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Edo Market Women Tasked On COVID-19 Vaccination
Market women in Edo State have been charged to complement the government’s efforts to end the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and protect citizens by coming out to get vaccinated against the deadly virus.
Leader, Edo State Market Women Association, Madam Blacky Omoregie, who led other members of the association on a courtesy visit to the Government House in Benin City, applauded the government’s readiness to manage the Delta variant of the virus.
The traders were received by the Secretary to the Edo State Government (SSG), Osarodion Ogie Esq.
Speaking after the meeting with the SSG, Madam Omoregie charged Edo citizens, especially market women who have not been vaccinated with the second dose to come out for vaccination to get full protection against the virus, adding, “those who are yet to be vaccinated should also come out to get vaccinated as the government begins another phase of COVID-19 vaccination.”
“As a leader of Edo market women, I have been vaccinated and have completed my dose. A lot of market women have also taken the vaccine. For those that have not been vaccinated, I urge them to make themselves available for the second phase of the vaccination exercise, to protect them against the new Delta variant of COVID-19,” she charged.
According to Madam Omoregie, “COVID-19 pandemic is real. This third wave with the Delta variant is more deadly. The government can’t do it alone but needs our support and all that we need to do is to make ourselves available for vaccination. The governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has been leading the campaign against COVID-19 and has done his best to ensure that Edo people are safe.
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“I call on all everyone, especially market women who have not completed their doses to come out and do the needful, as the vaccines are not harmful but will protect them against the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic. The vaccine does not have any negative effect.”
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Naira Records Massive Appreciation Against US Dollar Into Christmas Holidays
The Naira gained massively against the United States dollar in the last three days at the official foreign exchange as trading ended for the Christmas holidays.
Central Bank of Nigeria data showed that the Naira strengthened further on Wednesday to N1,443.37 per dollar, up from N1,449.99 on Tuesday.
This means that since Monday this week, the Naira has recorded a significant N13.18 gain against the dollar, according to the apex bank data.
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Similarly, at the black market, the Naira traded on Wednesday at N1,490 per dollar, an appreciation from the N1,500 exchanged on Monday but the same rate as on Tuesday.
The uptrend comes amid the rise in the country’s external reserves to $45.24 as of December 23rd, 2025.
DAILY POST reports that the Naira gained against the dollar at the official market on Monday and Tuesday.
Business
Report Any MRS Filling Stations Selling Fuel Above N739 Per Liter — Dangote Refinery To Nigerians
Dangote Refinery has urged Nigerians to report any MRS filling station outlets nationwide selling fuel above the N739 per liter announced price.
The company disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.
The refinery insisted that its petrol being at retail outlets remain N739 per liter while the gantry price is N699.
It further called on other filling station owners to patronize its refined petroleum products at the N699 rate.
“We also call on other petrol station operators to patronize our products so that the benefits of this price reduction can be passed on to Nigerians across all outlets, ensuring broad-based relief and a more stable downstream market.”
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Recall that Aliko Dangote, the president of Dangote Refinery, had pegged the retail price of his petrol at a maximum of N740.
DAILY POST reports that MRS filling and other filling stations had reduced fuel prices to between N739 and N912 per liter in Abuja.
However, reports emerged that some MRS filling stations were selling above the N739 per liter announced price benchmark.
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Naira Records Significant Appreciation Against US Dollar
The Naira recorded significant appreciation against the United States dollar on Monday at the official foreign exchange market to begin the week ahead of Yuletide on a good note.
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s data showed that the Naira strengthened to N1,456.56 per dollar on Monday, up from N1,464.49 traded on Friday last week, 19th December 2025.
This means that the Naira gained N7.93 against the dollar when compared with the N1,464.49 was exchanged as of Friday, December 19, 2025. DAILY POST reports that Monday’s gain at the official FX market is the first since December 15th.
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Meanwhile, at the black market, the Naira remained stable at N1500 per dollar on Monday, according to multiple Bureau De Change operators in Wuse Zone 4, Abuja.
The development comes as the country’s external reserves stood at $44.66 billion as of last week Friday.
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