By Our Reporter To revive the moribund Tinapa Free Trade Zone, the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority, NEPZA, and Cross River State Government have agreed to work out a realistic modality of the state-owned trade zone. The agreement, CONVERSEER learned was reached when the new Managing Director of NEPZA, Dr Olufemi Ogunyemi paid a courtesy…
By Nelson NseAbasi When Miss Deborah Innocent Otung joined other damsels for the maiden edition of the Miss Akwa Ibom Fashion Beauty Pageant held on the 22nd of December 2023, little did she know that she was about to flip open a new chapter of her life. The day, will not just be a memorable…
By Frank Ulom Youths in the northern part of Nigeria have stated that suspended Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Minister, Dr Betta Edu, deserved reinstatement for exposing corruption and saving the nation N44 billion. The youths under the aegis, Northern Youth Coalition For Good Governance stated this weekend, adding that Edu has the zeal, dexterity,…
By Our Reporter There has been a lot of interest from the public and stakeholders in recent weeks regarding the $3.3 billion crude oil pre-payment loan, also known as Project Gazelle. This is a financing agreement secured by NNPC Limited to prepay future royalties and taxes to Nigeria. Project Gazelle is a crude oil-backed, forward…
By Frank Ulom Prof. (Mrs) Rita Cyril Ndifon, wife of the suspended University of Calabar, UNICAL Dean of Faculty of Law, Prof. Cyril Ndifon, has charged women, especially the young, to stand with their husbands no matter the circumstances. Mrs Ndifon gave this remark at a Thanksgiving service organised on Sunday (21 Jan. 2024) by…
