By Joe Udo BAMAKO (CONVERSEER) – The Malian government has reaffirmed its commitment to improving employment opportunities for Arabic-speaking graduates through expanded vocational training and entrepreneurship initiatives. This position was highlighted by Oumou Sall Seck, who said the country faces major development challenges, including rapid population growth estimated at 3.3 per cent annually. Speaking on…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Federal High Court sitting in Calabar has declared that the University of Calabar acted fraudulently and recklessly by admitting students into its Faculty of Engineering without due accreditation from relevant statutory bodies. Delivering judgment on Wednesday, 4 March 2026, Justice R. O. Dugbo-Oghoghorie ruled in favour of eight…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has held a ceremony for the graduands of Brigham Young University (BYU) in Calabar, the capital of Cross River State. The BYU-Pathway Calabar Completion ceremony was held on Thursday, February 26 at the Calabar-Nigeria Tinapa Stake Centre of the Church at…
By Uchenna Obiekezie CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Dr Martina Ntino, Executive Director of Hope Ability Empowerment Initiative, has applauded recent reforms announced for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nationwide. In an interview with Hit FM, in Calabar, Ntino explained that the new policies represented progress toward equal educational opportunities for candidates with disabilities seeking…
By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Good Governance Advocacy International has called on President Bola Tinubu to review the appointment of a Rector for Federal Polytechnic, Ugep, insisting that equity, fairness and federal character principles were not followed in the final decision. The Director-General of the group, Sir Leonard Anyogo who made the call…
By Odey Ojeka UGEP (CONVERSEER) – The Apostolic Secondary Grammar School (APOSGRAM), Ugep, Press Club, on Friday enthusiastically celebrated their press week and conducted interviews to mark the occasion. The press club leaders organised various activities to understand the importance of the press and media’s freedom in society. As part of the celebrations, the press…
By Itam Offor CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State House of Assembly (CRSHA) recently held a public hearing on a bill seeking to repeal the existing law establishing the College of Health Technology and replace it with a new legal framework for the proposed College of Health Sciences, Management and Technology. The public hearing…
By Our Reporter WISCONSIN (CONVERSEER) – Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, a Democratic candidate for Wisconsin governor, says she supports allowing school districts to raise property taxes for the next 400 years. She also said she wants to “eventually” end the Wisconsin school choice program that has helped impoverished kids get a better education. Her…
By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The University of Calabar Faculty of Communication and Media Studies has held an orientation exercise for its fresh students who were recently admitted for the 2025/2026 academic session. The faculty comprises seven departments: Advertising, Broadcasting, Development Communication, Journalism and Media Studies, Mass Communication, and Strategic Communication. In an opening…
By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – A University Don and Head of the Department of Journalism and Media Studies at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Dr Ukam I. Ngwu, Esq., has identified invasion of the media space by unqualified persons as the root cause of rising quackery and fake news syndrome threatening society development. Speaking…
