South Korea’s antitrust regulator said it would impose a 2.85 billion won ($2.2 million) fine on Tesla Inc for failing to tell its customers about the shorter driving range of its electric vehicles (EVs) in low temperatures. The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) said that Tesla had exaggerated the “driving ranges of its cars on a single charge, their fuel cost-effectiveness compared to gasoline vehicles as well as the performance of its Superchargers” on its official local website since August 2019 until recently. The driving range of the U.S. EV manufacturer’s cars plunge in cold weather by up to 50.5%…
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The Coalition For A Better Nigeria has urged political leaders to monitor their followers to prevent violence before, during, and after the 2023 general elections. Comrade Bamiji Awa, the National Coordinator of the coalition, made the plea in the New Year Message on Monday in Lagos. Awa said that the coalition, being an umbrella body of youths and students’ organisations within and outside Nigeria projecting APC Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, was committed to peaceful elections. Calling on politicians to exercise restraints, Awa charged the electorate with Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) to be peaceful while electing new leaders in the…
By Babagana Wakil, Maiguduri The Borno state governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has charged the people of Marama community in Hawul local government area of Borno state not to allow modernisation taken over their culture. The governor gave the charge when he graced the Bura cultural day, an annual cultural event on Sunday. ASHENEWS reports that the event began in 2002, where sons and daughters of the large Babur-Bura ethnic group, led by the Emir of Biu, converge in Marama town on the 1st of January every year for the cultural day. ASHENEWS recalls that Zulum attended the January 2020 edition…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Jigawa Command said it rescued six victims of human trafficking in the state. The NIS Comptroller in the state, Mr. Ahmed Bagari told newsmen in Dutse on Monday that the victims were rescued by men of the command on Sunday. Bagari, represented by DCI Muhammad Yako, said the victims were rescued at about 6:30 pm in an uncompleted building in the headquarters of the Babura local government area. He explained that the victims, aged between 20 and 35, were intercepted while on their way to Libya en route Niger Republic. The comptroller added that the…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced that taxpayers can now get their Tax Clearance Certificate in a single click via its flagship Taxpro Max solution. This is contained in a statement by the Special Assistant to the Executive Chairman, FIRS, (Media & Communication), Johannes Oluwatobi Wojuola made available to ASHENEWS on Monday. The TaxPro Max, a tax administration solution introduced by the apex tax authority in June 2021, is a one-stop-shop for taxpayer registration, tax returns filing, tax payment, tax clearance certificate requesting, among other functionalities. The Service made this announcement on Tuesday via its social media pages…
A final year student of Modibbo Adama University in Yola, Adamawa state, Raudah Sheik-Jimeta says she rakes in N80,000 monthly from the sales of local seasoning and spices. Sheik-Jimeta, who stated this on telephone interview on Monday, said she produces variety of spices sourced from local produce. “I started dealing in spices like chili powder, ginger and garlic paste, “Daddawa” processed from locust beans, pap and dumpling powder locally called “Garin-danwake”. “I began the business in 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdown with N30,000 seed capital because I really wanted to be self-reliant, so that I can help myself and the…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Mr. Kola Abiola has promised to restore the fortune and aspirations of Nigerians, if elected president in 2023. Abiola made the promise while speaking during a novelty football match organised by PRP in Kwoi, Jaba local government area of Kaduna state on Monday. According to him, there is need for Nigerians to vote for their future, adding that “2023 election is not about sentiment. “We will serve as bridge builders that would restore the future of our dear country,” he added. Abiola noted that PRP was poised to sustain the legacy…
… As party chairman urges electorates to collect their voters cards ASHENEWS reports that the Sokoto state governor and Director-General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Council, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has told supporters to blame Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration for insecurity across the country. This online platform made said this while speaking at a campaign rally in the Silame local government area of the state. According to him, in spite of the federal government controlling the military, the police, the DSS, and other security agencies, the people of Sokoto state and other Nigerians had suffered in the…
SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has lost a record $200 billion, a blow to his wealth and turning him the second wealthiest man in the world. Losing the first position Musk, now ranked number two in the billionaires’ index, it is French magnate Bernard Arnault who holds the unofficial title of the wealthiest person in the world today. Famous tech entrepreneur and SpaceX founder Elon Musk has sustained a record blow to his wealth in recent months. Since November 2021, Musk’s net worth has plummeted over $200 billion from about $338 billion to $137 billion in December 2022,…
Kebbi State Governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu has stressed the need for sustainable peace and unity in the state and Nigeria in general, for an enduring national development. Bagudu, who is also the Chairman of the APC Governors’ Forum made the call in his New Year message to people in the State. The governor said that peace and unity were the most plausible tools of even national development, without which the country would continue to lag behind. Kebbi State according to him, was among the most peaceful states in Nigeria owing to the disposition of people of the State that peaceful…