A truck loader has crashed in a lone accident on Jubilee Bridge, Ajah, in Lagos State, according to an accident report by the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency. The accident was said to have happened Friday morning. The agency said effort to remove the crashed truck was ongoing as of …
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Fuel scarcity grounds Lagos, Ogun, Abuja, commuters stranded
Petrol scarcity hit different parts of Nigeria on Tuesday, forcing motorists to spend hours at filling stations while battling to get the product. Black marketers had a field day, selling a litre of fuel at N300-N400 in many parts of the country. Many motorists were forced to patronise them …
Read More »Don’t cause traffic over fuel, LASTMA warns motorists.
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has cautioned motorists queuing up for fuel at different filling stations against causing traffic gridlock to other road users. The General Manager of LASTMA, Bolaji Oreagba, in a statement on Wednesday said this while deploying more officers to monitor traffic around filling stations …
Read More »Delta And JA Africa Further STEM And Business Education
DELTA Air Lines and Junior Achievement (JA) Africa have renewed their partnership to advance business and STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) education among young people across the continent. JA Africa is one of Africa’s largest and most impactful youth-serving NGOs delivering hands-on, immersive learning in work, financial health, entrepreneurship, …
Read More »Brunette The Label And Smash + Tess Launch International Day Of The Girl Collab Supporting One Girl CAN
TO celebrate International Day of the Girl, a global initiative on October 11 that champions the rights of girls around the world, Vancouver-based apparel brands Brunette the Label and Smash+Tess have teamed up to launch a “Who Run The World” Collection of joggers and hoodie for women and crewneck for …
Read More »Waw Wins Bothbrand Innovator, Customer Value Awards
HENKEL Nigeria, makers of Waw detergent has received the National Brand Innovators and Consumer Value awards in recognition of its innovative offerings to an expanding customer base in Nigeria. Waw is a premium multi-use laundry product that offers consumers high-performance care for colours and fabrics. The awards research council of …
Read More »Good Use Of Tax Revenues Will Enhance Tax Morale And Compliance – FIRS
WHEN governments deploy tax revenues for the common good of the citizens, there is a concomitant increase in tax compliance by citizens who see the direct benefit of the taxes they pay. This was the position held by the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami …
Read More »FIRS Cautions MDAs: Stop Contracting Tax Assessment, Collection, Enforcement To Consultants
THE Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has cautioned Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government (MDAs) against the appointment of consultants and concessionaires to collect taxes due to the Federal Government or any of its agencies, as the FIRS is the sole agency of government saddled with the responsibility of tax …
Read More »Coca-Cola Foundation Supports FABE International Foundation To Launch Project TIDYNIGERIA
A Community/Household Recycling Drive FABE International Foundation has taken project #TidyNigeria one-step further. With funding from the Coca-Cola Foundation, FABE International Foundation will be establishing five (5) #TidyNigeriaRecyclingHubs across Lagos State, Nigeria. This validates our Foundation’s goal to Create a Zero Waste Nigeria one community at a time. Plastic pollution …
Read More »Our Mandate Is To Collect Taxes, Not To Grant Tax Waivers To Taxpayers – FIRS
THE Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami has disclosed that the mandate of the Service is to collect taxes that are due to the federation and the Federal Government not to grant tax waivers to any taxpayer in the country. Nami stated this in a …
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