• USA Malta

    Jose Herrera acknowledges public shift in prioritisation of the environment, outlines road ahead

    Environment Minister Jose Herrera acknowledged the public’s concern over the safeguarding of the environment, praising the impending change of energy supply from Heavy Fuel Oil to gas – stressing that this will result in a big reduction of pollution.He also spoke of the shift in location of local fish farms, ...

  • Malta

    A government that respects court decisions, and does not criticise them – Home Affairs Ministry

    Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela took note of the decision taken by the Court of Appeal regarding the rights of the Ombudsman to investigate complaints by officers in the Armed Forces of Malta.The case was initially filed over disputes about a number of controversial promotions given out in September 2013, ...

  • Malta

    Updated: Volatility of certain economic sectors brought up during Parliamentary session

    The volatility of certain sectors of the economy was brought up in Parliament this evening.PN MP Kristy Debono mentioned the property bubble and the Igaming sectors as two such economic areas. She said that shifting regional political changes and new laws in neighbouring countries can shift the economic climate, stressing ...

  • Austria Malta Estonia

    Minister Mallia lists Malta’s success in digital economy, 300 free Wi-Fi hotspots by end of year

    Minister for Competitiveness and Digital Economy, Manuel Mallia said that this industry is such a success thanks to important pioneers but also thank to the vision. Quoting a DESI score (an index in the digital industry), the Minister said that Malta developed faster than the other EU countries in this ...

  • Nigeria

    Command arrests 30 pupils for razing classrooms

    Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan The Oyo State Police Command on Tuesday said it has arrested 30 pupils for their alleged involvement in the destruction of classrooms  of public schools during a protest against the state government’s decision to stop automatic promotion in secondary schools. Some pupils in five public secondary schools ...

  • Nigeria

    Power ministry gets N209bn as capital release details emerge

    Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Ministry of Power got the highest amount of N209.24bn out of the total N753.6bn capital votes so far released by the Ministry of Finance to Federal Government’s Ministries, Departments and Agencies for the implementation of the 2016 budget. The details were made available in a statement ...

  • Cina Nigeria

    Oyo lays foundation for $2bn free trade zone

    Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan The Oyo State Government on Tuesday laid the foundation for the establishment of a free trade zone at the Ibadan end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The state is partnering the China Polaris Technologies Group and the Chinese government for the project, which is expected to gulp $2bn. ...

  • Nigeria

    Lagos rewards 18 public servants

    Sesan Olufowobi The Lagos State Government on Tuesday rewarded 18 outstanding public servants, with Governor Akinwunmi Ambode urging the state workers to raise the bar of performance and be role models for other public servants in the country. The governor also pledged the continuation of the cooperation between the state ...

  • Nigeria

    Fayose, herdsmen meet

    Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, and leaders of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria have met in Ado Ekiti to sort out their differences over the new law restricting cattle grazing in the state. The governor granted the request of the MACBAN leaders ...

  • USA Nigeria

    Sting in the name of the law

    Lekan Sote The “actusreus,” or alleged deeds of crime of some judges that were recently arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services included: Wiring of $900,000 abroad in just two years; buying properties abroad, and at choice Nigerian estates like Ikoyi’s Park View, the Lagos equivalent of New ...