By Christian Njoku CALABAR (NAN, CONVERSEER) – Some civil servants in Cross River have decried non-payment of January salaries, alleging selective payment across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the state. This was disclosed by Mr Thomas Adie, a Director in one of the ministries, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
By Ekaette Okon -Joseph The Akwa Ibom State Government has launched a ward-based cooperative empowerment drive targeting 1,100 women in Mbo Local Government Area as part of broader efforts to expand women-owned businesses and strengthen grassroots economic participation across the state. Speaking on behalf of Governor Umo Eno at a women’s mobilisation meeting in Mbo,…
By Our Reporter PALAWAN (CONVERSEER) – Tragedy as a food influencer identified as Emma Amit dies after eating a venomous crustacean known as “devil crab”. Converseer learned that, Amit, 51, filmed herself eating the rare shellfish before collapsing at her home after the cocktail of toxins entered her bloodstream Footage obtained by New York Post…
Executive Director, CHRAN, Mr Franklyn Isong. By Dianabasi Effiong A Civil Society group, Centre for Human Rights and Accountability Network (CHRAN) has described the Akwa Ibom Taxes Bill, otherwise known as the Property Bill, as anti-people, draconian, monstrous, and oppressive. The group also says it opposed the Bill titled “A Bill for a law to…
By Itam Offor The Cross River State House of Assembly (CRHA) recently held a public hearing on a bill seeking to establish a new legal framework for the proposed College of Health Sciences, Management and Technology. The bill, if it sails through will repeal the existing law establishing the College of Health Technology. The public…
