GHANA’S government has issued a stern ultimatum to MultiChoice Ghana, ordering the pay-TV operator to cut DStv subscription prices by 30% before 7 August. Speaking on Monday, Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, said he has instructed the National Communications Authority (NCA) to initiate suspension proceedings against MultiChoice Ghana if it […]
DESPITE fresh directives from President Bola Tinubu aimed at improving their welfare, retired police officers under the Contributory Pension Scheme have reiterated their demand for total removal from the scheme. On Wednesday, the President directed the immediate rollout of free healthcare access for low-income retirees under the CPS and ordered the implementation of long-overdue pension […]
BARELY 48 hours after increasing its pump price, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has slashed the cost of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) at its retail stations to ₦900 per litre, down from ₦955 per litre. Findings on Wednesday revealed that NNPCL outlets at the Kubwa expressway and other locations in Abuja had already adjusted […]
By JACINTA NWACHUKWU AFRICA Development Bank (AfDB) and its partners have mobilised 2.2 billion dollars (about ₦3.4 trillion) to implement special agro-industrial processing zones in Nigeria. Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the outgoing President of AfDB disclosed this in a paper presented at the 2025 Standard Chartered Bank Africa Summit recently held in Lagos. In a copy […]
THE insurance sector has been set on a path to playing a bigger role in the actualisation of the $1 trillion economy target of the Tinubu Administration. This follows the signing of the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform (NIIRA) 2025 Bill by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Act, which repealed and consolidated all outdated insurance legislation […]
A litre of petrol is selling for as high as ₦1,700 in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, and its environs, following the sudden shutdown of petrol stations by marketers in the town who declared a three-day warning strike. The development forced desperate motorists and commercial motorcycle operators to resort to black market operators, who are […]
By MERCY OMOIKE THE Nestlé Nigeria has introduced new clear caps across its Pure Life bottled water range to boost recyclability. The company disclosed this in a statement made available on Tuesday in Lagos. The statement said the clear caps, first introduced with the launch of the 33cl Nestlé Pure Life bottles, now features on […]
THE Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has increased the pump price of petrol across its retail outlets. In Abuja, the national oil company outlets increased their fuel pump price to ₦955 per litre from ₦890, an increment of ₦65. Tribune Online monitored outlets in Central Business District (CBD), Wuse, Berger, Nyanya in FCT and […]
By MARTHA AGAS The Customs Consultative Committee (CCC) has endorsed the migration of traders from the Fast Track Scheme to the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) programme. The committee says the transition will enhance international trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. Eugene Nweke, Secretary of the CCC, said this in an interview […]
WHILE banks in Nigeria declare humongous profits and race to beat the recapitalisation deadline, low-income depositors on the other hand feel plagued by peppery and duplicitous charges. According to them, banks operate like relentless predators, chipping away at savings through a myriad of charges, duplicitous SMS alerts, card maintenance fees, transfer levies, stamp duty; each […]