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By Martial Gnoukapasir   Santa Council Mayor, HRH SAMKIE ELVIS GAHNYAM pose for a picture in his office after budget orientation debate The Mayor of Santa Council, HRH SAMKIE ELVIS GAHNYAM, has called on municipal councillors and community representatives to prioritise projects that respond directly to the needs of the population as the municipality begins preparations for its 2027 budget Speaking during the Council's Budget Orientation Debate session at the Santa Council Town hall, Friday, October, 9, the mayor stressed on the importance of community participation and realistic planning. He said such debates are necessary, to help the council identify development priorities ahead of the budgetary session expected before November ending. The mayor also called on councillors and representatives of the various village neighbourhoods to consult traditional rulers, village development associations and other community stakeholders before proposing projects. He argued that development pr...

By Martial Gnoukapasir CAMTEL's Judith Yah Sunday Signing side-by-side MINESEC's Nalova Lyonga Cameroon Telecommunications, CAMTEL, will finance 50 percent of the cost of installing internet connections in 130 secondary schools across the Adamawa, Far-North and North Regions. This follows a framework agreement signed between CAMTEL and the Ministry of Secondary Education, MINESEC, Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at the MINESEC Distance Learning Centre in the nations capital Yaounde. The agreement follows a request from MINESEC to improve internet connectivity in secondary schools in the three northern regions. Nalova Lyonga, Minister of Secondary Education The project is expected to help bridge the digital gap in education and give thousands of students and teachers better access to online learning materials as well as other digital resources. Beyond internet connectivity, CAMTEL and MINESEC have agreed to work together in other areas, including the hosting of digital learning cont...

By David Babiaka Municipal Updates Daily, one of Cameroon’s widely read daily newspapers, will celebrate its 10th anniversary on October 10, 2026, with a ceremony at the National Episcopal Conference in Yaoundé. The anniversary marks a decade-long journey that began in April 2015, when the newspaper was founded in Buea by its Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Cham Victor Bama. Municipal Updates has since evolved from a modest weekly publication into a daily newspaper. It was relaunched as a biweekly publication in 2020 before attaining daily status in 2022, a significant milestone in Cameroon’s media landscape. Newspaper’s Next Phase According to Cham Victor Bama, the anniversary celebration will also serve as an opportunity to unveil new projects and initiatives that will shape the newspaper’s next phase. Among the projects to be presented is a plan to construct a new and befitting head office for the newspaper. The publisher also announced plans for new office equipment, a new logo and ...

By Martial Gnoukapasir  CAMTEL's GM Shake hands with SIC DG after signing of agreement Cameroon Telecommunications (CAMTEL) and Cameroon Real Estate Corporation, better known by its French appellation, Société Immobilière du Cameroun (SIC), have signed a framework agreement aimed at improving internet connectivity in SIC social housing structures across the country. The agreement was signed Wednesday, October 7, at CAMTEL's head office in the nation's capital, Yaoundé, and provides for the gradual deployment of optical fibre in existing SIC housing and the integration of connectivity infrastructure into the corporation's future housing programmes. The partnership is intended to bring internet services closer to residents, allowing them to study, work and carry out administrative tasks online from their homes. Speaking after the signing ceremony, the General Manager of SIC, Ahmadou Sardaouna, welcomed the agreement, describing it as an opportunity to improve the services...

By Martial Gnoukapasir  A composite image of the SDO's Communique and Minister Atanga Nji, addressing Bike Riders in Bamenda The series of measures outlined by the Minister of Territorial Administration, Paul Atanga Nji, to restore order within the commercial motorbike sector in Bamenda and beyond, is gradually taking shape. From directives issued to administrative and local authorities, to enforcement. The first is coming from the Senior Divisional officer of Mezam, Simon Mooh Emile, whose office, two days after the minister outing, has today October 7, 2026 signed and issued an order banning motorbike riders from carrying more than one passenger in Mezam. The order, is in tandem with the Interior Minister's outing, bringing over  400 bike riders in Bamenda where he introduced a series of measures aimed at curbing insecurity and bringing greater discipline and putting order in the sector.  The Prefectoral Order No. 567/PO/E.29/A2, titled “ To Ban Overloading of Passengers on M...

By Martial Gnoukapasir  Minister Paul Atanga Nji handing a Bible to the president of Bamenda Bike Riders Association Commercial motorbike riders in Bamenda have sworn on the Bible and the Holy Koran to stay away from criminal activities and help restore order in their sector. The oath was administered during a meeting with Interior Minister Paul Atanga Nji at Up Station on Monday, October 5, during his three-day working visit to Bamenda.  The minister provided copies of the Bible for Christian riders and the Holy Koran for Muslim riders as part of the exercise, calling on those who showed up at the meeting to take the two Holly Books to their colleagues to swear by them, base on their faith. The over 400 bike riders who attended the meeting, pledged to help weed out individuals using motorbikes to facilitate crimes, including kidnapping for ransom, torture, rape and banditory. Minister Atanga Nji warned that riders who fail to honour the oath could face serious consequences, saying tho...