Reps Kick Against Telecom Tariff Hike
The House of Representatives has called on the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani and the Nigerian Communications Commissions (NCC), to suspend the impending hike in telecommunications tariffs until their service improved.
The call followed the adoption...
Electricity Tariff: FG Denies Possible Increase, says Subsidy may Hit N2.4trn in 2025
Electricity consumers, especially about 30 percent of Nigerians, who live in urban centres will be subsidised to the tune of N2.4 trillion in 2025, although generation will remain epileptic.
The subsidy, which hovers...
Unmetered Electricity Customers Now 7.3 million – NERC
Metering of electricity customers across the country has remained a challenge as number of unmetered customers rises to 7.3 million.
The latest figures, released by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) showed that out of over 13.16 million...
UPDATE: NDIC Completes 84.98% Payment to Depositors of Defunct Heritage Bank
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) said it has paid 84.98 per cent of the depositors whose funds are trapped in liquidity to the Heritage Bank.
The CBN announced the revocation of the licence of...
Why FCCPC Should Not Ask Traders to Crash Prices – CPPE
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has advised the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to avoid controlling the prices of goods.
On Thursday, FCCPC gave businesses a one-month ultimatum to...
Heritage Bank: 17.6% of Deposits Unpaid Due to Verification Issues
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has disclosed that 17.6 per cent of Heritage Bank depositors had yet to receive payments, following the bank’s liquidation.
The corporation, in a statement by its spokesperson, Bashir Nuhu, on...
