Fresh Nationwide Strike Looms In Power Sector

Two weeks after suspension of the nationwide strike by electricity workers that threw the nation into blackout, indications have emerged of a fresh looming strike over alleged unwillingness of government to resolve issues of unpaid entitlements to former workers of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN. This came as Vanguard gathered that some government…

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FG Suspends Proposed VAT On Telecommunication Services

The Federal Government has suspended its proposed excise duty on telecommunication services. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami announced this on Monday during the inaugural meeting of the Presidential Committee on Excise Duty for the Digital Economy Sector in Abuja. The minister said that the telecommunications sector is already overwhelmed by excessive and…

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