By Kingsley Agim and Effiom Solomon The Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency, CRSPHCDA, has announced plans to commence the first round of the 2026 Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Week, MNCHW, alongside the Human Papillomavirus, HPV vaccination exercise across the 18 local government areas of the state. The Director General of the…
By Frank Ulom The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State has criticised Governor Bassey Otu over what it described as the worsening condition of the state’s health sector, calling for urgent intervention to prevent a total collapse of healthcare services. The state PDP Chairman, Barrister Venatius Ikem, made the remarks on Wednesday while…
By Frank Ulom The Government of Cross River State, after a close assessment of the security situation and due consultation with key stakeholders in Ugep and Idomi communities in the last week, has approved the extension of the curfew imposed by Governor Bassey Otu. The extension is effective from Tuesday, May 12, 2026, to Friday,…
Today, May 13, 2026, Converseer brings you the top world news stories, including Trump-Xi summit tensions, the escalation in the Middle East and Iran, and hantavirus, among others. President Donald Trump’s upcoming summit with China’s Xi Jinping in Beijing dominates global headlines amid public divisions in China and high stakes on trade, Taiwan, and Iran…
By Our Reporter In a historic move that sets a new benchmark for youth empowerment in Nigeria, Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, has launched an unprecedented initiative to export homegrown football talent directly to European leagues. The initiative dubbed “From Cross River to Europe,” and coordinated through the Cross River State Youth…
By Frank Ulom The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, NANNM, Cross River State Council, has called for massive employment of nurses as well as the upward review of retirement age for nurses in the state. The call was made by Comr. Josephine Bassey, State Chairman of NANNM, at the NANNM Secretariat on Tuesday…
