The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has announced a hike in electricity tariffs for a segment of consumers. This move comes amid ongoing efforts to reform the nation’s power sector The new tariff structure, effective 1st April 2024, applies to customers classified under Band A, which typically refers to those who receive a relatively high number of daily power supply hours often exceeding 20 hours. According to NERC’s Vice Chairman, Musiliu Oseni, these Band A...

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned the Easter advert placed in the media and circulated by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Easter Day, and they are demanding an apology. The advert had an inscription, “Jesus paid your debt, not your taxes.” CAN call on the management of the FIRS to retract the message and tender a public apology for the distress the advert caused. CAN further urged President Bola Tinubu, the...

…Says S/East Development Com Bill Has Passed Third Reading Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, Deputy Speaker House of Representatives has disclosed that efforts are ongoing to secure the release of the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, Mr Nnamdi Kanu. According to Kalu, while the court processes are ongoing, political solutions are in progress as well. Kalu in a press statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Levinus Nwabughiogu, was quoted as saying on...

Former Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has challenged Governor Hyacinth Alia to make public his claim that he inherited more ghost schools and workers in Benue State than real ones, describing the allegations as false. A press statement signed by Terver Akase, Media Aide to the former Governor stated that it was untrue that the arrears of workers’ emoluments in the state was in the region of hundreds of billions. Akase, who declared as...