By Our Reporter OUAGADOUGOU (CONVERSEER) – Burkinabe citizens have contributed 496.966 billion CFA francs to the Patriotic Support Fund (PSF) by the end of 2025, surpassing the initial cumulative target of 450 billion CFA francs and achieving a 110.44 percent realisation rate. The announcement was made during a press briefing in Ouagadougou, where authorities praised…
By Our Reporter OUAGADOUGOU (CONVERSEER) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the release of SDR 24.08 million (approximately US$33.2 million) to Burkina Faso following the completion of the fourth review of its 48-month Extended Credit Facility arrangement. This latest tranche increases total disbursements under the programme to SDR 120.4 million (about US$165.8 million)….
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, has issued a strong advisory to traders and market operators across the country against the hoarding and artificial inflation of prices of essential food items during the holy month of Ramadan and Lent. Mallam Issa-Onilu expressed concern…
By Zagazola Makama ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The United States of America has frozen the assets and properties of eight Nigerians allegedly linked to the Islamist groups Boko Haram and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), according to a statement by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The move, detailed in…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Federal Government Inter-Agency Committee on Nigeria’s Oil-Producing States has submitted its final report on the 2017–2025 nationwide verification of crude oil and gas coordinates to the Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Dr Mohammed Shehu. The report was formally received on Friday, 13 February…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – As the world celebrates World Radio Day today February 13, 2026, with the theme “Radio and Artificial Intelligence,” the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) joins the global community in honouring the enduring power and relevance of radio as a cornerstone of democracy and development. In an era of rapid…
By Timothy Enitan-Matthews ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has dismissed claims on the suspension of enforcement actions on sachet alcohol and 200ml PET bottle alcoholic products. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the agency described the report as false and misleading, insisting that no official instruction…
By Our Reporter WISCONSIN (CONVERSEER) – Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, a Democratic candidate for Wisconsin governor, says she supports allowing school districts to raise property taxes for the next 400 years. She also said she wants to “eventually” end the Wisconsin school choice program that has helped impoverished kids get a better education. Her…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Government has officially launched a new Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Policy aimed at strengthening governance, improving service delivery and advancing public health outcomes across the state. The policy, unveiled in Calabar on Friday, was developed with support from Self Help Africa under the WASH…
By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Ekondo Microfinance Bank (Ekondo MFB), a leading microfinance institution headquartered in Calabar, has expressed strong enthusiasm for a groundbreaking partnership with Toiletpride Initiative aimed at tackling the sanitation crisis in Cross River State. The partnership, “Sanitation Financing for Low-Income Families in Cross River State,” outlines a strategic collaboration to…
