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Day: August 19, 2026

NPFL: Ugwu bids farewell to Bendel Insurance after Mosta FC move

Emmanuel Ugwu has bid farewell to Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, side Bendel Insurance following his exit from the club. Ugwu has completed a move to Maltese side Mosta FC. The defender expressed gratitude to the club’s faithful for their support throughout his time in Benin City. Ugwu made 46 appearances for the Benin Arsenals….

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Dollar to Naira exchange rate Today, August 19, 2026: Nigerian Naira records first depreciation against US Dollar

The naira recorded its first depreciation against the dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Wednesday. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed that the local currency weakened for the first time this week, closing at N1,350.41 per dollar on Wednesday, compared to N1,343.32 exchanged on Tuesday. This means that the naira…

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2027: INEC lists challenges ahead of polls

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA — The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has identified security risks, localised electoral violence, vote-buying, hate speech, disinformation and Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, FIMI, as major threats to the credibility of the 2027 general elections. The Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja…

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From theory to the lab: How two Nigerian brothers are changing science education in Africa

Davis and Emmanuel Eban founded Edugene – a science and biotechnology education startup. It is the first and only organisation in Africa to be admitted into the European Genomic Medicine Consortium By Sola Ogundipe Two Nigerian brothers, Davis and Emmanuel Eban, have taken their education technology initiative, Edugene, a step closer to the international genomic…

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Clearing agents petition police over alleged assault, truck detention

By Esther Onyegbula LAGOS — The National Compliance Joint Taskforce of Licensed Clearing Agents, NCJTFLCA, Seme Border Chapter, has petitioned the Nigeria Police Force, Area ‘K’, Seme Area Command, over alleged assault, intimidation, extortion and unlawful detention of trucks involving the Chairman of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA, Seme Border Chapter. In…

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Educators urge FG to implement mother-tongue policy

By Olayinka Latona LAGOS — The Federal Government has been urged to move beyond policy formulation and urgently implement a compulsory mother-tongue education policy across Nigerian schools to preserve the country’s cultural identity and promote national development. The call was made by a newly inducted Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Letters, NAL, Prof. Oladele…

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Drug regulation under threat as Lagos pharmacists decry manpower crisis

… Restrict access to dangerous drugs, Abayomi tells Lagos pharmacistsBy Chioma Obinna The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, Lagos State branch, has raised the alarm over a weakening drug regulatory system in the state, warning that shortage of pharmacists in key regulatory positions and the prolonged absence of a fully inaugurated Governing Council of the…

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