• Argentina Nigeria

    BBOG wins Argentine rights award

    Adelani Adepegba , Abuja The Government of Argentina has awarded the #BringBackOurGirls movement the International Human Rights Prize ‘Emilio F. Mignone’ for work in advocacy towards respect for human rights worldwide. A statement on Monday in Abuja by the BBOG spokesman, Sesugh Akume, said the award ceremony would take place on Tuesday at ...

  • Nigeria

    Group accuses Jibrin of operating 5 foreign accounts

    The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has petitioned the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) accusing the former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation; Rep. Abdulmumin Jibrin for allegedly operating five foreign bank accounts as a serving legislator. The group also dragged the suspended lawmaker before the ...

  • USA Nigeria

    Why Buhari must borrow $30bn – Odigie-Oyegun

    John Alechenu, Abuja The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has said the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is left with no option than to borrow to revive Nigeria’s ailing economy. Buhari’s plan to borrow an estimated US$29.9bn from foreign lenders has been rejected by the Senate and ...

  • Nigeria

    Creative industry has potential to boost economy, says minister

    The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has urged stakeholders in the culture sector to use the creativity in the industry to boost the country’s economy. Mohammed gave the advice at the opening of the Boat regatta display as part of activities marking the ongoing Abuja National Carnival. ...

  • Nigeria

    Nigeria To Witness Economic Boom In 2017 If… – Expert

    A University don, Dr Remi Mudepin, has said that the Nigerian economy will regain its strength for businesses to flourish in 2017 if the government could sustain its current economic policies with sincerity of purpose and focus. In a telephone chat with LEADERSHIP on Monday, Dr Remi, an economist and lecturer ...

  • USA

    Petroleum products: Import bills shrinks by one billion dollars in 2016

    ORAN (Algeria)- The bill of the petroleum product imports has been reduced by one billion dollars during 2016, the deputy chairman of the Sonatrach Group's downstream activity, Akli Remini, said Monday. "The restoration of the two refinery units of Arzew and Skikda has made possible for us to reduce ...

  • Giappone

    Japan Is Obsessed With Climate Change. Young People Don’t Get It.

    Because the country has to import most of its energy, an apparent drop in concern by Japanese young people alarms many government officials.

  • USA Malta

    80 new government department sites now offering free Wi-fi services

    Free Wi-Fi is now available at more than 80 new government department sites, as part of an initiative to improve internet accessibility. This was announced by Digital Economy Minister Manuel Mallia and Principal Permanent Secretary Mario Cutajar during a press conference at the Department of Education – one of the ...

  • Malta

    Hotel manager fined €6,000 after employee loses four fingers while operating laundry machine

    Grand Excelsior Hotel General Manager Noel Grixti has been fined €6,000 after an employee lost four fingers when her hand got caught in an industrial laundry iron machine containing steam rollers.The Excelsior compensated Victoria Cassar for her injuries but had declined to admit to criminal liability for the incident which ...

  • USA Malta

    Updated: IT lawyers question regulations introducing electronic revocation of power of attorne

    Regulations introducing the electronic revocation of power of attorneys are not in line with Electronic Commerce Act, the Malta Information Technology Law Association (MITLA) said today.The association has written to Minister Owen Bonnici raising its concerns with respect to a newly published Legal Notice introducing the electronic revocation of power ...