Prisoner who smuggled 10 phones into his cell by swallowing them, is said to have needed a surgery to retrieve them. He is said to be one of the three inmates who had smuggled 19 phones into their cells, a situation that is currently giving the authorities concerns. The warders were allegedly tipped off when the ingested mobile phones set off metal detectors as the prisoners were being marched in.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Prisoner smuggles 10 phones into cell, needs surgery to retrieve them from stomach
Prisoner who smuggled 10 phones into his cell by swallowing them, is said to have needed a surgery to retrieve them. He is said to be one of the three inmates who had smuggled 19 phones into their cells, a situation that is currently giving the authorities concerns. The warders were allegedly tipped off when the ingested mobile phones set off metal detectors as the prisoners were being marched in.
CBN injects $195m into forex market
Following its intervention in the inter-bank foreign exchange (forex) market, last week, to the tune of over $800 million, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday, June 19, 2017, injected a total sum of $195million into the inter-bank forex market to meet the requests of customers in the various segments of the market.
Monday, June 19, 2017
NNPC Crashes Diesel Price Nationwide By 42%
The Group General Manager, Public Affairs Division of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Ndu Ughamadu, has said it had crushed the price of diesel by 42 per cent.
In a statement in Abuja, Ughamadu said diesel also known as Automotive Gas Oil, AGO, had a huge downslide over the last six months, following key strategic interventions by NNPC.