By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Two years after the Federal Government increased electricity tariffs for Band A customers, promising a minimum of 20 hours of daily supply, many consumers say the expected improvements have not materialised. The tariff hike, announced in April 2024, saw rates jump from N68 to N225 per kilowatt-hour, a move…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The dark nights were getting brighter and brighter like the sun at noon in the eyes of business owners at Akim Timber market, Calabar, Cross River State capital, on Friday, 27 March 2026. What happened? It was fire, engulfing the market, burning every wood, zinc, while spreading wildly like…
…as both countries sign economic partnership agreement By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, and the Minister of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Wentao, have signed a Framework Agreement on negotiations and cooperation between Nigeria and China at the sidelines of the World…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Police Command has responded to a viral video circulating on social media alleging unlawful entry and indiscriminate arrests at White House Lodge in Calabar, stating that the operation was lawful and intelligence-driven. In a press statement issued on Thursday, and signed by ASP Sunday Eitokpah,…
The organizers and participants. By Anietie Akpan Determined to have a thriving forest, cleaner environment and the skills necessary to thrive in a changing global economy, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Cross River State government and others, are ready to convert over 79,000 tones of waste generated annually in the state to wealth. Already…
