‘Mortgage prisoner’ contracts not breached by different rates, judge rules
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Reading Time: < 1 minute More than 2,000 people who claim they are “mortgage prisoners” did not have the “express” terms of their contracts breached by being…
Raise tuition fees to ease pressure on English universities, says Peter Mandelson
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Peter Mandelson has said that tuition fees paid by students in England must rise to stave off the “severe and worsening” financial…
Nigeria's central bank surprises with fifth rate hike this year
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Nigeria’s central bank unexpectedly raised its benchmark lending rate by 50 basis points to 27.25% on Tuesday in a unanimous decision to…
Nigeria’s Airfare rises by 25.51% to N123,000 per domestic trip
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The average Nigeria’s domestic airfare for a single journey rose by 25.51 percent on a month-on-month basis to N123,700 in August 2024…
Veterans, care leavers and domestic abuse victims will be housed, Starmer vows
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Veterans, young care leavers and victims of domestic abuse will be given a “guaranteed roof over their head”, Sir Keir Starmer has promised. …
Barristers demand 15pc pay rise in line with public sector unions
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Barristers are demanding a 15 per cent pay rise to match settlements secured by other public sector unions. Read More
First-time buyers can borrow six times income under major lender’s shake-up
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Britain’s biggest building society will lend first-time buyers up to six times their income, increase the maximum amount that people can borrow…
Fresh electricity tariff hike looms as Nigeria’s monthly power subsidy hits N181.63bn
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Another electricity tariff hike may be introduced in October 2024 by the Nigerian Government as the country’s monthly power subsidy rose to…
US is on track to set a new record for homeless people with over 650K living on the streets
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The US is set to break a new record number of homeless people with more than half a million people living on the street…
Rachel Reeves set to declare all-out war on pensioners with cap on tax-free lump sum in the wake of the Winter Fuel Payment cut
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The chancellor could be set to declare all-out war on pensioners with a cap on Lump Sum Allowance (LSA) off the back…