The newly established eight-metric-ton cassava processing mill in Idoma community, Cross River State, is set to create 1,000 direct jobs, according to Hon. Johnson Ebokpo, the state’s Commissioner for Agriculture and Irrigation Development. Inaugurating the plant on Thursday in Idoma, Biase Local Government Area, Ebokpo highlighted the project’s role in community development, noting that the…
The University of Calabar (UNICAL) in partnership with the Foundation for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage in Nigeria (FOPCHEN), have trained 25 students and 18 residents of Akai Efa community in solar installation and maintenance. Issuing certificates to the beneficiaries on Friday in Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, Vice Chancellor of UNICAL, admonished the trainees to…
The 2024 Olympics just ended on Sunday in Paris, France, and no Nigerian won a medal, but Nigerians did win medals, for other countries, of course. While other countries are fielding thousands of athletes, Nigeria, according to the Sports Development Minister Senator John Owan-Enoh, only 88 represented Team Nigeria. CONVERSEER reports that a chunk of…
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Florence Obi, has told the newly inducted Radiographers to talk down the idea of travelling abroad (Japa) for practice but should focus on how their impact can be best felt by Nigerians. Prof. Florence Obi stated this in her remarks during the 17 Induction and…
In a step reflecting a strong resolve towards governance reform, Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State, has called upon the newly inaugurated Local Government Service Commission to uphold their primary responsibility with an unflinching dedication. Speaking during the inauguration ceremony of the 7-member commission in his temporary office in Calabar, Governor Otu stressed on…
