By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – President Bola Tinubu has defended the 2026 budget with total expenditure of ₦58.18 trillion before the National Assembly, and this is how it was allocated to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs): 1. Presidency → ₦355,100,320,721 2. National Assembly → ₦344,852,880,669 3. Ministry of Defence → ₦3,154,393,400,291 4. Ministry of…
Stakeholders at the meeting. By Anietie Akpan Women, elders and stakeholders of Ibiono Ibom local government area have unanimously restated their resolve to present a common interest of support for Governor Umo Eno’s re-election in next year’s general elections. It was a special converge of political eggheads in Ibiono Ibom local government area, where what…
By Imran Muhammad ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Below are the Ministry of Power and National Rural Electrification Agency Projects in 2026 Budget. Ministry of Power 1. COUNTERPART FUNDING OF EARMARKED TRANSMISSION LINES AND SUBSTATIONS PROJECTS UNDER DONOR AGENCIES & ZUNGERU TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT (WORLD BANK, AFDB, AFD, JICA, CHINA EXIM BANK) – ₦25.38 billion – Nationwide…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has projected that Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, could rise to around N950 per litre in 2026. The forecast is based on an average crude oil price of $55 per barrel, domestic crude production of 1.5 million barrels per day,…
By Musa Kiliya BIRNIN KEBBI (CONVERSEER) – A brilliant and hardworking young man, Abdullahi Abubakar, who was previously a student pilot in 2018, has now resorted to working as an okada (commercial motorcycle) rider due to lack of financial support and inability to pay his school fees. At the beginning of his journey, Abdullahi Abubakar…
National Health Fellow Representing Calabar Municipal,, Modey Catherine (centre), the NUJ State Chairman, Comrade Archibong Bassey (2nd right) and others at the courtesy visit on Friday. By Anietie Akpan Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council, has resolved to partner the National Health Fellows on health to amplify health advocacy and community based…
By Our Reporter JOHANNESBURG (CONVERSEER) – All seven men accused of the February 2023 murders of South African rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes and Durban businessman Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane have been quietly transferred to the maximum‑security eBongweni Correctional Facility in Kokstad, in what authorities describe as a security‑driven move. The group of suspects, who were previously…
By Andrea Widburg LONDON (CONVERSEER) – Once, the world’s map was red, not because of communism, but because every British colony was colored red on that map. Before WWI, and the beginning of its downfall, Britain was estimated to control roughly 24% of the world’s land. It could do this because it believed in itself….
WASHINTON (CONVERSEER) – President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the “interim authorities” in Venezuela will be turning over between 30 and 50 million barrels of oil to the United States to be sold at “market price.” In a Tuesday evening statement on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “I am pleased to announce that the Interim…
By Timothy Frudd WASHINGTON (CONVERSEER) – President Donald Trump called on Wednesday for the United States to pass a $1.5 trillion military budget for 2027 to build the “Dream Military.” While the budget would mark a roughly 50% increase over this year’s defence budget, Trump suggested that tariffs would help fund the higher military budget….
