Human Interest

Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has confirmed the nomination of Borno Central Senator, Kashim Shetima, as his running mate for 2023 presidential election. Tinubu made the confirmation on Sunday while speaking with journalists shortly after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the …

The management of the University College Hospital, Ibadan has stated that it has reversed its earlier decision to add a N1000 electricity fee to the service charge of every patient admitted in the hospital. This was contained in a statement released in Ibadan by the spokesperson of the hospital, Toye …

Building and structural collapses with attendant casualty figures and economic losses have almost assumed the status of recurring menace in Nigeria, to the extent that efforts of various regulatory bodies have barely scratched the surface. Nigerians have always been the worse for it as it has become a common experience, …

As part of its activities to ensure better service for its customers, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) in conjunction with MOJEC International Ltd. has embarked on a meter replacement scheme to ensure that its customer meters are in line with NERC-approved regulations. The meter replacement scheme which kicked off …

THE filing of Companies Income Tax Returns for the 2022 Year of Assessment, due on 30th June 2022, has been extended to 31st August 2022, for companies who were unable to meet up with the deadline as at the end of June, 2022. The extension of this deadline is contained …

Accuses States of being ill-advised, beggarly and lazy The powers of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, (FIRS) to recover unremitted taxes deducted by States and Local Governments is well in order, and accords with the country’s fiscal laws. This position was stated by the Global Economic Policy Initiative (GEPiN), an …

Pregnant women and newborns in the environs of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), Kano are next in line to benefit from the Safe Birth Initiative (SBI). This is a sustainability drive of The Coca-Cola System in Nigeria, comprising Coca-Cola Nigeria and its bottling partner, Nigerian Bottling Company, (NBC). SBI, launched …

Leadership Newspaper’s MARK ITSIBOR writes on the need for Nigeria to improve its revenue by harmonising the current tax systems. Nigeria has three tax revenue objectives: to develop our economy that does not lean too heavily on resource wealth; institutionalise a healthy tax culture among Nigerians; and create a participatory …

Zamfara State government has halted the feeding of boarding students in government schools due to financial constraints. The development was necessitated by failure of the State government to pay the outstanding debt of the State’s feeding agency. Th suspension of the programme has now led to truancy among hitherto enthusiastic students …

Governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola has cautioned members of the opposition parties in the state to desist from making comments capable of inciting the public and instigating violence, before and during the governorship poll, scheduled for July 16, 2022. This was contained in a statement released on Wednesday by Ismail …