By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – President Bola Tinubu has nominated 32 additional persons as ambassadors and high commissioners. According to a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, on Saturday, 29 November, the president sent the names of the 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, days…
By Our Reporter ASABA (CONVERSEER) – A retired Delta State High Court Judge, Justice Ifeoma Okogwu, was found murdered at her residence in Asaba on Monday morning. According to a security expert, Zagazola Makama, the victim was discovered lifeless in her sitting room at No. 8 Tom Halen Street, behind IBTC Bank, with her hands…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – In a verdict hailed as a watershed for justice in Nigeria, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of Prof. Cyril Osim Ndifon, the erstwhile Dean of Law at the University of Calabar, on charges of sexual harassment. The conviction, however, marks…
By Kingsley Agim CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Cross River State Government, weekend, took a giant step toward strengthening its small business ecosystem, as the state Microfinance and Enterprise Development Agency (MEDA) cleared 500 entrepreneurs to access the SMEDAN–Sterling Bank single-digit interest loan facility. The step, according to the Director-General of Cross River State Microfinance and Enterprise…
Cross River State Government, weekend, took a giant step towards strengthening its small business ecosystem, as the state Microfinance and Enterprise Development Agency (CRSMEDA) cleared 500 entrepreneurs to access the SMEDAN–Sterling Bank single-digit interest loan facility. The step, according to the Director-General of Cross River State Microfinance and Enterprise Development Agency ( CRSMEDA), Mr. Great…
Officials and the graduands. …presents certificates, cash prizes to graduands By Ekemini James Governor Umo Eno’s vision of raising world-class entrepreneurs through the Ibom Leadership and Entrepreneurial Development Centre (Ibom-LED) recorded another milestone as 500 trainees who successfully completed a three-month Entrepreneurship Accelerator Programme (EAP) graduated. The certificate presentation ceremony held on Friday, November 28,…
UNICAL VC designate, Professor Offiong Effanga Offiong. By Anietie Akpan Southern Cross River Academics, University Of Calabar (SOCRA-UCB) have charged the incoming Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University ((UNICAL), Professor Offiong Effanga Offiong to correct the alleged imbalance in areas of employment and others in UNICAL. The socio-political group with Professor James Ekpenyong Okon as…
DG, NIS, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu By Ita Williams Akpan The former international footballer, sports administrator, and Director General (DG) of the National Institute of Sports (NIS), Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu has reaffirmed the institute’s commitment to enhancing sports education and coaching standards in Nigeria. Speaking on Friday during the 2nd National Council…
Gov. Umo Eno laying the budget before the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly…recently. By Etim Etim While I wait for the Commissioners for Budget and Finance to give further details on the N1.39 trillion budget presented to the House of the Assembly by the Gov. Umo Eno on Tuesday, I will like to make…
Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, CFR, PhD By Anietie Akpan In a stirring call for national unity and patriotism, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, has urged Nigerians to rally behind President Bola Tinubu’s bold economic and security reform agenda. The federal lawmaker, who is the founder of University of Fortune, Igbotako,Okitipupa, Ondo State, said the President’s vision for a…
