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US President Donald Trump has said he will impose global tariffs of 15%, as he has continued to rail against a Supreme Court ruling that struck down his previous import taxes. Trump said on Friday that he would replace the tariffs scrapped by the court with a 10% levy on all goods coming into the US. But on Saturday, he announced on Truth Social that this would be increased to […]
The Federal Government has approved an increase of between 25% and 35% in salary for Civil Servants on the remaining six Consolidated Salary Structures The Salary Structure is the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS), Consolidated Research and Allied Institutions Salary Structure (CONRAISS), Consolidated Police Salary Structure (CONPOSS), Consolidated Para-military Salary Structure (CONPASS), Consolidated Intelligence Community Salary Structure (CONICCS) and Consolidated Armed Forces Salary Structure (CONAFSS). Those in Tertiary […]
Consumers of bread in Rivers State may have to pay more, as the prices of the staple food will increase from February 7th, 2024. Chairman of the Rivers State chapter of the Master Bakers Association of Nigeria, Dr Chidi Emmanuel, confirmed the price increase while speaking to newsmen after an emergency meeting of the association in Port Harcourt. Dr Emmanuel said the high cost of materials, as well as the […]
By Bughni Alfred The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL has assured the public that there is no imminent increase in the cost of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol. This is contained in a statement by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Mr Olufemi Soneye in Abuja. According to the statement, the NNPCL urges Nigerians to disregard unfounded rumours as there are no plans for an upward […]
By Oduyemi Odumade The House of Representatives has been urged to increase the budgetary allocation of the education sector in the 2024 budget, from 8.2% to 26% in compliance with UNESCO recommendations. The Executive Detector, Fexi Saf Foundation, Mrs Amina Abubakar, made the call during a Walk for Education exercise with school children to create awereness on the problem of out of school children in Nigeria. She said the […]
By Oduyemi Odumade In a bid to revamp the rice milling industry and bolster the state's economy, Governor Mohammed Umar-Bago of Niger State has announced plans to overhaul the region's rice production sector. Despite Niger's reputation as the leading producer of paddy rice in Nigeria, Governor Bago expressed his dissatisfaction with the state of local rice mills, stating that "the rice mills in the state were nothing to write […]
The United Kingdom’s inflation-fuelled cost-of-living crisis is set to “cut lives short” and “significantly widen the wealth-health gap”, according to a study published by open access journal BMJ Public Health on Monday. Modelling conducted for the study predicted that the proportion of people “dying before their time” (under the age of 75) will rise by nearly 6.5 percent due to the sustained period of high prices. The most deprived households […]
Oduyemi Odumade, Edited By Grace Namiji Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas says the House increased the number of its standing committees from 109 to more than 130 for efficient oversight functions of the House. According to the Speaker the increase in the number of committees is not aimed at giving leadership positions to members of the House. Dr. Abbas who stated this while interacting with members […]
The House of Representatives has urged the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) not to approve any increase in electricity tariff in Nigeria. The resolution was passed sequel to the adoption of a motion sponsored by the Deputy Minority Leader, Mr Aliyu Sani Madaki from Kano state. In his lead debate, titled Suspense over Planned Electricity Tariff hike, Mr. Madaki observed that recently, Distribution Companies (DISCOS) alerted customers of a planned […]
