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Naira got N0.75 against the dollar in the official window

The Nigerian currency, Naira, recovered further against the US dollar in an official window on Friday. Foreign exchange data of Bank Nigeria (CBN) central bank shows that Naira is closed on N1, 535.03/$ 1 compared to N1, 535.78/$ 1 which is traded on Thursday. This is the advantage of N0.75 for local currencies against American Greenback. Also read: Naira Gain …

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Victoria Mboko leads the Canadian contingen …

Victoria Mboko del Canada affects a return to Naomi Osaka of Japan during the final tennis action at the National Bank Open in Montreal, Thursday 7 August 2025. (Christinna Muschi/Cp) The Tennis star on the increase Victoria Mboko will have to face the two -time winner of the Grand Slam Barbora Krejcikova in the opening round of the US Open. …

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Gov Alia distanced himself from the alleged plot to impeach the bent speaker

The Governor of the State of Benue, Hyacinth Alia, has distanced himself from a recognized step to impeach the speakers of the State Assembly, Hyacinth Dajoh. House on Friday suspended Deputy Head of WHIP, Mr. Alfred Berger, and three others for three months due to alleged efforts to impeach the speaker. Another suspended parliament member was Mr. Shimawua Emmanuel (Tiev), …

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NNPC revenue drops N165BN

Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC LTD) has reported a decrease in N165 billion revenue for July. NNPC said in a summary of its monthly report-July 2025 that revenue fell to N4,406 trillion from N4,571 trillion recorded in June 2025, representing a decline of 3.59 percent. Likewise, profit after tax (PAT) fell 79.56 percent to N185 billion in July from …

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Evelyn Osagie: a short tribute to an unstoppable literary journalist

The news came like a shock, awakening a spiral of forged memories in those days when the activities of the association of Nigerian authors (Ana) were adequately reported and extended to the public by a battery of artists of arts and culture. Evelyn Osagie was just one of the brilliant and dedicated journalists who moved with writers from one end …

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Hat-trick Kane Nets when Bayern reached six against Leipzig

England striker Harry Kane scored a hat-trick for Bayern Munich when they claimed a 6-0 victory over RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga match on Friday night. It was the opening match of the German topflight season, and former Crystal Palace Wing player Michael Olise also scored two goals. Serge Gnabry chose Luis Diaz after a very good passing routine, to …

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Ruthless Chelsea Whip West Ham 5-1

Chelsea beat West Ham United 5-1 to earn the first victory of the Premier League campaign of 2025/26 and accumulate more pressure on their former coach, Graham Potter. The blues had the talisman Cole Palmer, their heating at the London stadium and remained behind in a spectacular sixth minute strike by Lucas Paqueta, but their response was emphatic. Joao Pedro …

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Boko Haram leader denies death in Niger

On Friday a close assistant to the head of the jihadist group Boko Haram denied the statements of the Nigerian army that he was killed in a target air attack in the Lake Chad basin. Boko Haram leader killed in Niger The militant group has conducted a bloody insurrection to establish an Islamic caliphate in the North -Ast of Nigeria …

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FG, State, LGAS shared N2TR as an income allocation for July

Three levels of government on Friday share N2 trillion as an income allocation for July. The Director of Information and Public Relations at the Ministry of Finance, Muhamed Manga, revealed this in a statement issued at the end of the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) this month led by the Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister for Economic, Wale …

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