The Lagos State Government on Friday filed an application for joinder in the appeal filed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), challenging the judgment of the Federal high court sitting in port harcourt, which declared that the Rivers State government and not the FIRS should collect Valued Added Tax …
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PLATEAU CRISIS: STF COMMANDER INAUGURATES JOINT PEACE COMMITTEE IN JOS AS PART OF NON KINETIC APPROACH The Commander, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), Maj Gen Ibrahim Ali on Saturday 11 September 2021 inaugurated a 36 member Joint Peace Committee at the Operation’s Headquarters in Jos. The Committee is to recommend measures …
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VAT: SOUTHWEST STATES PLAN JOINT ACTION The Southwest states of Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun and Oyo may team up to present a common front on the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT), it was gathered Saturday night. Some other states, including Kaduna, Delta, Enugu and Cross River, are reviewing …
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Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar approved the recruitment of 270 herdsmen as additional teachers in the nomadic schools in the state. This was contained in a press statement signed, and made available to Tribune Online in Dutse by the special adviser to the governor on Media and Publicity, …
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In recognition of their giant strides in conquering the developmental challenges plaguing Nigeria, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has lauded the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwunmi Adesina and other award recipients at the 2020 Leadership …
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NNPC refineries generate zero revenue, pay workers N69bn Workers at the government-owned refineries were paid a total of N69.07bn last year, even as the plants generated zero revenue as they did not process a single barrel of crude oil. The refineries suffered a combined loss of N108.29bn in 2020, compared …
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The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming Anambra State gubernatorial election, Valentine Ozigbo, has visited former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Ozigbo was a few days ago added to the list of Anambra governorship candidates by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after a fierce legal battle …
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The Federal Government through the North East Development Commission (NEDC) has commenced the building of more schools in Yobe and other parts of the North-east. NEDC is a department of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. The Yobe government had provided land for the building …
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Pakistan Airline To Restart Commercial Flights To Kabul Pakistan International Airlines will resume flights from Islamabad to Kabul next week, a spokesman told AFP Saturday, becoming the first foreign commercial service since the Taliban seized power last month. Kabul airport was severely damaged during a chaotic evacuation of over …
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Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has said his government is no longer interested in dialoguing with bandits since they rejected the olive branch given to them. “My administration will no longer grant amnesty to bandits as they have failed to embrace the peace initiative earlier extended to them,” the governor …
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