Inflation
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Business
CBN to redesign N200, N500 and N1000 notes
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced plans to redesign some naira notes. The CBN boss, Godwin Emefiele, disclosed…
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Metro
Parents condemn schools for refusing younger siblings from re-using books their elder ones used
A number of parents have gone on Twitter to raise awareness about the increasing tendency of private schools to fleece…
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Travel
Those planning to ‘japa’ from Nigeria to UK now are diving straight into a cost of living crisis – Nigerian Twitter user writes
A Nigerian Twitter user has shared the current reality of living in United Kingdom. @JajaPhD revealed that those planning to…
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Business
Nigeria’s inflation rate hits 19.64 percent, highest in 17 years
Nigeria’s inflation rate increased from 18.60 per cent in June to 19.64 per cent in July 2022, making it the…
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Tech
Telecom subscribers to pay 5% tax on calls, text, data
The Federal Government are to pay five per cent tax on calls, SMS and data services. Speaking in Abuja yesterday…
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Business
Bread makers declare nationwide strike as price of baking materials increases
Premium Breadmakers Association of Nigeria (PBAN), comprising owners, Managing Directors and Partners of premium bakeries in Nigeria, will be embarking…
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Metro
CBN raises interest rate again
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has raised the Monetary Policy Rate from 13 per cent…
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Metro
Disturbing video of kids feeding from leftover food at refuse dump bin
A Ghanaian man has filmed some children eating left over food from party take-away containers in giant dust bins at…
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Business
FG to convene food security meeting over rising prices
The federal government will be convening a National Food Security Council to address the rising cost of food prices across…
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Business
Nigeria’s inflation rate rises to 16.82%
Nigeria’s inflation rose to 16.82% in April 2022, according to the Consumer Price Index report released by the National Bureau…
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Business
Prices of bread will soon go up – Nigerian Bakers lament hike in diesel price, FX scarcity
Nigerian Bakers under the aegis of the Premium Breadmakers Association of Nigeria (PBAN) have said many of its members have…
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Business
Cost of living rising not only in Nigeria – Fashola
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has defended the rising cost of living in Nigeria and worsening economic…
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Business
Marketers decry daily rise in price of cooking gas
Marketers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, (cooking gas), have decried the continuous rise in the price of the item, saying prices…
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Business
Coke, Fanta prices to increase as FG imposes N10/litre excise duty on carbonated drinks
The prices of carbonated drinks are expected to go up shortly as the federal government introduced an excise duty of…
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Metro
Nigeria’s inflation rate may be among world’s highest in 2022 – World Bank
The World Bank has said Nigeria may have one of the highest inflation rates in the world in 2022. Following…
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