By Kingsley Agim CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Executive Council has approved the direct procurement of 150 units of Daihatsu Hijet mini buses as part of a new empowerment initiative aimed at supporting vulnerable and less-privileged groups across the state’s three senatorial districts. Approving the memo from the Ministry of Transportation, signed by…
Gov. Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan The Cross River state government is set to empower the vulnerable and less privileged with 150 mini buses. Accordingly the State Executive Council has approved the direct procurement of 150 units of Daihatsu Hijet mini buses as part of a new empowerment initiative aimed at supporting vulnerable and less-privileged…
By Christian Njoku CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – A Magistrate Court sitting in Calabar has granted bail of N4 million to seven alleged members of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) accused of assaulting Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officials. Delivering the ruling on the matter with file number MC/500C/2025, on Friday in…
…Appoints Advisor to EUDR Traceability Drive Gov Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan The Cross River State Government has appointed Pula Advisors as Lead Consultant for its European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) Compliance and Traceability Programme across cocoa, coffee and oil palm value chains. A release from the Governor’s Office Press Unit said the move is…
By Joe Udo ILORIN (CONVERSEER) – The Department of State Service (DSS) has taken into custody a medical doctor who was ferrying drugs from Sokoto to kidnappers in parts of Kwara State. The doctor (name withheld) was intercepted in Jebba area following intelligence reports about the activities of the kidnappers and their couriers. The secret…
