The Naira had strengthened in recent weeks, trading around ₦ 1,340/$ on the parallel market as of February 20, 2026, compared to lows beyond ₦ 1,600 recorded previously.. Vice-President Kashim Shettima recently suggested that the currency could have appreciated even further to N1,000 per dollar under different intervention conditions.. Al-hikmah University in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, established by a business mogul, Alhaji Abdulraheem Oladimeji, in 2005, today, has over 11,000 students.. I will say my investment in the education sector was divine after one of my sons dreamt of me establishing an Islamic university while in Saudi Arabia for Hajj in 1994.