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USA Giappone
Korea’s ‘4th industrial revolution’ development lags behind US, EU, Japan: report
Technology and investments related to Korea’s competitiveness in the “fourth industrial revolution” is far behind other
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Indonesia
Hyundai to export 500 Xcient trucks to Indonesia
Hyundai Motor, South Korea’s leading automaker, said Wednesday it sealed a deal with Hyundai Oto Komersial Indonesia to
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USA
LG Chem, Proterra announce co-development of new battery cell
LG Chem and Proterra, a California-based heavy-duty electric transportation manufacturer, announced on Wednesday the co-
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Nigeria
‘Egina project’ll boost oil production by 200,000bpd’
Everest Amaefule, Abuja The nation’s oil production will be boosted by 200,000 barrels per day by the fourth quarter of 2018, the Deputy Managing Director of Total, a principal partner of the Egina Project, Mr. Ahmadu Musa-Kida, has said. Musa-Kida disclosed this at the celebration of the Egina manifold sail ...
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Nigeria
Civil servants shelve strike as FG pays arrears
Friday Olokor, Jos The Association of Civil Servants of Nigeria, an affiliate of the Trade Union Congress, has shelved its planned strike following the commencement of payment of salary arrears on Tuesday by the Federal Government. The association had issued a one-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to settle outstanding ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...