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Millions of people in the United Kingdom will benefit as the government begins consultation on suspending tariffs on more than 120 everyday essentials.
London announced on Wednesday that the essentials covered under the policy have been published, building on the tariff suspension first introduced in April.
The list of 125 items includes garlic, avocados, mangoes, nectarines, vegetable oil, chocolate, sauces, soft drinks, fresh fruits and vegetables, olive oil, and baked beans.
The government will discuss the plan with businesses and other stakeholders, and also increase mileage rates for 3 million people who use their vehicles for work.
The authorities are also seeking views on whether suspension of tariffs on certain fertilizers could help farmers cope with rising costs triggered by the conflict in the Middle East.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves noted that the administration is responding to the Iran war impact by keeping prices down for households and businesses.
Reeves said the freeze on fuel duty, the mileage rate uprate — the first time in 15 years — and temporarily slashed VAT are part of measures to help reduce costs.
The relief, the Chancellor explained, was in recognition of how farmers and hauliers have been “exposed to high fuel prices, and their importance to UK supply chains.”
“We are a government firmly on the side of drivers, and that means acting when hardworking people are being left out of pocket,” said Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander.
President Bola Tinubu has approved a 50% discount on all passenger train services operated by the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC.
This is to cushion transportation costs for Nigerians during the Eid-el-Kabir celebration.
The president said the discount will take effect from Tuesday, May 26, 2026, until Monday, June 1, 2026.
Passengers travelling on NRC routes across the country under the arrangement, will pay half of the existing approved fares within the six-day period.
President Bola Tinubu has emerged as the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate after defeating Stanley Osifo
The president polled 10.99 million votes to defeat his only rival, who scored 16,504 in the APC presidential primaries held in 8,809 wards across the country.
This emerged from the ongoing national collation of the presidential primaries results at the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja.
APC governors in 31 states and other top brass of APC who are coordinators and collation officers in their states presented the results of the direct primaries to the presidential Primary Election Committee, chaired by former Senate President Pius Anyim.
While President Tinubu dominated all the 36 states, including the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, winning 100% votes in most of them, Osifo put up an impressive performance in a few states like Niger, where he scored 5,248, Kano-2,675, Lagos -1,186, Abia -1,007, Oyo-929, Benue-779, and Nasarawa with 768 votes.
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has backed the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.
Ohanaeze said that after careful deliberation and objective assessment, the body affirmed that it is in the best collective interest of the Igbo nation to support the re-election bid of President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
It stated that the approach is aimed at securing the 2031 vice presidency under the All Progressives Congress (APC) and ensuring that the South-East region benefits fully from federal initiatives.
