UK: Plastic bag fee ‘to double to 10p’ and include every shop

December 27, 2018 0

The 5p fee for plastic carrier bags in England will be doubled to 10p, and extended to all shops, under plans set out by the environment secretary. The change is contained in a government consultation aimed at further reducing the plastic used by consumers and could come into effect in January

GERMANY: Angela Merkel ‘to abandon key CDU party role’

October 29, 2018 0

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has told her CDU party that she will not run for re-election as its chairwoman in December, sources say. Her decision comes after her party suffered heavy losses in regional elections that threatened the stability of the governing coalition. Mrs Merkel has been chair of the CDU since 2000, becoming one […]

Ghana: Matilda Amissah-Arthur rips into hypocrites in tribute to late husband

July 27, 2018 0

On a day filled with grief, the late Kwesi Amissah-Arthur’s widow, Matilda Amissah-Arthur’s tribute was tinged with anger on a day the nation had gathered to pay final respects to the former Vice President. In Matilda Amissah-Arthur’s tribute, she said she had been amazed by the number of people who had shown her love […]

UK: Child taken away from mum who refused him icecream

June 14, 2018 0

Social worker criticised as child is taken away from mother because she refused to give him ice cream A High Court judge has criticised a social worker who took a child away from his mother because she refused to give him an ice cream. The social worker said the woman was failing to meet her son’s “emotional needs”, and also highlighted how […]

Immigration rules to be relaxed for non-EU doctors and nurses

June 14, 2018 0

The government is to relax immigration rules to allow more non-EU skilled workers into the UK. On Friday, the Home Office is expected to confirm that foreign doctors and nurses will be excluded from the government’s visa cap. The cap – introduced by Theresa May when she was home secretary – sets a limit for […]

Home Office suspends immigration checks on UK bank accounts

May 18, 2018 0

The Home Office is to suspend controversial immigration checks on thousands of bank accounts in the wake of the Windrush scandal. The department is in the process of contacting banks and building societies to instruct them to reduce the scope of the checks, which were introduced as part of Theresa May’s plans to create a […]

The Future of Nigeria in Focus – Omoyele Sowere

May 18, 2018 0