue to rule over Nigeria Police barracks
*Thousands of officers live in leaking, overcrowded, barracks nationwide *Shares rooms with rodents, snakes in colonial structures’ *Police personnel spend personal funds on repairs By Soni Daniel When over 1,000
Adeleke visits Wike in Abuja after meeting Tinubu
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Thursday met with Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, in Abuja as he continued engagements with key political figures days after securing
Atiku in Dramatic U-turn, Wants Fuel Subsidy Returned
• Tinubu: It shows your ignorance on governance, economy •I will follow the barrel, ensure accountability, ex-VP insists • No, you are desperate for power, presidency says •Wike: Atiku confused,
