UICC’s World Cancer Leaders’ Summit on 16-17 October convened 350 top leaders of cancer and health organisations from over 70 countries in Long Beach, CA to find solutions to global challenges posed by issues that affect cancer care as well as how to reduce the significant disparities that exist in accessing effective cancer services for…
Madoxx Project Nigeria has joined Cross Riverians and well-wishers to celebrate Governor Bassey Otu on his 64th birthday. In a statement signed by Sunny Avra, CEO of Madoxx Project Nigeria on Wednesday (18 Oct. 2023), the organisation wished Otu joy, love and happiness as he celebrates his birthday. Avra prayed for Governor Otu and his…
The staff and management of Sebastiano Environmental Services have extended their heartfelt wishes to the Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu who marked his 64th birthday today (18 Oct. 2023). In a felicitation message signed by Sebastian Ekpenyong, CEO of Sebastiano Environmental Services and made available to CONVERSEER on Wednesday, the organisation lauded…
A not-for-profit organisation, Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund (NSSF) in collaboration with IHS Nigeria have concluded plans to boost immunisation services in the 196 wards of Cross River State in the next six months with funding to the tune of 47 million naira (N47m). The N47m gesture is part of a 150 million naira (N150m) grant…
The Government of Cross River in Collaboration with Zipline has delivered over 600,000 drugs and vaccine doses in the remotest communities of the state in the last eight months. This innovation which was bridging the healthcare gap in the hard-to-reach communities in the state was seen during an on-the-spot assessment of the Zipline facilities in…
The African Union Commission (AUC), Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance last week concluded a three-day forum to outline a pathway towards extensive collaboration in alignment of the tripartite Memorandum of Understanding signed between the organisations in May 2023. Through the MoU, the three organizations commit to…
At 45, Usher Raymond IV has 8 Grammy Awards, 18 Billboard Music Awards, 9 Soul Train Music Awards and 8 American Music Awards. Usher debuted with his self-titled album Usher in 1994, and rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way in 1997. It spawned his first…
On Friday (13 Oct 2023), a mass wedding was conducted for 3,600 men and women by the Government of Kano State across the 44 local government areas of the state. CONVERSERR learned that the wedding Fatihah was held at the Aminu Bayero, the Emir of Kano’s palace. According to NAN, the recipients, who were primarily…
Since September 25, 2023, the trend of Bitcoin-based Ordinal inscriptions has notably waned, hitting its most subdued levels since mid-April. On October 3 and 4, fewer than 17,000 inscriptions made their mark on Bitcoin’s distributed ledger, as both the volume of inscriptions and associated fees showed a marked decline With more than 35 million Ordinal…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention of malaria in children. The recommendation follows advice from the WHO: “Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation (SAGE) and the Malaria Policy Advisory Group (MPAG)”, and was endorsed by the WHO Director-General following its regular biannual meeting held on 25-29…
