By Itam Offor CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State House of Assembly has commenced deliberations on the alarming surge in house rents across Calabar and its environs, describing the situation as “unreasonable, unprovoked, and economically destabilising.” The motion, brought before the House on Tuesday as a Matter of Urgent Public Importance by Rt. Hon….
JERUSALEM (DPA, CONVERSEER) – German Education Minister Karin Prien on Monday visited the Yad Vashem memorial in Jerusalem, paying her respects to the victims of the Holocaust. Prien, the first openly Jewish minister in Germany’s post-war history, said it is a “matter of respect” for every German minister to visit the memorial. The experience was…
BEIJING (DPA, CONVERSEER) – The German government does not expect the postponement of Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul’s trip to Beijing to have any major impact on cooperation with China. Deputy government spokesman Steffen Meyer said on Monday that he did not see “the postponement as having any major impact on the German government’s future policy.”…
By Frank Ulom ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has disclosed that approximately 70 per cent of Nigerian women live in extreme poverty, calling for urgent and coordinated measures to empower women economically and socially across the country. She made the revelation on Friday in Abuja during the inauguration of the…
By Frank Ulom ABUJA (CONVERSEER) — The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has formally delisted Nigeria from its grey list, a development that has received numerous comments across the board. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially welcomed Nigeria’s removal FATF grey list, describing the delisting as a “major milestone” for the country’s economic reform and…
By Joe Udo YAOUNDE (CONVERSEER) – Four days ahead of the official announcement of Cameroon’s October 12 presidential election results, opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary publicly denounced alleged threats against him and urged authorities to acknowledge the people’s choice. Tchiroma made this known in a Facebook post on Thursday. The presidential election remains contested, with…
…as Minister launches Achievement Compendium and relaunches ESI Map, commends NOSDRA’s high integrity ranking, promises support to reduce artisanal refining spills By Faustinus Nwaorgu ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Federal Government has praised the exceptional work of the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), its Director-General, Engr. Chukwuemeka Woke, and the management team after…
By Adémólá Òrúnbon LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – The Executive Chairman of Epe Local Government Area of Lagos State, Princess Surah Animashaun, has predicted that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will win the 2027 presidential election with a landslide. Princess Animashaun maintained that the victory is already guaranteed, considering the superlative performances of Mr President so far, especially…
By Doris Pundy and Marek Majewsky, dpa BERLIN (DPA. CONVERSEER) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday a decision by the European Parliament to not move forward with the reform of the European Union’s supply chain law for the time being “is unacceptable.” The European Parliament’s legal committee had worked out a compromise on…
By Frank Ulom ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Executive Chairman of Biase Local Government Area (LGA), Hon. Edodi Eyong Edodi, has been named Nigeria’s Best Local Government Chairman (Project) at the 2025 Local Government Merit Award (LOGMA) held at the National Merit House, Maitama, Abuja. The prestigious honour, conferred after a rigorous monitoring and evaluation process,…
