Tariff Rates on imported vehicles & Tyres Set to rise by 60%.

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The Federal Government has released the facts of new duties and levies payable on imported new and used vehicles as well as imported new tyres from next year, raising the tariff from 20 per cent to 70 per cent.

Dealers of imported vehicles estimated that the new rate would translate into an increase of 60 per cent on imported cars.

The Federal Executive Council had last month approved a new national automotive policy aimed at encouraging local production and assembling of new vehicles by having an imposition of a high import tariff on fully built vehicles. But the new rate was not given then.

Cancer Disease On The Rise In Nigeria... Be Aware

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The recent alarm on rising global incidence of cancer by the World Health Organisation (WHO) should worry African countries, including Nigeria, where the disease is most prevalent.

Available statistics show that cancer killed 7.6 million persons in 2008 worldwide, and there is indication that the figure could double to 13 million by 2030. According to WHO, cancer accounts for 13 percent of all deaths registered globally and 70 percent of that figure occurs in middle and low income countries.