The following are the top stories in national newspapers today.

Times of Malta says Godfrey Farrugia was the third high-profile Labour Party exponent in the past two days to suggest that Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi should resign. In another story, it says that, according to a survey released by the Central Bank of Malta, sentiment in the construction industry turned positive for the first time in eight years.

The Malta Independent says Education Minister Evarist Bartolo broke his silence yesterday to say that had he been Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi, he would have resigned.

Malta Today says Independent MP Marlene Farrugia is steadfast on creating a new party and her participation in the national demonstration against corruption, organised by the Nationalist Party last Sunday had no bearing on the fact.

L-Orizzont quotes a Central Bank report which says that investment will be increasing by five per cent.

In-Nazzjon also leads with Mr Bartolo's statement that he would have resigned. It also reports a story in the Financial Times criticising Malta's citizenship by investment programme.