The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has apologised to Nigerians for saying that they keep freezers on for days due to low electricity tariff. “Anything we have said that are considered offensive, we are sorry about that,” Adelabu said with slight remorse on Channels Television last night. The minister had come under fire by many […]...
•Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo A cross-section of Nigerians, yesterday flayed the extension of a two-day holiday earlier declared by the federal government to three days. While some Nigerians described the decision as “commendable”, many berated the government, saying embarking on holidays drags down productivity of a nation, report...
•Japa The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced significant changes to the duration of work permits for non-citizens, including Nigerians, through a temporary and final rule (TFR). Under this new rule, the automatic extension period for some Employment Authorisation Documents (EADs) has been extended from 180 days to a ...
•Electricity tariff hike As controversies continue to trail the federal government’s recent removal of electricity subsidy for over 1.8million customers categorised to be on Band A feeders, members of the Organised Private Sector has insisted that the hike must be suspended for review. As such, plans are to meet President Bola Tinubu on the ma...
•Stranded Nigerians in UAE Members of the Nigerian community in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have decried that the strained relationship between both countries is affecting their livelihoods. Some of them living in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah told our correspondent that because of the work permit ban slammed on Nigeria, many of them had [&h...
•Electricity tariff Following the increase of electricity tariff for customers under Band A category of consumers, some Nigerians have expressed dissatisfaction over the haphazard implementation of the hike. They said customers that are not enjoying up to 20 hours had been lumped up with those enjoying the services, reports Daily Trust. The si...
The Peoples Redemption Party, PRP has condemned in very strong terms, the increase in the electricity tariff paid by Band A customers from N68/KWh to N225/kWh by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, describing it as a cynically cruel blow on Nigerians, reports Vanguard. In a statement today by PRP Acting National Publicity Sec...
•Bishop Kukah and bags of rice to be distributed as palliative. Bishop Matthew Kukah has faulted the distribution of palliative to Nigerians in the wake of the biting hardship facing the country. The government’s floating of the naira and the removal of fuel subsidy have pushed inflation levels to a new high leading to a […]
•Akinwunmi Adesina The President, African Development Bank Group, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has lamented the living condition of Nigerians amidst current economic quagmire bedeviling the country. Adesina in a statement signed yesterday by his Special Adviser on Industrialisation, Prof. Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, lamented that Nigerians paid one of th...
•Worshippers take part in the reenactment of the passion of Christ Christians across Nigeria have joined their counterparts globally to mark Good Friday – a prelude to the Easter celebration – amid the high cost of living and security challenges in the country. Good Friday is a remembrance of the crucifixion and death of Jesus […]
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