• Nigeria

    ‘Why Nigeria entered recession’

    Adeniyi Olugbemi, Sokoto A former Minister of Finance and one-time High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji, has identified high overheads in governance and other expenses associated with Nigeria’s federal system as the reason why Nigeria fell into recession. Abubakar stated this in Sokoto on Tuesday while hosting ...

  • Nigeria

    Why we ignored Reps’ directive on HMO accreditation – NHIS

    Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The National Health Insurance Scheme has given reasons why it continued with the accreditation of Health Management Organisations despite a resolution by the House of Representatives asking the NHIS to suspend the exercise. The NHIS said suspending the exercise would have crippled the scheme and negatively affected ...

  • USA Nigeria

    Nigeria’s military-political complex

    America’s military-industrial complex is simply the collaboration between the US military and political infrastructure in the interest of the American merchant class. Accordingly, the business elite of the American realm provide the funds that their political collaborators re-route to the military that protects America’s economic interests within and outside American ...

  • Malta

    New agency for foreign workers under consideration

    The government is considering setting up an independent agency to facilitate the administrative process for foreigners wishing to work in Malta. Government sources said the Cabinet is to discuss the possibility of a new body that will help process the paperwork for EU and third-country nationals planning to work on the ...

  • Malta

    Toxic air pollution

    Two announcements made recentlyby the government have serious health, safety, environmental and economic implications. The first was the Prime Minister’s declaration that Malta is to set a cut-off date on the sale of petrol and diesel cars in a bid to reduce air pollution. He said that, following Malta’s phasing out ...

  • Marocco

    Announcements

    SPITERI. On September 18, at Roseville Home, Attard, MARY, née Galea, of Valletta, aged 97, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her loss her children John, widower of Mary Rose, née Farrugia, and his partner Carmen Grech, and Mary Ann and her ...

  • Malta

    Thirty years on - Joe Zahra

    In 1987  Malta had a change of government. This was followed by a revolution not only in our way of life and our democratic  credentials but also in our economy. That year witnessed the first steps in the restructuring of Malta’s infrastructure through the construction of a new power station in ...

  • Malta

    Respect, equality for all - Clayton Cutajar

    Equality is about ensuring that every individual has an equal opportunity to make the most out of their lives and talents and believing that no one should have poorer life chances because of where they were born or which sexual orientation and gender they identify with (if any). Oftentimes, groups of ...

  • USA Malta

    ‘Let us not use women for political convenience, look at ideas not gender’ – Adrian Delia

    Newly elected PN leader Adrian Delia warned against using women in politics for votes or political convenience.Speaking at a political activity at the Granaries in Floriana, Delia spoke on female participation. Delia said that we should not look at the gender of a person, but at the ideas by that ...

  • Francia Malta

    Malta National Youth Council calls for 24/7 public transport system in pre-budget proposals

    The Maltese National Youth Council (KNZ) released its pre-budget proposals this evening, and made a number of recommendations such as the call for a 24/7 public transport service and the promotion of cycling."A 24/7 public transport should be implemented particularly during the weekend that would also help to reduce drunk ...