By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Nigeria’s Central Bank started 2026 with a careful step, cutting the key interest rate to 26.5 per cent while keeping other measures like the Cash Reserve Ratio and liquidity steady – a sign of cautious steering of the financial system. Governor Olayemi Cardoso pointed to falling inflation, stronger banks,…
Convener of the ADC Coalition Movement in Cross River state, Mr. Austine Ibok. By Anietie Akpan The outcome of the just concluded Federal Capital Territory (FCT Abuja) Area Council election has been declared as a wake up call to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and opposition leaders in the country. In a statement issued in…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – A Cross River State High Court sitting in Calabar has convicted and sentenced Uduak Etim Udo, a 39-year-old man, to life imprisonment for raping an 8-year-old girl. Converseer reports that Udo was sentenced on Tuesday, 24 February 2026, by Hon. Justice Blessing Egwu of the State High Court. The…
By Dianabasi Effiong The Energy and Maritime Reporters (EMR) in the Rivers State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Tuesday announced a partnership with the management of the Rivers State Television (RSTV) to promote awareness in the maritime sector including oil and gas, and blue economy. According to the group’s Chairman, Mr….
By Our Reporter LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, February 24, 2026, arraigned a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria Edetanle, before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, over alleged $385,000 and…
