BERLIN (CONVERSEER) – The German government on Wednesday signed off on a slew of measures aimed at reducing bureaucracy. The German Cabinet approved eight different proposals submitted by different ministries, according to the Ministry for Digitalisation and State Modernisation, which was specifically created by the new government earlier this year to tackle the massive amount…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – There was tension on the floor of the Nigerian Senate on Tuesday following a heated disagreement between Senate President Godswill Akpabio and his deputy, Senator Barau Jibrin, over how the National Assembly should respond to United States President Donald Trump’s recent military threat against Nigeria. The drama began when…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of five new Permanent Secretaries to fill existing vacancies in the Federal Civil Service. They are as follows: 1. Ibrahim Abdulkarim Ozi – Federal Capital Territory 2. Ezemama John Chidiebere – Imo State 3. Garba Abdul Sule Usman – North Central Geo-Political Zone…
ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen is leading a high-level delegation of the House to the 8th China International Import Expo. A statement signed by Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker, Musa Krishi, indicates that the visit followed an invitation extended to the Speaker by the Chinese…
ABUJA (NTA, CONVERSEER) – The Federal House of Representatives has launched an investigation into excessive deduction of taxes and sundry charges from the earnings of civil and public servants. The House Ad-hoc Committee set up for the probe will also investigate multiple bank charges imposed on customers’ accounts across the country. READ ALSO: Trump designates Nigeria…
By Itam Offor CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State House of Assembly has exonerated Hon. Cyril James Omini, Member representing Yakurr I State Constituency, of allegations involving the sum of N1.6bn reportedly received from Eketeson Resources International Limited, ruling that the claims were baseless and without evidence. The Lawmakers’ decision followed the consideration of…
By Cletus Asuquo CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Government has introduced Education Marshals to enforce compulsory school attendance and tackle the rising number of out-of-school children across the state. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Local Content, Caleb Awatt, disclosed this while speaking with journalists in Calabar on Thursday, saying the initiative…
By Frank Ulom ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – A major political realignment is unfolding in Cross River North Senatorial District as key stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have indicated plans to defect en masse to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in solidarity with Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe. The development follows Senator Jarigbe’s official defection to…
By Frank Ulom ADDIS ABABA (CONVERSEER) – The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has congratulated President Paul Biya on his re-election following the official proclamation of the final results of Cameroon’s 12 October 2025 presidential election by the country’s Constitutional Council. In a statement issued by the AUC on…
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…
