LAGOS JANUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has said the electricity tariffs being paid by consumers will increase in April this year. NERC disclosed this in its ‘December 2019 Minor Review of Multi-Year Tariff Order 2015 and Minimum Remittance Order for the Year 2020,’ which was dated December 31, 2019. It said the order,…
LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States has increased the cost of visa application for Nigerians explaining that it was “reciprocating” the extra visa fee the Nigerian government charges American citizens. The US Consulate announced this in a statement issued on Thursday saying Nigerians will be required to pay a fee called visa ‘issuance fee’, or…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has increased the tariff payable by power consumers across the country. Findings from various documents obtained from the NERC on Wednesday in Abuja showed that beginning from next year, power consumers will have to pay an additional sum of between N8 and N14…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The number of air travellers has increased recently over insecurity in many parts of the country, Daily Trust can report. This has also resulted in marginal hike in air fares, random checks by our correspondent have shown. The routes where passengers’ turnout has recorded influx in recent times are the South East…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has finally hinted that pump price of premium motor spirit (PMS) may be increased soon, as it described the N145 pump price as the cheapest in West Africa. Mele Kyari, who is the new Group Managing Director (GMD),stated this on Wednesday during a visit to Senate…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures inflation has increased to 11.40 per cent (year-on-year) in May from 11.37 per cent recorded in April. The NBS made this known in its “CPI and Inflation Report’’ for May released in Abuja on Monday on its website….
LAGOS MARCH 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government on Tuesday revealed its plan to increase the Value Added Tax (VAT) up to 50 percent. This is even as the upper chamber of the National Assembly approved N30, 000 as new minimum wage. The planned upward review of the Value Added Tax up to 50 percent was disclosed…
LAGOS OCTOBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Zonal Coordinator of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Ibadan Zone, Dr Ade Adejumo, on Tuesday alleged that the Federal Government was making attempt to make students of federal universities pay a minimum of N350,000 for tuition fee. Adejumo said this while addressing members of the Correspondents Chapel, Ibadan. He said…