By Babajide Okeowo LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – The Nigerian currency, the naira, extended its recovery against the American dollar at the official window on Thursday. At the official window, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) foreign exchange data showed that the naira closed at N1,396.99/$1 on Wednesday, compared to N1,400.47/$1 it traded on Wednesday. This represents a…
By Isaac Dashen BEIJING (CONVERSEER) – At least 11 members of a notorious crime family known as “The Ming Family” which ran series of criminal enterprises including gambling, fraud and a mafia-like extortion syndicate were on Thursday, executed in Northern Myanmar after they were found guilty of involvement in gambling fraud exceeding 10 billion yuan…
ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday gave the former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, the go ahead to take part in this year’s lesser hajj in Saudi Arabia. The judge, who ruled in an application filed by the former governor through his counsel, Joseph Daudu (SAN), ordered the…
By Babajide Okeowo LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – Investors in the Nigerian equities market gained N233 billion at the close of trading on Thursday. This followed the surge in the share prices of stocks such as RT Briscoe, SCOA and DeapCap, among others, on the trading floor. The benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) increased to 165,527.31 points from the…
By Christian Njoku Calabar (NAN, CONVERSEER) – Commercial drivers in Cross River on Thursday received free fuel and tyres during their first meeting of the year, organised by the Unified Commercial Drivers Association. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar after the meeting, Mr Etta Henshaw, State Chairman of the Association, said…
