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TCL targets local assembly, job creation in Nigeria

General Manager of TCL West Africa, a consumer electronics company, says the company is considering local assembly in partnership with SIMS Nigeria to create jobs and deepen local participation in its value chain. Ray made the statement in Lagos during the unveiling of the firm’s 2026 range of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered home appliances for the ...

FirstBank/Sam Okwaraji Secondary Schools Football Championship begins nationwide

The FirstBank/Samuel Okwaraji Foundation (SOF) National Secondary Schools Football Championship, also known as the Memoir Cup, has commenced in several states across the country. Chairman of the tournament’s steering committee, Sen. Osita Izunaso, said in a statement on Friday that SOF was established to preserve the memory of the late Nigerian international, Samuel Okwaraji. The ...

Horse Racing Federation tightens anti-doping measures with NDLEA partnership

The Horse Racing Federation of Nigeria (HRFN) says it has strengthened measures to prevent the use of performance-enhancing drugs by jockeys during competitions. The National Coordinator of the federation, Mustapha Abubakar-Bida, disclosed this on Friday at the ongoing Kano Derby competition. Abubakar-Bida said the federation was collaborating with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) ...

Naira records marginal loss in official forex market

The Naira on Friday closed the week with a marginal depreciation at the official foreign exchange market, trading at N1,380.93 to the dollar. Data published on the official website of the Central Bank of Nigeria showed that the local currency lost 82 kobo. This represented a 0.05 per cent decline when compared with Thursday’s rate ...