News

FG Has No Plan To Increase Electricity Tariffs, Says Power Minister

THE Federal Government says it has no plans to increase electricity tariffs in the country, dismissing reports suggesting that it was preparing to.

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International

Canada Unveils Counter-Tariffs Of 15-50% On US Goods In Renewed Trade War

CANADA on Tuesday announced counter-tariffs on US goods ranging between 15 and 50 per cent, intensifying the trade war between the historically close.

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News

US Imposes 12.5% Tariff On Nigerian Imports Over Forced Labour Concerns

THE United States has imposed a 12.5 per cent tariff on imports from Nigeria as part of a new trade measure targeting countries.

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Africa

China Scraps Tariffs For All But One African Nation – Eswatini Over Ties With Taiwan

CHINA will scrap tariffs for all African countries from Friday – except Eswatini, which maintains ties with Taiwan. As of December 2024, China.

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News

Nigeria, UAE Scrap Tariffs On Over 13,000 Goods In Landmark Trade Pact

NIGERIA and the United Arab Emirates have scrapped tariffs on more than 13,000 goods under a landmark trade agreement designed to boost bilateral.

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Africa

South Africa To Offer US New Deal To Avoid 30% Tariff

SOUTH Africa will offer a “generous” new trade deal to the United States on Tuesday to avoid 30-percent tariffs, government ministers said. Washington.

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International

Trump Slaps 50 Percent Tariff On Indian Goods Over Imports Of Russian Oil

UNITED States President Donald Trump has issued an executive order imposing an additional 25 percent tariff on goods from India, as penalty for.

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News

FULL LIST: Trump Imposes New 15 Percent Tariff On Nigeria, Others

US President Donald Trump has officially imposed a new 15% import tariff on Nigeria and several other African countries, including Zimbabwe, Zambia, Uganda,.

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News

Tinubu Arrives In Brazil As BRICS Nations Set To Denounce Trump’s Tariffs

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has arrived in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, ahead of the 17th Summit of BRICS countries. The president’s aircraft touched down.

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News

How Trump’s Tariff Can Be A Blessing In Disguise For Africa – Minister Alake

THE prevailing barrage of tariffs initiated by the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump may well be a blessing in.

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News

State Governors Move To Convey Electricity Subsidy Removal, New Tariff

STATE governments are getting set to eliminate electricity subsidies in their territories as more states gear up to join others in running their.

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Opinion

New Electricity Tariff Is Pro-Poor, Not A Burden On Majority Of Nigerians – By Dapo Okubanjo

WHEN the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) announced what has been described as a hike in electricity tariff, there was bedlam in the.

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Column

Electricity Tariffs: The Limits Of Shock – By Dakuku Peterside

IN Nigeria, many policies that are supposed to catalyse economic growth end up making things worse and complicate matters for the citizen for.

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News

Electricity Tariff Hike Looms As Discos Apply For Rate Review

ELEVEN successor electricity companies have applied for a review of their respective electricity tariffs, the Federal Government has disclosed. Disclosing this through a.

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