Hard times await Nigerians as Tinubu approves 15% import duty on petrol, diesel

EditorOctober 30, 2025October 30, 202503 mins

Nigerians are in for harder times as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a 15 percent ad-valorem import duty on diesel and premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol. This was announced in a letter dated October 21, 2025, where the private secretary to the president, Damilotun Aderemi, conveyed Tinubu’s approval to the Federal…

Mobile, internet services in Nigeria may collapse, say telecos

EditorAugust 8, 202505 mins

Gbenga Adebayo, chairman, ALTON Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), the umbrella body for all mobile network operators, tower companies, and telecommunications infrastructure providers in Nigeria, has expressed deep concerns about ongoing disruptions to the supply logistics of diesel to cell sites across the country. ALTON chairman, Engr. Gbenga Adebayo, in a statement,…