Asuquo Ekpe Is Dead (He Scored Nigeria's First Nations Cup Goal)..

Asuquo Ekpe, the scorer of Nigeria’s first ever goal at the Africa Cup of Nations, has passed on.

Popularly known as Ekpe Senior in his playing days, he achieved the record when Nigeria lost 6-3 to Egypt in Kumasi, Ghana in 1963.

A nephew of the famous Etim Henshaw, he played for Duke Town Primary and Secondary Schools in the 1940s and 1950s and was captain of the first national team, the famed UK Tourists of 1949.

He also played for Welch XI and Lagos Railway II from 1954 to 1965.

Ekpe will be buried in Uwanna, near Afikpo in Ebonyi State on April 9.

Naira falls to 325 on dollar shortage

The naira hit a record low of 325 to the dollar at the parallel market on Thursday as desperate importers scrambled for dollars to meet their obligations overseas.

The local currency had closed at 318 against the greenback on Wednesday, after hitting 313.5 and 310 on Tuesday and Monday, respectively.

“The dollar is falling because importers need forex to bring in their goods. They cannot keep on folding their arms because there is scarcity; they must keep buying; the only thing is that the quantity may reduce,” a forex dealer told our correspondent under condition of anonymity.

The CBN has left the official exchange rate unchanged at N197 to the dollar on its official interbank window.