…as Chairman seeks tax, FX policy alignment to sustain growth in 2026 By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Chairman of Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Group Plc, Dr Umaru Kwairanga, has called for urgent harmonisation of tax and foreign exchange policies to attract long-term global capital inflows into Nigeria’s capital market in 2026. He made the…
By Our Reporter ABEOKUTA (CONVERSEER) – Ogun State Police Command has confirmed that world heavyweight boxing star Anthony Joshua has been involved in a road crash today, Monday, 29 December 2025, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Makun area of Ogun State. The statement said the vehicle conveying Joshua, a Lexus Jeep with the number plate,…
By Our Reporter AKURE (CONVERSEER) – The Senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District in the National Assembly and a scholar of Modern War Studies, Dr Jimoh Ibrahim, has argued that no nation in the contemporary international system enjoys absolute sovereignty, insisting that prevailing global security realities compel states to embrace cooperation and collective action. Ibrahim,…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), has announced the graduation of over 7,000 newly recruited Forest Guards drawn from seven frontline states, following the successful completion of an intensive three-month training programme under the Presidential Forest Guards Initiative launched by Bola…
By Joe Udo LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – Popular Nigerian music star, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, alongside social commentator Vincent Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, have visited the Kirikiri Maximum Security Custodial Centre in Lagos. A statement by Osho Onimisi Joseph, Public Relations Officer, Nigerian Correctional Service, Lagos State Command, explained that the visit…
By Frank Ulom RABAT (CONVERSEER) – The Super Eagles of Nigeria have defeated The Eagles of Carthage of Tunisia to reach the round 16 of the 2025 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) currently being held in Morocco. The match, which saw 5 goals scored by both sides at the Fez Stadium on Saturday, has been…
By Abbas Bamalli KATSINA (NAN, CONVERSEER) – The Katsina State Bureau of Statistics, partnering UNICEF, has commenced a statewide Almajiri and Islamiyya School Census to reform traditional education through evidence-based planning and improved policy coordination framework statewide. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the exercise, inaugurated Saturday in Katsina, included training 200 enumerators to…
By Emmanuella Anokam ABUJA (NAN, CONVERSEER) – The Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (Pi-CNG) and Electric Vehicles (EVs) has signed an agreement with You Jie Te Environment Technology Ltd (YJT) to localise the manufacturing of critical energy infrastructure in Nigeria. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed when Mr Ismaeel Ahmed, Executive Chairman, PiCNG…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – A retired Major General of the Nigerian Army, John Enenche, has described the recent United States airstrikes against ISIS targets in northwest Nigeria as a “bold and welcome development”. Enenche expressed optimism that the intervention could mark a decisive turnaround in the country’s prolonged security challenges. The pioneer Director…
By Joe Udo WASHINGTON, DC (CONVERSEER) – United States congressman, Riley Moore, has disclosed that the strikes carried out on Christmas Day in Nigeria helped prevent terrorist attacks that have previously turned the Christian celebration into a period of bloodshed. According to The Whistler, Moore compared the deadly Christmas attacks recorded in Nigeria over the…
