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Electricity Tariff: Nigerians Paying For Darkness – Reps

January 10, 2020 1:07 am

The Deputy Minority of the House of Representatives, Toby Okechukwu has raised the alarm on the recently announced increment in electricity tariffs.

Mr. Okechukwu while speaking to THISDAY queried the basis for the increment which resulted in the Enugu zone being charged more than Lagos. He said that the House through its committee on Power will interrogate the increment.

According to the new increment released by Nigeria, Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC) electricity consumers in Ikeja got an increment from N13.34 per kWh since under the 2015 MYTO when the last review was carried out to N21.80 per kWh, while consumers

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Nigerians Kick As UBA Sacks 2000 Workers In January

January 7, 2020 1:34 pm

Nigerians have reacted angrily as the United Bank for Africa, allegedly sacked a large number of its staff numbering about two thousand.

The workers were sacked at the beginning of January 2020. Although the banking institution has not come with a reason for its action, an insider said the old staff were relieved of the duty to accommodate new ones.

NAN understands that the bank recently employed close to one thousand staff before the festive period.

The bank, in a statement signed by its Head, External & Media Relations, Ramon Nasir, said 5,000 staff were promoted to new grades as

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Police

Police Speaks On Kidnap Of 40 Nigerians In Katsina

January 6, 2020 12:32 pm
The Katsina State Police Command on Monday denied reports making rounds online that about 40 persons were kidnapped by bandits along Jibia – Batsari road on Sunday.

The Command Spokesman, Superintendent Gambo Isa, in a statement, described the news as a ’’ mere rumour’’ and urged the public to disregard such information.

It was reported that bandits numbering over sixty, armed with AK 47 rifles on Friday blocked the Jibia – Batsari road in Ruma village, Katsina State.

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They were reported to have forcefully stopped two J5 motor vehicles

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Nigerians’ Incomes Will Shrink In 2020 – Rewane

January 2, 2020 8:23 am

The disposable incomes of Nigerian consumers will be squeezed by the proposed increase of Value Added Tax and electricity tariff this year, an economic and financial expert, Mr. Bismarck Rewane, has said.

Rewane, who is the Managing Director /Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, said the VAT hike (from five percent to 7. 5 percent) would lead to higher commodity prices.
He said other challenges would include low income per capita ( currently at $2, 236), high-income inequality and rising poverty rate in the country.
He spoke at the December edition of the LBS Breakfast Session on Tuesday.…

Oshiomhole Blasted For Calling On Nigerians To Pray For Him

January 2, 2020 4:06 am
A former Commissioner for Information and Orientation in Edo State, Charles Idahosa, has told his former boss, and National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, to stop playing the victim of the crisis rocking the party across the country.

Idahosa said that Oshiomhole was the cause of the crisis and so should stop playing the victim card.

He was reacting to the former Edo State Governor’s call on Nigerians to remember him in their prayers over his fate in the party.

Oshiomhole made the call at a meeting with some party members in Edo.

Idahosa, a former

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Atiku Tells Nigerians What They Must Do In 2020

December 31, 2019 2:37 pm

The 2019 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has urged Nigerians to come together and work for a better future.

Atiku urged Nigerians to stand together and fight against the issue of insecurity that bedeviled the country in the outgoing decade.

He made the appeal in a statement he personally signed and issued on Tuesday.

According to Atiku: “The coming of the New Year 2020 is symbolic in many ways. First, it heralds a brand new decade. Secondly, and probably more important, is that this New Year will require us all to stay together more than ever before

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Why Nigerians Should Not Worry Over Debt Profile – FG

December 31, 2019 5:22 am
The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that there is no cause for alarm over the country’s debt profile both domestic and external as being speculated by scaremongers.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed gave the assurance on Monday in Lagos while briefing newsmen on the major achievements of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for the outgoing year.

Mohammed said there were misrepresentations in the figures being pushed out in certain quarters about the debt profile, adding that the country had not reached its debt ceiling of 25 per cent in total public debt stock to Gross Domestic

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Buhari Reacts To Execution Of Christians, Begs Nigerians

December 27, 2019 3:36 pm
President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to Nigerians not to let terrorists divide the country along religious lines.

This was contained in a statement signed by his Spokesman, Garba Shehu and made available to DAILY POST on Friday.

This is following the execution of some Christians and Muslims by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) during the week.

Buhari said, “I am profoundly saddened and shocked by the death of innocent hostages in the hands of remorseless, godless, callous gangs of mass murderers that have given Islam a bad name through their atrocities

“We should, under no circumstance, let

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Peak Milk Celebrates Nigerians With 12 Days Of Peakmas

December 27, 2019 8:12 am

In the spirit of celebrating the Yuletide season, Peak Milk commenced the Christmas celebration with the “12 days of Peakmas’’ – a campaign which exemplifies love and kindness to everyone, everywhere. The campaign began with asking the public to nominate unsung heroes, who through their selfless and often unrewarded service, make our societies a better place.

Peak, joined by celebrities such as Ayo Makun popularly known as “A.Y”; Nollywood Actress, Eniola Badmus and Actor, Williams Uchemba, visited these “Peakmas Heroes” in a surprise of carols, praise and rewards for their selfless acts, enabling the common man reach for their peak. …

Christmas: Lawan, Omo-Agege Send Message To Nigerians

December 25, 2019 4:31 am

The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has felicitated with Christians as they celebrate Christmas and New Year festivities.

Lawan, in a goodwill message in Abuja on Tuesday, urged Christians and Nigerians not to forget the essence of the season, which was a reminder of the birth of Jesus Christ, and the ideals for which he lived.

“The birth of Jesus Christ is a great example of humility. He lived and preached peace, love, tolerance and self-sacrifice, and left mankind with the hope of eternal joy.

“These virtues transcend religion and deserve to be embraced by all Nigerians especially as we go

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Okolie

Nigerians Get Warning On Salt Consumption

December 24, 2019 1:59 pm
A Clinical Dietitian, Mr Moses Okolie, on Tuesday, warned the public against the consumption of non-iodised salt to prevent goitre and other throat diseases prevalent in the country.

Okolie, who works in the Chukwemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka that the consumption of non-iodised salt was dangerous to human health.

He said that non-iodised salt caused the blood pressure to rise rapidly in an attempt to move the toxic elements rapidly away from the heart.

“This is why doctors will often tell people with high blood pressure to stop

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NERC: Why Some Nigerians Don’t Pay Electricity Bills

December 24, 2019 7:03 am

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has given reasons why some Nigerians don’t pay the 11 electricity distribution companies (Discos) for power supplied to them.

The NERC, in its latest quarterly review of the sector’s activities for the second quarter of 2019, stated that the Discos have largely failed to provide meters to their customers which would have enabled them to account for their electricity consumption patterns.

“The metering gap for end-use customers is still a key challenge in the industry. The records of the commission indicate that, of the 8,881,443 registered electricity customers, only 3,811,729 (42.92 per cent) …

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