The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) says it is a highly patriotic organisation considering the type of work and advocacy it does but regretted that the same people it fight for were usually used to fight it. The President of NLC, Mr Joe Ajaero, expressed this view in Abuja when he hosted in his office, Mr … Read more
The National Association of Telecommunication Subscribers (NATCOMS) has urged the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) to sanction any telecom operator which may have already implemented the tariff hike, for breach of agreement. The National President, NATCOMS, Mr Deolu Ogunbanjo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday that any telecom operator which had implemented the … Read more
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for the immediate reversal of the 50% telecommunications tariff hike and threatened to shutdown the operations of MTN, Airtel, and Glo if they refused. Mr Joe Ajaero, President of the NLC issued the threat and made this demand in a communique jointly signed with Mr Emmanuel Ugboaja, General … Read more
The Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) says it is reviewing its charges upward by 15 per cent, citing a need for competitiveness and infrastructural upgrades. The Managing Director of the NPA, Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, made this known during a maritime stakeholders’ meeting held in Lagos on Thursday. He said that this was the first time the … Read more
President Trump and the leaders of Mexico and Canada struck last-minute deals to postpone by 30 days the imposition of punitive tariffs on goods exported to the U.S. A 10 percent tariff on Chinese goods took effect just after midnight in the U.S. The frenzy of last-minute maneuvering demonstrated Trump’s willingness to use tariffs as … Read more