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Si à l’échelle africaine, le projet « La Grande muraille verte d’Afrique » promet de résoudre un bon nombre de problèmes, de créer de nouveaux revenus pour les ménages, de réduire des carences alimentaires et de verdir les déserts, en Tunisie, et afin d’aider les agriculteurs qui souffrent de la pauvreté des sols et du manque d’eau, la question épineuse des changements environnementaux globaux est aussi à prendre très au sérieux. La Presse — En Afrique, une lueur d’espoir a émané, il y a près de cinq ans, avec le projet de « la Grande muraille verte ». Ce projet piétine, néanmoins, faute de financements. Malgré les efforts consentis et les avancées significatives obtenues çà et là, force est de reconnaître que les résultats escomptés sur la restauration des terres et de la biodiversité, les conditions économiques, sociales et environnementales des populations restent en deçà des attentes. Initié en 2005 et lancé effectivement en...

Le  Premier ministre , Ousmane SONKO, a annoncé un retour à la taxation des appels entrants depuis l’étranger. Cette mesure, supprimée en 2012, aurait coûté au pays près de 600 milliards de francs CFA en douze ans, selon lui. Lors de sa déclaration de politique générale, Ousmane SONKO a souligné que cette taxe aurait pu générer environ 500 milliards de FCFA de recettes fiscales par an pour l’État. « La taxation sur les appels entrants devait permettre à l’État d’engager des recettes fiscales de l’ordre de 500 milliards par année », a-t-il déclaré.  Il a ainsi justifié la nécessité de rétablir ce contrôle pour renforcer les finances publiques. Liboire SAGNA

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Justice, has paid approximately N1.1bn as professional fees to prominent Nigerian lawyers, Chief Afe Babalola, SAN, Wole Olanipekun, SAN, and 23 other law firms over a period of three years. This revelation emerged from an analysis of data provided by GovSpend, a civic tech platform that tracks and analyses the Federal Government’s expenditure. The concept of professional services in legal practice encompasses various activities performed by lawyers within the scope of an attorney-client relationship. These include offering legal advice, drafting legal documents, and representing clients in legal matters. Such services may also extend to transactional tasks like identifying potential legal risks in real estate or other business dealings, as well as negotiation, mediation, regulatory compliance, advocacy, lobbying, and risk management. In July 2024, Babalola, Olanipekun and Dr. Alex Izinyon, SAN, collectively received N482.7m from the Federal Ministry of Justice. A breakdown of the...

IG Of Police Must Hear This!T4T had a taste of the display of Nigeria police raw powers recently when he decided to investigate a report made by someone about his nephew and how the police are allegedly trying to turn a supposed accident case to a murder one. Four friends, Kelvin Orisakwe, Divine Ahanekwu, Chika Obinna and Chibuike Ugodike Prosper, from the Imo State University, Owerri, Imo State, after finishing their final examination decided to go out and have a drink. Kelvin Orisakwe was driving. At a point, the car ran into a deep pot hole and flipped repeatedly. One of them did not make it. The rest suffered severe injuries and were rushed to a hospital. The mother of the one who died in the accident that saw the car mangled alleged her daughter was deliberately targeted in the car accident. And that was how she called in...

VATULELE is an island located off the Coral Coast of Fiji’s main island Viti Levu and is a place famous for the red prawns endemic to it and intricate masi designs shaping the tapestry of vibrance within iTaukei culture. The island played host to the Mick’s Fiji Tours & Transfers Vatulele 7s, a two day tournament held from December 19-20 at the Vatulele District School ground, located in the village of Ekubu – the traditional seat of the Taukei na Vunisa Levu, Ratu Joji Toge. Running for a third year at home instead of various locations for past competitions, the Vatulele 7s provided those on the island with a chance to treat themselves to great rugby in two exciting days. The tournament was the brainchild of Vilive Qionikorolevu and Asesela Naborisi, two successful Ekubu villagers who conceived it with the intent of giving back to the community, particularly this year...