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Nigeria
FG creates 193,469 jobs in Ministry of Works, Housing
The Ministry of Power, Works and Housing has created 193, 469 jobs, with 40,429 direct and 153,040 indirect jobs, within the two years of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. The Minister, Mr Babatunde Fashola disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at the Town Hall Meeting to celebrate the mid-term of President ...
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Nigeria
How we discovered bags filled with foreign currencies in Justice Ngwuta’s house – Witness
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja An operative of the Department of State Service, John Utazi, on Tuesday narrated to a Federal High Court in Abuja how his team conducted the search of the Abuja residence of a Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, on October 7, 2016. Utazi, a DSS’ ...
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India
Police raid homes of ex-finance minister, son
India’s federal police on Tuesday searched the homes of former finance minister P. Chidambaram and his son as part of an investigation into suspected corruption during his time in government. The Central Bureau of Investigation is probing whether a finance company owned by Chidambaram’s son Karti helped a client to ...
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Nigeria
Oshiomhole’s wife gets Nigerian citizenship
A total of 335 foreign nationals were on Tuesday in Abuja granted citizenship by the Federal Government after statutory clearance and due diligence by the relevant security agencies. The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, who presented the certificates of citizenship to the foreigners, charged them to be ...
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Nigeria
Owoseni to DPOs: Leave Lagos if you like bribe
Lagos State Police Commissioner, Fatai Owoseni, on Tuesday warned Area Commanders and Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) in the state police command to shun bribery or leave the state. Owoseni stated this during a lecture on Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officers at the Police Officers’ Wives’ Association (POWA) Hall, ...
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USA Malta
eNGO shocked by proposal to reduce hunting and trapping fines
Reducing fines and penalties in relation to hunting and trapping would only benefit those who break the law, BirdLife Malta said today, saying that only those willing to risk breaking the law would be happy with such a promise. “The real issue is not the size of the fines. The real ...
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Malta
GRTU wants ODZ to be out of bounds for developments
The GRTU believes that publicly-owned land outside the development zones should be completely out of bounds for development, and is asking that it should be properly valued so the price tag would be the “ultimate deterrent”. This was one of 33 proposals launched today by the GRTU for the 2017 General ...
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EU court ensures 32 vetoes on Brexit trade
Britain may have to wait – and hope – for every single one of its European Union neighbours to give full legislative consent before it can fully benefit from any post-Brexit free trade deal, EU judges ruled today. In a verdict that may also delay and potentially obstruct a string of ...
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USA Malta
Watch: Simon Busuttil outlines PN economic vision, pledges 30,000 new jobs in private sector
A PN-government would add 30,000 new 'quality jobs' in the private sector, PN leader Simon Busuttil announced at a press conference in Ta' Xbiex which outlined the party's economic vision.A new PM government would also increase the average wage in the industry by 25%-30%.Dr Busuttil also said that it would ...
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Watch: Every vote will make a difference, Simon Busuttil says
Leader of the Opposition and the Nationalist Party Simon Busuttil called on each and every voter to collect their voting document which will enable them to vote on 3 June.Every vote will make a difference, Simon Busuttil said when addressing a mass meeting in Zebbug. The meeting was also addressed ...