By Ita Williams A coalition of civil society organizations (CSOs) has raised concerns over the increased presence of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) products in Nigerian markets, and therefore called on the federal and state governments to legislate against GMO products to safeguard public health and ensure environmental sustainability. The group, which staged a peaceful protest…
Awka, Nigeria – The 37th Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC) Meeting received the report of the fact-finding team sent by the Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo government to the victim of brutality by some contractors of Anambra State Waste Management Agency (ASWAMA), Mr Okechukwu Akaneme, who is currently hospitalised in Enugu State. The incident happened in…
Calabar, Nigeria – The Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) has commenced the payment of stipends to its ad hoc staff. Converseer learned that the payment is for the ad hoc staff engaged by the Commission for the conduct of the November 2024 local government election in the state. According to the statement issued…
Benin, Nigeria – Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo is on hot seat as Nigerians troll him on social media following his budget presentation in the State House of Assembly. According to the video from NTA which has gone viral, Okpebholo made the blunder while calling the figures of the 2025 budget to the House on…
By Victoria Effiong Calabar, Nigeria – The Tax Justice and Governance Platform, Cross River State Chapter, recently organised a capacity-building training for selected state and non-state actors on fair taxation and service delivery in Cross River State. The training, held under the ‘Sudden Opportunity Funds, Fair and Just Taxation Project,’ with support from Civil Society…
By Anne-Béatrice Clasmann, Stefan Heinemeyer and Michael Donhauser, dpa Berlin, Germany – Germany has halted decisions on asylum applications from Syrian citizens following the ouster of former Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad, a spokesman for the Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) told dpa on Monday.The decision comes after rapidly advancing Syrian rebel groups seized control…
