The Governor of Katsina State, Dr Dikko Umar Radda has implemented the N70,000 new minimum wage recently approved by President Bola Tinubu. CONVERSEER gathered that the new N70,000 minimum wage implementation by Radda is for the State Civil Servants and all Local Government Staff with arrears from 1st April 2024. With the new wage, the…
The National Youth Assembly of Nigeria (NYAN) and Tourism Volunteers Network (TVN), Cross River State Chapters, have applauded the newly elected National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) executives while highlighting future youth engagement initiatives. The election, held three weeks ago, has ushered in a new leadership led by Comrade Emmanuel Olayi as Chairman and Ngban…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has charged customers of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) in Cross River to demand quality services from the Distribution Company (DisCo). This was disclosed on Friday in Calabar by Mrs Aisha Mamoud, Commissioner for Consumer Affairs, NERC, during a three-day Problem-Solving session between customers in Cross River…
By Andrew Korybko The US’ internal policymaking dynamics have shifted since the start of Russia’s special operation. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told the Rossiya 1 TV channel that the US heeded his country’s demand last month to force Ukraine to call off a major provocation that his country believed had American backing and…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has fixed 7th and 8th August 2024 for a meeting with electricity users in Calabar, Cross River State. According to a public service announcement signed by Mr Ibor Otu, State Director of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), all customers of the Port Harcourt Electricity Development (PHED) are invited to…
StartupSouth Enterprise Development LTD/GTE, on Thursday, trained 50 journalists in the South-South region on how to utilise innovative technology tools in reporting events and ecosystem in the Niger Delta and beyond. The organisation is a startup ecosystem development and advocacy outfit that inspires founders building high-scale ventures in Nigeria with specific focus on the South-South…
The workers in Cross River State, both Civil and Public Servants, have been urged to resume work on Monday, 5th August 2024, despite the ongoing nationwide hunger and bad governance protest. This was disclosed by Obol (Dr) Innocent Eteng, Head of Service of Cross River State, in a statewide broadcast made available to CONVERSEER on…
Android Headline published a blog post yesterday (31st July), confirming from internal channels that Google Pixel 9 series phones will be equipped with Android 14 operating system (OS) when they leave the factory. This is the first time in the history of Google Pixel phone releases. Usually, Pixel phones will be equipped with the latest…
Android Headline published a blog post yesterday (31st July), revealing that Google Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL phones can “record” 8K videos through the “Video Boost” function. “Video Upscaling” is a feature that Google first launched in the Pixel 8 Pro mobile phone last year. Officials said that it allows users to…
Workers in Cross River State have dissociated themselves from the 1st August 2024 planned nationwide protest. The workers said they don’t want a repeat of what happened in October 2020 during the #EndSARS protest. The workers say history has shown that nationwide protest is causing the state more rather than helping and have resolved to…
