By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Launched in 2021, the NSCDC Female Squad also known as the Female Strike Force is a specialised, all-female armed unit of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, designed to combat insecurity. Through military training programmes, they are highly trained to handle asymmetric threats, ensuring professional responses to criminals,…
By Ebube Bruno CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Centuries ago, it was an honour to fight for one’s home. Warriors were prized, feared by enemies and celebrated by their people. Land meant survival, and those without it often took it by force. If a community were weak or unable to defend itself, it could lose everything. Sometimes,…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – The head of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) has called for the reduced rate of value added tax (VAT) on certain goods to be abolished entirely. “Reducing the reduced VAT rate from 7% to 0% would be a strong signal, especially for low earners,” Yasmin Fahimi told Saturday’s edition of…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Germans gathered at around 70 locations across the country on Saturday for the traditional Easter marches calling for peace. Marches were held in the major centres of Berlin, Munich, Cologne and Leipzig. The three-day march through the Ruhr Region began in Duisburg, from where it will proceed via Essen, Wattenscheid and…
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON. …Says Nigeria Will Surely Overcome Insecurity President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has enjoined Nigerians to embrace peaceful coexistence, tolerance and mutual respect, regardless of faith or ethnicity. Akpabio gave the advice in a congratulatory message, through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme…
By Our Reporter OGOJA (CONVERSEER) – All the 54 councillors from the Northern Senatorial District of Cross River State have declared their readiness to support former governor Benedict Ayade, ahead of the 2027 general elections. The councillors made this known during a strategic gathering held in Obudu on Wednesday, with participants drawn from the five…
By Christian Njoku CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has urged the Cross River Government to intensify efforts toward preventing recurring fire outbreaks across the state. NEMA made the call during the distribution of relief materials to victims of recent fire incidents in parts of Calabar and Bakassi Local Government Areas. Director…
By Christian Njoku CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprise in the Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) has generated over N5 billion in Cross River in six years, the State Coordinator, Innocent Ogbin, has said. Ogbin disclosed this on Friday in Calabar during a media round table to intimate the public on the performance of the…
Below is the full list of federal universities in Nigeria as approved by the National Universities Commission (NUC), including the year they were founded, vice-chancellors and websites. Full list of state universities in Nigeria S/N STATE UNIVERSITIES VICE CHANCELLOR WEBSITE ADDRESS YEAR EST. 1 Rivers State University Prof. Nlerum S. Okogbule https://www.rsu.edu.ng 1979 2 Ambrose…
By Our Reporter UMUAHIA (CONVERSEER) – The Labour Party (LP) has announced that it will hold its national convention on April 28, 2026, in Umuahia, Abia State. According to the party, it has already notified the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) about the schedule for its leadership congresses, from the ward level up to the…
