MUNICH (CONVERSEER) – German flagship carrier Lufthansa has scrapped a number of European connections and domestic flights in its 2026 summer schedule in a bid to cut costs, the airline group said on Tuesday. Lufthansa will no longer fly between Frankfurt and Toulouse, France, as well as Munich and the Estonian capital Tallinn, according to…
MUNICH (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany said that he’s not bothered by pressure ahead of Wednesday’s German Cup second round against Cologne. “I always like it when we’ve got a bit of pressure. That’s never had a bad impact on my team. I always feel like when the performance is right, we’ve…
MUNICH (DPA, CONVERSEER) – German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom and US chip manufacturer Nvidia are planning to build a large data centre in Munich, the Bavarian government said on Tuesday. Around 10,000 computing units will be used in the project in the Bavarian capital, according to the state Economy Ministry. Telekom initially did not respond…
By Angelika Resenhoeft, dpa FRANKFURT (DPA, CONVERSEER) – A German court on Tuesday found a police officer guilty of failing to investigate a suspected stabbing attack, which came months before the suspect would go on to kill two people in the southern city of Aschaffenburg. After a woman was allegedly attacked by her boyfriend last…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – More than 28,000 households in Germany still have no or little access to high-speed mobile internet, according to a new study released on Tuesday. Around 2% of Germany is considered “white spots,” meaning areas where coverage is below the LTE standard, according to the study by the Ministry for Digitalisation and…
By Cletus Asuquo CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – A coalition of lecturers drawn from tertiary institutions across Cross River State under the aegis of the Coalition of Concerned Academics (COCA) has formally endorsed President Bola Tinubu and Governor Bassey Otu for a second term in office. They cited what they described as “verifiable indices of transformation and…
By Nsan Neji ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has cleared 85 underage candidates for admission under its exceptional policy after a rigorous screening exercise. The move follows a comprehensive evaluation process established by the Board to ensure fairness and compliance with institutional and national admission standards. In a statement by…
By Our Reporter The Board of the University of Calabar Printing and Publishing Press Limited has reappointed Dr. Mathias Sunday as Managing Director (MD) for a second term of four years, effective December 1, 2024, to November 30, 2028. According to a letter signed by the Chairman of the Board and Vice Chancellor of UniCal,…
Gov. Bassey Otu laying the budget before the State House of Assembly on Tuesday. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Government, has presented a total budget outlay of ₦780.59 billion for the 2026 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly. The budget tagged, “Budget of Inclusive Growth”, is designed to consolidate on the gains…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has presented a total of N780.59 billion as the budget for 2026 fiscal year. The Budget Estimates and Appropriation Bill was presented to the Cross River State House of Assembly by the Governor during the Tuesday plenary session. The Governor…
