CISLAC Condemns, Rejects FG’s 50% Electricity Hike     The Executive Director of Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, Comrade Auwal Musa Rafsanjani has said that Nigerians are still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent hike in electricity will increase the sufferings of Nigerians. Comrade Rafsanjani...

No 50% Increase In Electricity Tariff — NERC         The management of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says there is no 50 per cent increase in electricity tariff. This was made known by NERC’s Head of Public Affairs, Mr Micheal Faloseyi, in a statement in Abuja...

Fed Govt Hikes Electricity Tariff By 50%         The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has approved over 50 per cent hike in electricity tariff effective January 1, 2021. The new tarrif hike regime is to be paid by customers of the 11 electricity Distribution Companies, DISCOs. This is...

Nigeria’s Bonny Light Price Stabilises At $50 Per Barrel         Barely a few days to the end of the year, the price of Nigeria’s Bonny Light has stabilised at $50 per barrel in the international market, about 25 percent above the 2021 budget benchmark of $40. This...

Foreign Investments To Decline By 50% In 2021, Worst In 20 Years — NIPC         Global Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) has been projected to drop by 40 per cent this year and 50 per cent in 2021, being the worst in the last 20 years. The Executive...

Oil Rises above $50, Highest In Nine Months         The international oil benchmark, Brent crude, soared above the $50 per barrel mark on Thursday for the first time since early March, buoyed by hopes of a faster demand recovery as countries start to roll out COVID-19...