A meeting between a presidential delegation and officials of the Dangote refinery, NNPC and other parties has agreed to extend the policy of selling Nigerian crude to local refineries in naira. This was disclosed by the Ministry of Finance in a post on its X handle. The Tuesday meeting also resolved that the policy, which…
By Doris Pundy, dpa The European Union has offered the United States an agreement on the reciprocal lifting of all tariffs on industrial goods, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Monday, days before 20% tariffs on EU exports enter into force.”Europe is always ready for a good deal, so we keep it on…
The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), a recently established pact comprising three junta-led states – Mali, Niger Republic, and Burkina Faso – has imposed a 0.5 per cent import duty on goods from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member nations. In a joint statement last week, the AES said it aims to…
CALABAR – The Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) has disclosed that it was not against legitimate taxes but against illegal interference and intimidation of its members. This was disclosed by Mr Sunday Ekong, Chairman of RTEAN, Calabar Metropolis Chapel, on Monday, immediately he and other executive members were elected into office at the…
The national president of the Petroleum Retailers Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria, Billy Gillis-Harry, has explained why fuel prices may hit above N1,000 per litre According to him, Nigerians will have to buy petrol at N1,000 per litre in the coming days based on the outcome of the Naira-for-crude deal discussion between Dangote Refinery and…
