By Nsan Neji ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its two-week warning strike following renewed commitments by the Federal Government and the National Assembly to address the union’s long-standing demands. ASUU President, Professor Chris Piwuna, announced the suspension on Wednesday during a press conference in Abuja, stating that the…
By Etim Etim At an event at London School of Economics recently, CBN Governor Yemi Cardoso announced that the bank has integrated AI into its monetary policy framework for macroeconomic forecasting and decision-making. The CBN has therefore joined other central banks like the European Central Bank, Bank of Cananda, Bank of Indonesia, etc in adopting…
By Nsan Neji CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Government of Cross River State has closed 36 schools deemed illegal to operate due to their inability to meet basic educational standards, and unapproval by the government. The enforcement exercise is being carried out by a Taskforce set up by the State Ministry of Education. The Taskforce, inaugurated…
By Frank Ulom ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has announced that the Computer-Based Test (CBT) for its ongoing recruitment exercise will soon hold across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This was contained in a public notice issued on Monday, 21st October 2025, by…
By Nsan Neji NEW YORK (CONVERSEER) – Sony Bend Studio has rolled out a new update for Days Gone Remastered, introducing support for the Power Saver feature on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Pro consoles. The update, version 1.036.180, was released on Monday, 21 October, according to a report by PSU. The Power Saver mode…
By Frank Ulom CALIFORNIA (CONVERSEER) – Tech billionaire Elon Musk has publicly mocked U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, calling him “Sean Dummy” and questioning his intelligence amid reports that Duffy is seeking to become the permanent NASA Administrator. In a series of scathing posts on Tuesday, the SpaceX CEO accused Duffy of trying to…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – The consumption of cannabis should be controlled more strictly in Germany, while remaining legal, the government representative on the issue said in media remarks published on Tuesday. “We are currently seeing evidently undesirable trends,” Narcotic Drugs Commissioner Hendrick Streeck told the Berlin daily Tagesspiegel. The permitted 25 grams of medical cannabis…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Most Germans are in favour of the nation’s Olympic bid, according to a survey conducted by the YouGov market research company on behalf of dpa. A total of 48% of the participants said they were either “somewhat” in favour (27%) or “strongly” in favour of Germany bidding to host the Summer…
MUNICH (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Bayern Munich have extended their contract with coach Vincent Kompany until June 2029, the Bundesliga champions said in a statement on Tuesday. His previous deal was due to expire in the summer of 2027. “I’m grateful, honoured and would like to thank FC Bayern for the trust and the working environment…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Several European leaders on Tuesday published a joint statement, together with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, stating that the current front line in Ukraine should be the starting point for possible peace negotiations. “We strongly support (US) President (Donald) Trump’s position that the fighting should stop immediately, and that the current line…
