US Begins Collection of New 10% Tariff

United States customs agents began collecting unilateral 10% tariff on all imports from many countries, with higher levies on goods from 57 larger trading partners due to start next week. According to reports, the initial 10% baseline tariff took effect at US seaports, airports and customs warehouses, ushering in president Trump’s full rejection of the…

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Nigerians Reject Electricity Tariff Cut, Demand Total Reversal

Nigerians rejected  the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission’s reduction of the tariff payable by Band A customers from N225/kWh to N206.8/kWh. The Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress, Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, electricity consumers and civil society organisations, in separate interviews with newsmen, demanded a reversal of the hike to…

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