By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has signed into law two pivotal bills passed by the State House of Assembly, namely, the College of Agriculture, Science and Technology, Obubra (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and the Cross River State Office of the Surveyor-General Bill, 2025, marking another milestone in his…
By Princewill Kingston 88 Diasporans of Efik origin have finally located their traditional homes in Cross River state and have been inducted into the 12 Royal Houses of the Efik Eburutu kingdom. The Obong of Calabar, His Eminence Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi-Otu V, who performed the induction ceremony in his palace at Efanga Nsa Street,…
Professor Offiong E. Offiong By Anietie Akpan Professor Offiong E Offiong of the Department of Chemistry, University of Calabar has disassociated himself from recent publications in the social media that he emerged tops in the Vice Chancellorship selection interview, saying it is “entirely false, misleading and mischievous”. In a statement published in his Facebook page,…
By Frank Ulom ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – A new era has emerged as the National Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN) has elected Professor Boniface Odey as its new president. Converseer learned that Prof. Odey, former Cross River State NAPTAN Chairman, was elected by majority votes during the election held at the Senior Secondary Schools Commission…
By Nsan Neji ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The National Assembly has waded into the ongoing industrial dispute between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government, as tension mounts over the union’s two-week warning strike that has paralysed academic activities across the country. During Tuesday’s plenary, the House of Representatives urged both parties…
