Streaming platform Netflix has announced an increase in the price for its subscriptions in Nigeria, the Premium Plan formerly priced at N5,000 per month, is now available for N7,000. With the implementation of the most recent price rise in April of this year, this is the platform’s second pricing adjustment in three months. According to [&hell...
•Foodstuff A newly released by the National Bureau of Statistics has indicated a rise in prices of Beans, Tomatoes, Irish potatoes, Garri, Yam and other food items in June 2024. This is as the Bureau few days ago, said headline inflation for June increased to 34.19 per cent relative to the May 2024 headline inflation […]
Many Nigerians in Abuja and environs who cannot afford a whole tuber of yam have resorted to buying it in pieces as prices of foodstuff prices soar. A visit to some markets in the FCT by our correspondent today showed that yam sellers, desirous to make sales now cut yams in bits to sell to […]
“We don’t tell people about prices of tomatoes and pepper again because they may fluctuate at any time. Sometimes, we sell at a particular price in the morning and by noon or evening, the price changes.” This was how Mrs Hannatu Ajiji, an official at the Tomatoes/pepper Market along Bauchi Ring Road, Jos, Plateau State, […]
Namibia says it will decrease the price of petrol by 80 Namibian cents per liter (about 0.044 U.S. dollars). Similarly, diesel 50ppm will be leased by 60 Namibian cents per liter, and diesel 10ppm by 70 Namibian cents per liter, effective from tomorrow Wednesday, July 3. The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) announced this […]
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has signed an executive order to introduce zero tariffs, excise duties and Value-Added Tax (VAT) on imported pharmaceutical inputs, a statement by the coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate has said. Pate said the order introduced zero tariffs, excise duties, and Value-Added Tax (VAT...
•Dangote refinery Experts believe that prices of petrol and diesel may not crash significantly despite the commencement of production at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. With the removal of subsidy on petrol in May 2023, the price per litre of petrol jumped from around N184 to over N600 depending on the location. Diesel also sells for […...
•Tomatoes Prices of tomatoes and pepper in the North have continued to soar despite the items being in their season. The development has reached an alarming level such that residents say their prices have stripped them to bare bones, reports The PUNCH. Most of the residents further groan that the prices of pepper and tomatoes […]
•Foodstuffs Prices of essential food items have gone up by at least 30 per cent between December and April in at least eight states, according to surveys by our correspondents. The development has made consumers in the country groan, saying the hikes in the prices of goods have affected their budgets, reports The PUNCH Prices […]
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has released findings from a comprehensive investigation into the factors contributing to the relentless increase in consumer costs. The FCCPC Director, Surveillance and Investigation Mrs. B.A Adeyinka, shed light on the multifaceted issues at play while briefing journalists during a m...

