Dousing mounting concerns over another hike in electricity tariffs, the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) said it had no plan to increase the current tariffs being paid by consumers. ANED’s Executive Director, Research and Advocacy, Mr. Sunday Oduntan, disclosed...

Two leading unions in the oil industry, Nigeria Union of Petroleum and National Gas (NUPENG) and Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) have raised the alarm over the sacking of 3, 000 of its members...

• World Bank report on Nigeria’s reforms excites FG The Senate has approved a bill seeking to end all forms of business monopolies in Nigeria and promote trade competition in the 36 states of the federation. The upper legislative chamber, therefore,...

• Says NDDC awarded 1, 691 contracts without approval • Restructures customs to boost IGR, plans prisons’ reforms The Senate has proposed 10 per cent of total revenue for Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) host communities.In his lead debate...

The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), has paid over N700 million as compensation for workers who suffered one degree of injury or the other, including death under the new Employees Compensation Scheme (ECS) in the last five years. Calling...

A coalition of over 50 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) has given the National Judicial Council (NJC) a one-week ultimatum to suspend all the judges arrested by the Department of State Service (DSS) over allegations of corrupt practices. Members of the organisation...