In a commendable effort to support education, no fewer than 552 students across ten secondary schools in the Southern Senatorial District of Cross River State have been awarded the prestigious Teacher Esien Ita Itam 2024 scholarship. Announced by the foundation in a statement dated October 22, 2024, and signed by Ekpenyong Esien Ita (Jnr) on…
Calabar, October 25, 2024 – Lecturers at the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) have taken to the campus to protest the institution’s failure to pay them a six-month backlog of a government-approved monthly palliative. CONVERSEER reports that the N10,000 monthly stipend, introduced by the Cross River State Government to aid workers in the challenging…
Ugep, Cross River State – Nestle Milo’s initiative visited Apostolic Secondary Grammar School (APOSGRAM), empowering students with essential basketball skills. Basketball Clinic Highlights – Expert coaching on shooting techniques – Interactive drills and team-building exercises – Inspiring talks on basketball skills, discipline, hard work and teamwork. Students’ Reaction “We learned so much today! Thank you,…
The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari, has announced the fund’s plan to introduce a new intervention line focused on addressing security and power challenges in Nigerian tertiary institutions. Speaking at a recent two-day retreat in Lagos, organised by the National Assembly to…
Kano, Nigeria – Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has welcomed 29 Kano state students who successfully completed their postgraduate studies at SR University in India, marking a pivotal achievement in Kano’s foreign scholarship initiative. The students’ return was celebrated during a reception at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, where Governor Yusuf, accompanied by Sen. Rabiu…
