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Buba Galadima: Tinubu is my friend — he helped my daughter get a job

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Buba Galadima, a chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), says President Bola Tinubu helped his daughter secure a job at the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).

Galadima, a stalwart in the Kwankwasiyya movement, made the revelation on Wednesday during an appearance on Jigsaw, a programme on AIT.

The NNPP chieftain said despite his constant criticism of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) government, he remains friends with Tinubu.

“We are friends and will continue to be friends. If I want anything from him, I can ask,” he said.

“Let me confess on national television. My daughter used my phone to call the President and the President picked up the call thinking it was me. And they said they are my children and that they are calling him because the country is hard.

“They told Tinubu that ‘our father cannot do this for us and he told us that you are his friend’. The little one said she just finished the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), she could not get a job with the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) headed by Gbenga Komolafe.

“He (Tinubu) just asked, ‘call Komolafe, go and give my friend’s daughter a job’. That is why she wants to go to Mecca to thank God and to thank even Mr President.”

Galadima claimed that one of his daughters worked for former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for four years without pay.

“My daughter worked for him for four years and he instructed that she should not be paid a salary,” he said.

“Let them bring any voucher where she was paid. She worked for Buhari for four years in Osinbajo’s office without payment.”

The NNPP chieftain claimed that despite their longstanding friendship, he had turned down an offer from Tinubu to work in his government.

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Chimaobi gets four years jail for refusal to accept naira as legal tender

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‎Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Uzondu Precious Chimaobi to four years imprisonment for his refusal to accept the Naira as a legal tender.
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‎Chimaobi was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, on February 5, 2025 on a two-count charge bordering on refusal to accept the Naira as a legal tender.
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‎One of the counts reads: “That you, Precious Chimaobi Uzondu, on the 10th of December 2024, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, refused to accept Naira (Nigeria legal tender) by accepting the sum of $5700 as a means of payment for a purchase of a cartier diamond bracelet with serial number (12345678) and you, thereby , committed an offence contrary to Section 20 of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007.”
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Dollar to Naira exchange rate stands at ₦1,600.80 today

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The exchange rate for the US dollar to the naira today is ₦1,600.7991, marking a slight decline of -0.432% compared to yesterday’s rate.

Over the past week, the dollar has shown relative stability against the naira, although it has slipped by -2.094% compared to its value seven days ago.

Within this one-week window, the exchange rate has fluctuated between a high of ₦1,636.71 recorded on April 10, 2025, and a low of ₦1,589.45 on April 14, 2025. The most significant single-day shift happened on April 10, when the naira strengthened, leading to a -2.252% drop in the dollar’s value.

Current Rates:
1 USD = ₦1,600.7991
1 NGN = $0.00062469

US Dollar to Nigerian Naira Conversion Table:
1 USD = ₦1,600.7991
3 USD = ₦4,802.3973
5 USD = ₦8,003.9955
7 USD = ₦11,205.5937
10 USD = ₦16,007.991
12 USD = ₦19,209.5892
15 USD = ₦24,011.9865
25 USD = ₦40,019.9775
30 USD = ₦48,023.973
45 USD = ₦72,035.9595
50 USD = ₦80,039.955
75 USD = ₦120,059.9325
100 USD = ₦160,079.91
300 USD = ₦480,239.73
400 USD = ₦640,319.64
500 USD = ₦800,399.55
750 USD = ₦1,200,599.325
1,000 USD = ₦1,600,799.1
3,000 USD = ₦4,802,397.3
5,000 USD = ₦8,003,995.5
7,500 USD = ₦12,005,993.25
10,000 USD = ₦16,007,991
15,000 USD = ₦24,011,986.5
25,000 USD = ₦40,019,977.5
50,000 USD = ₦80,039,955
75,000 USD = ₦120,059,932.5
100,000 USD = ₦160,079,910

Nigerian Naira to US Dollar Conversion Table:
1 NGN = $0.00062469
3 NGN = $0.00187406
5 NGN = $0.00312344
7 NGN = $0.00437282
10 NGN = $0.00624688
12 NGN = $0.00749626
15 NGN = $0.00937032
25 NGN = $0.0156172
30 NGN = $0.01874064
45 NGN = $0.02811096
50 NGN = $0.0312344
75 NGN = $0.0468516
100 NGN = $0.0624688
300 NGN = $0.1874064
400 NGN = $0.2498752
500 NGN = $0.312344
750 NGN = $0.46851601
1,000 NGN = $0.62468801
3,000 NGN = $1.87406402
5,000 NGN = $3.12344004
7,500 NGN = $4.68516006
10,000 NGN = $6.24688007
15,000 NGN = $9.37032011
25,000 NGN = $15.61720018
50,000 NGN = $31.23440037
75,000 NGN = $46.85160055
100,000 NGN = $62.46880074

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Access Holdings posts N642bn profit after tax, 88% gross earnings growth

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Access Holdings Plc says it recorded N642 billion as profit after tax in the full year of 2024, up from the N619.32 billion earned at the end of 2023.

In its audited financial statement for the year ended December 31, 2024, Access Holdings said the figure represents a 3.7 percent increase in profit after tax.

The group said its gross earnings grew by 88 percent year-on-year, rising from N2.594 trillion in 2023 to N4.878 trillion in 2024.

“Profit before tax (PBT) increased by 19% to N867.0 billion, while profit after tax (PAT) rose to N642.2 billion, despite inflationary and macroeconomic challenges.”

According to the statement, the bank’s total assets grew by 55.5 percent to N41.498 trillion and customer deposits rose by 47 percent to N22.525 trillion.

The financial institution said shareholders’ funds also increased by 72 percent, reaching N3.76 trillion.

In terms of economic sustainability, the statement noted that the bank recorded strong strides through its economic, social and governance (ESG) programmes.

“It facilitated $437.42 million in DFI inflows to support MSMEs across Africa, disbursed 1.6 million digital loans to low-income individuals, and booked its first N1.4 billion diaspora mortgage loan,” the statement further reads.

“The Group also achieved a 13.4% reduction in operational emissions, planted 57,302 trees, and enabled solar power adoption for 226 homes and businesses.

“Its headquarters was awarded the IFC EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies) Green Building Certification for sustainable design and construction standards.”

The statement also noted that the bank posted significant gains across all performance metrics, “with interest income growing by 110% and fees and commissions rising by 81%”.

The organisation said international subsidiaries contributed 48.5 percent to the “banking segment’s PBT, demonstrating strong execution across key markets”.

In 2024, Access Holdings said it also became the first institution to comply with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s recapitalisation directive, raising N351 billion through a rights issue.

The group also said it paid N1.243 billion in penalties to regulatory authorities in 2024 for various infractions

 

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