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Malta
The Labour Party’s five most ambitious electoral proposals
As the general election campaign winds its way into its final week, we take a look at the two main political parties’ five most ambitious electoral proposals. Here is what are, in our view, the Labour Party’s top five: Resurfacing every road in the countryNo doubt a lofty ambition but one ...
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USA Malta
Majority of people realise government’s position ‘untenable’ – Marthese Portelli
In the last election you were barely elected. How did the last four years in Parliament improve your chances of getting a better result?Having managed to get elected from the 9th district in the last election is already a big achievement in itself. Back in 2013, I was a newcomer ...
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Malta
I have full trust in Prime Minister Muscat's abilities – Justyne Caruana
In the last election you were barely elected. How did the last four years in Parliament improve your chances of getting a better result?Being elected for the third consecutive time, the last four years strengthened my commitment to serve the whole country including my own district. I believe this experience ...
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USA
AGF, NDLEA shelve Kashamu’s extradition over pending suits
The Attorney- General of the Federation and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have agreed not to extradite Sen. Buruji Kashamu to the United States until the determination of all court cases on the matter. Kashimu had gone to court to stop the two from extraditing him to face trial ...
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Nigeria
Customs impound rice worth N6.8m
The Nigeria Customs Service, Western Marine Command, on Tuesday, said its officers seized 941 bags of rice estimated at N6, 830,791 being smuggled into the country. The new Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Sarkin Kebbi, said in Lagos that the seizure was barely a month after he assumed duty at the ...
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Nigeria
NCS Western Marine Command impounds N6.8m rice
The Nigeria Customs Service, Western Marine Command, on Tuesday said its officers seized 941 bags of rice estimated at N6,830,791 being smuggled into the country. The new Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Sarkin Kebbi, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that the seizure was barely a month after he assumed ...
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Nigeria
New envoy asks UN for help in returning Nigeria’s stolen assets
Nigeria’s Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the UN Office and Other International Organisations in Geneva, Amb. Audu Kadiri, has sought the assistance of the UN towards expeditious return of the country’s stolen assets stashed abroad. Spokesperson in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Clement Aduku, on Tuesday in a statement said Kadiri made the call ...
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Nigeria
Police to partner Schools on Safety Initiative
The Police Command in Enugu State is to collaborate with stakeholders to implement the Federal Government’s Safe School Initiative in primary and secondary schools starting from June. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Ebere Amaraizu, made the plan known in an interview with the News Agency of ...
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Russia USA Nigeria
Trump team lack positive shifts- Russia
Russia’s deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov on Tuesday said that Moscow was concerned that contacts with the Donald Trump administration had not yet led to positive shifts in the relations between the two nations. Russian news agencies quoted Ryabkov as saying that as nuclear powers Russia and the United States ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria Ranks Fifth Largest Insurance Market In Africa
By ZAKA KHALIQ, Lagos Despite the low insurance adoption, penetration and acceptance in the country, Nigeria’s insurance industry is ranked fifth in Africa. The top five insurance markets on the continent are said to have overall market share of 85 percent of premiums across Africa. General-Secretary of the African Insurance ...