SHORTLIST OF SUCCESSFUL FARMERS’ COOPERATIVES FOR THE SUBSIDISED MINI TRACTOR SCHEME By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Government of Cross River State has released the list of successful farmers’ cooperatives for subsidised mini tractor scheme. This was disclosed by a public service announcement on Tuesday, 19th August 2025, by Johnson Ebokpo, Commissioner for Agriculture…
By Nakanda Iyadim CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – In a move to uphold regulatory standards in the water sector following the recent enactment of the State’s Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Law of 2025 by Governor Bassey Otu, a joint Taskforce made up of the Regulatory Department, Ministry of Water Resources and Borehole Drillers Association of Nigeria…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Pakistani authorities have deported 211 Afghan nationals in recent days who were waiting to travel on to Germany on a special admissions scheme, the German Foreign Office said on Monday. Some 450 people who are hoping for permission to enter Germany as part of a programme for individuals particularly at risk…
By Tina Ezin, Calabar Six civil society organisations have petitioned the Lagos State House of Assembly, urging it to halt ongoing privatisation moves by the Lagos Water Corporation (LWC) under its Public-Private Partnership (PPP) initiative. The petition, signed by the Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI), Citizens Free Service Forum (CFSF), Environmental Defenders Network (EDEN), Child Health…
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON. By Our Reporter President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, returned to the country from London early this Monday morning, looking robust and dispelling rumours of ill health. Some social media reports had claimed that Akpabio was critically ill and admitted in a London hospital, but the…
