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TAX is a compulsory contribution to state revenue levied by the government on workers’ income and business profits, or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions. But for the sake of clarity, this piece will be focusing on tax as citizen’s obligation or contribution towards national development. …

THE Wivesroundtable Foundation has announced the relaunch of its Digital Academy for Female Entrepreneurs (D.A.F.E) program, designed to improve the livelihoods of female entrepreneurs in Lagos state. This phase of the program is supported by a $10,000 grant from The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF). The initiative, which seeks to economically transform …

TO begin this discussion,  it is imperative that we attempt to understand what taxes are all about. Taxation is defined as the imposition of compulsory levies on individuals or entities by governments across the world. Taxation is used primarily to raise revenue to finance government expenditures among other reasons. The …

The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has disclosed that part of the measures being taken to ensure hitch free polls on February 25 would involve the deployment of over 400,000 security personnel across the country. The security personnel jointly comprise the police, the Department of State Services, Army, …

IN a very quick survey last night , I asked people to choose between four very popular brands – Coca-Cola versus Pepsi and Milo versus Bournvita While I wasn’t surprised at the result that came out for the Cocoa beverage, that of the fizzy drink shocked me to my bone …

By Dr. Aliyu U. Tilde AT the end of his tenure in 1985, the then Head of State, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, granted his last interview to Halilu Ahmed Getso of FRCN Kaduna. The answer to the last question in the interview was very informative. What last message do you have …

REVENUE generation is very critical to the survival of a country or otherwise all over the world. It is non-debatable that most poor countries of the world are poor because they have a problem of revenue. To fix the problem of revenue generation in most developing and emerging markets, the …

LAGOS Street sweepers under the Highway Managers Limited has concluded arrangements to celebrate their efforts and contributions towards making Lagos state cleaner to continue to attract investors towards its continuous development. Towards this end, they will celebrate themselves at an end-of-the-year thanksgiving event on Thursday, January 19, with the mission …

A Group of Nigerian publishers have published a book as part of the funding tools for the Peter Obi Presidency. Chairman Dasoul Media Editorial Board , Mr Joe Bankole said at a pre-order public notification in Abuja on Monday that funds realised from sell of the books would be used …

MY name is Reverend Bunmi Olusona. I am a practicing Christian like you, the only difference is that I am a professional politician. I am one of you and I share your thoughts, fears and sentiments. I openly identify with your concerns about certain developments in Nigeria. However, we should …