By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), Cross River State Chapter, has called on the state government to domesticate and implement the Urban and Regional Planning Law to ensure sustainable and orderly development across the state. The appeal was made by the State Chairman of NITP, Tpl. Dr Samuel…
By Ita Williams The government of Cross River State and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have advised students across the state to resist peer pressure and abstain from drug abuse. They warned that substance use poses a serious threat to their education and future. The advice was given during an educational orientation summit,…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – German exports to the United States grew for the first time in six months in September, official figures showed on Friday, in a sign that trading is adjusting to new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. Goods exported to the United States by German companies in September totalled €12.2 billion ($14.1…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Commercial vehicle manufacturer Daimler Truck reported a fall in its third-quarter net profit on Friday. The German firm’s quarterly profit attributable to shareholders decreased to €434 million ($501 million) or €0.57 per share from €610 million or €0.77 per share in the same quarter last year. The firm said the group’s…
(DPA, CONVERSEER) – German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Friday called for a reform of the United Nations in order for the global institution to be able to meet the challenges of the 21st century. More than anything, this means the Global South, particularly Africa, must be given more weight, Wadephul said in a parliamentary…
By Isabell Scheuplein, dpa BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – The number of new arrivals from Syria in Germany has declined significantly since the fall of long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad late last year, slumping by 46.5% in 2025, the federal statistical office said on Friday. According to the preliminary figures, some 40,000 Syrian nationals migrated to Germany…
By Mercy Omoike LAGOS (NAN, CONVERSEER) – The Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems has wrapped up its 2025 Agrithon with 36 applicants reaching the grand finale on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Lagos agrithon is an initiative of the Ministry and the Lagos Agrinnovation Club formed in…
By Angela Atabo ABUJA (NAN, CONVERSEER) – The Prison Fellowship Nigeria (PFN) has called for urgent reforms in the nation’s criminal justice system to decongest the rising number of inmates in correctional centres across the country. The Executive Director of PFN, Dr Jacob Tsado, made the call at PFN’s Family Weekend and 2025 Annual General…
By Felicia Imohimi ABUJA (NAN, CONVERSEER) – The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Agbeyewa Farms Ltd. for cassava production. NALDA Executive Secretary, Mr Cornelius Adebayo, said at the signing in Abuja on Friday that the partnership aimed to accelerate land development and large-scale cassava cultivation. He…
By Vivian Ihechu ABUJA (NAN, CONVERSEER) – For many years, families like Faustin Menzan’s in Côte d’Ivoire, who farm cocoa in West Africa, have been suffering. They help produce chocolate for the whole world, but they never see enough money to live better. Their farms are old, the market price for cocoa is never stable,…
