Trump Takes Tariff Battle to US Supreme Court

Trump asks US Supreme Court to uphold controversial tariffs after court says they exceed presidential powers. Court says only Congress can set taxes on imports; ruling could cost US billions in refunds. Supreme Court decision expected before October 14 deadline. United States President Donald Trump has approached the US Supreme Court, asking it to reverse … Read more

AEDC Announces Hike In Electricity Tariff Set To Begin Next Week

Electricity Tariff Hike

  EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has stated that electricity tariff across its franchise states will increase effectively from July 1 2023. In a terse statement on Sunday night, AEDC stated that the review was due to the fluctuation of the Naira in the exchange rate. EDITOR’S PICKS Shehu … Read more

Customs To Confiscate 29 Private Jets Over Failure To Pay Import Duties

Customs

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has given private aircraft owners in the country a 14-day ultimatum to sort out infractions in their import and operational documents with its Tariff and Trade Department or risk having them impounded. The National Public Relations Officer of the NCS, Joseph Attah, made this known on Tuesday in a press … Read more

Eko Electricity Denies Document Showing Tariff Hike

Power Plants

In the document, with reference 023/EKEDP/GMCLR/0025/2021, dated August 25, 2021, it was alleged that the Disco officially informed its customers on the decision of upward tariff adjustment effective from September 1, 2021. There was confusion on Saturday as document allegedly released by the Eko Electricity Distribution Company showed an increase in electricity. According to the document, … Read more

BREAKING: NERC Orders DisCos To Increase Tariff From September 1

Ikeja Electric, Lagos, NERC, Blackout Looms As PHCN Workers Set To Resume Strike

NERC has ordered DisCos to increase the electricity tariff from September 1, 2021. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has directed the 11 Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to increase their tariff from September 1, 2021. It was gathered that the NERC gave the order via a letter titled, ‘Tariff Increase Notification’. NERC, … Read more

DStv Nigeria: Subscriber Group Rejects DStv/GOtv New Tarrif

Following Multichoice plan to hike monthly DStv/GOtv tariff in Nigeria starting from June 1, subscribers consisting Association of Telephone, Cable TV and Internet Subscribers have rejected the proposed hike to Pay TV during the coronavirus pandemic. The group, in a letter to MultiChoice, signed by the National President, ATCIS, Adesina Bilesanmi, and the Secretary to … Read more