• Malta Italia

    Chilean tech guru Alberto Chang's defence team demands access to private laptop

    The case of Chilean tech guru, Alberto Chang-Rajii has resumed with the prosecution testifying in court and saying that the Chilean authorities never requested the local authorities to carry out a search in the man's residence.It was also established that the Chilean authorities never requested the Maltese authorities for a warrant of ...

  • Malta

    First edition of the Twanny Bugeja equestrian festival held in Marsa

    Finance Minister Edward Scicluna presented trophies to the jockeys and owners of winning horses during the first edition of the Twanny Bugeja Equestrian Festival which was held yesterday at the Marsa Racecourse.The festival, organised by the Malta Racing Club with the support of the Ministry for Finance through the National ...

  • Malta

    Young man turning 20 today charged with causing grievous injuries following argument

    A young man from Birkirkara was today arraigned before the courts accused of causing grievous injuries to an under-age person.Magistrate Aaron Bugeja heard how Leon Borg, 20 from Birkirkara was arrested on Christmas day, at around 10:30am. The prosecution explained that the man was arrested while at 'Gnien l-Istazzjon' in ...

  • Portogallo

    Sprint di Mediaset, il mercato crede nell'OPA di Bolloré

    (Teleborsa) - Apprezzabile rialzo per il titolo del Biscione, in guadagno dell'1,80% sui valori precedenti. Il mercato guarda con attenzione alle prossime evoluzioni della vicenda dell'ingresso...

  • Cina

    Yuhan Corp. ends licensing partnership with China’s Luoxin Biotech

    South Korean pharmaceutical company Yuhan Corp. disclosed Wednesday that it has terminated its licensing partnership wit

  • Nigeria

    Naira closes at 485/dollar, three days to year end

    Oyetunji Abioye The naira was sold for 485 per dollar on the streets of Lagos and Abuja on Tuesday, three days to the end of the year. Currency analysts expect the naira to weaken further to 500/dollar before the end of the year. Foreign exchange traders said the naira had ...

  • Italia

    Watch out for me — Winner of Next Titan

    Winner of the third edition of The Next Titan Season 3, Marvis Marshal-Idio, has said that she is, more than ever, ready to make an impact in the business world. The graduate of architecture from the University of Uyo, who also holds a second degree in Interior Designs from the ...

  • Nigeria

    Patients groan as nurses withdraw services in Delta hospitals

    Ovie Okpare, Warri  Some patients affected by the ongoing strike by medical personnel in Delta State and their relatives have appealed to nurses in public hospitals to return to their duty posts. Our correspondent learnt that the patients were turned back from hospitals across the state between Monday and Tuesday ...

  • Nigeria

    Local Content Policy: NAICOM to sanction negligent insurers

    The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) will henceforth punish insurers who act against the local content policy. The regulator has discovered that some operators either fail or refuse to consider country capacities of insurance and reinsurance institutions, such as pools, reinsurers and other locally recognised capacities, prior to applying for approval ...

  • Nigeria

    Report: how AfDB is helping transform agric

    The African Development Bank (AfDB) has deployed $5.5 billion in investments in the agriculture sector over five years to 2015, the new Development Effectiveness Review on Agriculture, has shown. According to the review,  the bank trained three million people on better farming practices, put 20,000 food marketing and storage into ...