By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Vice President Kashim Shettima will flag off the first University Innovation Pods in Africa at the University of Lagos on Tuesday April, 7 2026. An initiative of the United Nations Development Programme in partnership with the Federal Government aims to reconfigure Nigeria’s development architecture to transform universities into engines…
By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Representative on the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Rt. Hon. Chief Orok Duke, PhD, has called on qualified youths across the state to take advantage of the 2026/2027 Foreign Post-Graduate Scholarship Programme recently announced by the Commission. Chief Duke, in a statement made…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has released the total sum of N339,903,000.00 (Three Hundred and Thirty-Nine Million, Nine Hundred and Three Thousand Naira) for the registration of 12,589 indigenous students in the 2026 West African Examinations Council (WAEC). This was disclosed at the first 2026…
He made the pledge during a courtesy visit to the Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V, at his country home in Adiabo. By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Offiong Efanga Offiong, has pledged zero tolerance for unethical practices in the institution, assuring that…
“As predicted, the winner of AFCON in 2024 was among the questions. All of us wrote Senegal, with assurances that we got the answer correct. Our teacher had taught us that it was Senegal that won the trophy.” By Joe Udo NSUKKA (CONVERSEER) – Students of the University of Nigeria Secondary School, Nsukka, have expressed…
Of the total disbursement, N128.84 billion was paid directly to beneficiary institutions for tuition, while N77.45 billion was released to students as upkeep allowances. By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, says it has disbursed over N206 billion to students across 270 institutions nationwide within 23 months of its launch….
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Ministry of Education has released the 2025/2026 Examination Timetable for Primary Six Placement Examination, Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and SS II Mock Promotion Examination. In a public announcement signed by Asuquo E. Amaku, Director, Exams & Certificates on behalf of the Commissioner for Education,…
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…
