Dollar to naira exchange rate today, September 26, 2025
Nigerian naira continues to trade under pressure against major currencies, with a widening gap between the official Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) rate
APC, INEC at war over primaries in Zamfara
The All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, were yesterday locked in an exchange after the ruling party was barred from fielding candidates for all elections in Zamfara State.
Minimum wage : FG proposes N24,000; states, N20,000; NLC, N30,000 — Ngige
THE Federal Government, yesterday, proposed to pay N24,000 as new minimum wage, saying states agreed to pay N20,000, against the N30,000 demanded by Labour.
Breaking: APC presidential aspirants ask Oshiomhole to resign
THE Coalition of Presidential Aspirants under the All Progressive Congress, APC, Wednesday, called the National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, to give up his job without delay for allegedly creating crisis in the party.
Breaking: Court sacks Rivers APC chair, others
PORT HARCOURT: A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has again sacked the elected executives of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State led by Hon. Ojukaye Flag-Amachree.
Breaking: We never agreed on N30,000 Minimum Wage – FG
ABUJA—-THE Federal Government has denied the report that it agreed to pay N30,000 as the new minimum wage.
Choose Fani-Kayode as running mate, group tells Atiku, PDP
Christian group, Christians in Power Network, CIPN, has advised the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its flagbearer at the forthcoming 2019 general elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to choose a former minister of aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, as their vice presidential candidate.
Atiku, like Buhari can’t cause positive change in Nigeria—IPOB
NNEWI—The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday blasted those jubiliating over the emergence of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, saying he will not make the needed difference Nigerians are clamouring for.
Breaking: INEC bans APC from fielding candidates in Zamfara
In what appears a first major electoral loss in the 2019 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has banned the ruling All Progressives Congress APC from fielding candidates for governorship, state and federal legislative elections in Zamfara state.
Nigeria needs president who understands the economy —Obasanjo
LAGOS—FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo said yesterday Nigeria needed a President who understands the economy.
Alleged diversion of funds: Court fixes Oct 23 to hear suit against Oshiomhole
ABUJA—Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, yesterday, fixed October 23 to hear a suit seeking to invoke an order of mandamus to compel Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to investigate National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole, for allegedly diverting public funds to his personal use.
