President Bola Tinubu. By Anietie Akpan A renowned business management strategist, Dr. Jimoh Ibrahim, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s fiscal strategy is what is keeping Nigeria off top global debt list . Ibrahim who is the Senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District in the Senate, said as a result of this, Nigeria is not…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Nigeria Customs Service has conducted a public auction of 14,375 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) intercepted in Calabar, Cross River State, as part of its ongoing anti-smuggling operations under Operation Whirlwind. The auction, held on Tuesday, 3 March 2026, was carried out on the directive of the…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – New Ekuri Community in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State has secured a ₦15 million settlement and halted further logging activities in its community forest following a dispute with Ezemac International (Nig.) Ltd.. The resolution was announced on Tuesday during a press briefing addressed by the Community…
Gov. Umo Eno By Etim Etim Akwa Ibom State government announced this week that it had cleared all outstanding bank debts totaling N39.831 billion, including principal and interests and reduced gratuity backlog owed retired workers from N110 billion inherited from the previous administration to N80 billion as at December 2025. Commissioner for Finance Emem Almond…
Participants at the workshop on Tuesday in Uyo. By Anietie Akpan The Federal Government (FG) is stepping up efforts on the implementation of strategic basic education reforms in Akwa Ibom and other states of the country. Already the state government is partnering the Federal Ministry of Education, UBEC on HOPE-EDU programme as the state government…
By Odey Ojeka UGEP (CONVERSEER) – Mr Edet Effah has emerged as the new Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Yakurr Chapter in Cross River State. The announcement was made today, 3 March 2026, following the party’s State Congress. His leadership is expected to shape the party’s direction in Yakurr and contribute to the…
By Odey Ojeka CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Former Ikom/Boki Federal House of Representatives Member, Hon. Chris Sunny Etta, has emerged as the new Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State. The announcement was made today, 3 March 2026, following the party’s state congress. Etta’s emergence marks a significant development in the state’s…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has directed that all the Ward, Local Government and State Executive Committees duly elected at the 2026 Congresses of the Party be sworn in/inaugurated. According to a statement by Felix Morka, National Publicity Secretary of the party on Tuesday, the EXCOs should be sworn…
Chairman, House Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Forestry, Hon. Bette Obi By Anietie Akpan The Cross River State House of Assembly (CRHA), has barred Ezemac International (Nig.) Ltd. from further logging activities in New Ekuri Community in Akamkpa Local Government Area (LGA) of the state without due process. Consequently, the company has been fined the…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has held a ceremony for the graduands of Brigham Young University (BYU) in Calabar, the capital of Cross River State. The BYU-Pathway Calabar Completion ceremony was held on Thursday, February 26 at the Calabar-Nigeria Tinapa Stake Centre of the Church at…
