LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 450 foreign service officers in 109 Nigerian missions abroad have yet to receive their salaries for the past five to six months, The PUNCH can report. The officials, serving under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are in financial distress and cannot pay rent and children’s school fees or meet other…
LAGOS DECEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Capital Administration has introduced a curious five percent consumption tax in Abuja. This brings to 12.5 percent of consumption tax that consumers pay whenever they pick up items in restaurants, bars, clubs and hotels. Investigation revealed that restaurants, eateries, fast food joints are charging a 5 percent consumption tax on…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-“This is my most difficult time in over 20 years of this business,” laments Saheed Olowokere, a 55-year-old commercial bus driver in Lagos. Petrol prices have surged from below N200 in 2023 to over N1000 in 2024. Mr Olowokere said the increase threatens his family’s livelihood and the education of his five…
LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Travellers and commuters nationwide were stranded at bus stops and motor parks yesterday as the petrol scarcity in the country bites harder. This came as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC Ltd, and oil marketers said they were intensifying efforts to tackle the scarcity. Many filling stations without the product remained…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There are growing indications that Nigerians now find it difficult to survive following the persistent rise in the cost of foodstuffs and staple foods, Sunday Tribune has learnt. Sunday Tribune investigation also found out that concerns have continued to mount nationwide as many traders are now struggling to continue to stay afloat…
LAGOS DECEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian Soldiers have criticised President Bola Tinubu’s government for failing to pay their December salaries, which they say will dampen the celebration of Christmas and New Year festivals. The soldiers accused President Tinubu and the military chiefs of being insensitive to their plight. They added that the government has turned them into…
LAGOS OCTOBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some workers in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, are currently groaning over a cut in their October salaries and allowances amid inflation and general economic hardship in the country. SaharaReporters gathered that the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) cut down most of their workers’ salaries, claiming its budget and personnel cost vote…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (URHOBTODAY)-Fuel pump price is now between N400 and N500 in Edo and Delta, as long queues on Tuesday morning, resurfaced in the few filling stations opened for business. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the sudden hike in fuel pump price and long queues followed President Bola Tinubu’s pronouncement removing…