The Nigerian currency, the naira, depreciated against the American dollar at the black market on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. This is even as there is no official rates from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Foreign exchange data several hours after the market closed. On the black market, the naira fell to N1,620/$1 as against…
PORT HARCOURT – Operatives of Port Harcourt’s Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Thirty-Seven (37) suspected internet fraudsters. Converseer reports the suspects were arrested in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Tuesday, 8 April 2025, in an operation code-named “Operation Eagle Sweep.” “They were arrested for alleged internet fraud after…
YENEGOA – Chief Dennis Otiotio, PhD, Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, has expressed profound appreciation to President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, following his appointment as Chairman of the Governing Board of the Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu, located in Ebonyi State. In a statement released shortly after the official…
CALABAR – The joy of Arsenal FC thrashing Real Madrid FC has taken one Inspector Stephen Enang, a Nigeria Police officer serving in Calabar, Cross River State capital, to the grave. Converseer reports that Insp. Enang, a strong Arsenal fan, collapsed and died after watching his team thrash Real Madrid, 3 goals to zero, at…
A meeting between a presidential delegation and officials of the Dangote refinery, NNPC and other parties has agreed to extend the policy of selling Nigerian crude to local refineries in naira. This was disclosed by the Ministry of Finance in a post on its X handle. The Tuesday meeting also resolved that the policy, which…
