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FG Stands out of July 1 Electricity Tariff Increase

Electricity Distribution Companies, DisCos, in the country have accused the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, of attempts to distance itself from the July 1 commencement of the new service-based electricity tariff regime. This allegation is contained in a statement released by their umbrella body, the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors,[Read More…]

PPPRA No Longer Fix Petrol Price

The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) is no longer fixing the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol for marketers, the executive secretary, PPPRA, Mr Saidu Abdulkadir disclosed yesterday. Abdulkadir, who stated this in a statement in Abuja, yesterday, however, said the agency would constantly,[Read More…]

Chinese Restaurant Remain Shut- FCCPC

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says the Chinese restaurant known for exclusive and discriminatory service in Lagos remained shut. The FCCPC Director-General, Babatunde Irukera, disclosed this when he appeared on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja. Mr Irukera said if a place was shut[Read More…]

DPR Stops Illegal Mobile GAS Distribution

The Department of Petroleum Resources Lagos Zonal office,( Gas Unit) in Collaboration with NSCDC during its surveillance visit arrested a mobile Gas operator with a vehicle laden with 1MT LPG Tank with dispensing unit accessories and weight bridge used in dispensing same products within Isheri road, Berger, Lagos. Due to[Read More…]

Atiku Rises Concern Over FG Raising Debt

Nothing has shocked me in my entire life in public service as the revelation from Nigeria’s First Quarter 2020 financial reports in the Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy from the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, which shows, alarmingly, that whereas Nigeria spent a total sum[Read More…]