labour

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, a civil rights advocacy group, has urged President Major General Muhammadu Buhari to resign immediately if the job is difficult for him. In a statement released on Tuesday, HURIWA urged the President to step down in order to lessen the harm his “gross incompetence and …

Former Vice President of Nigeria and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has approved the appointment of Dr. Ali Bappayo Adamu as his Special Assistant, Business Community for the North-East zone. Mr Atiku made the announcement through a press statement signed by …

The management of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Kware, Sokoto State has stated that the hospital renders specialised services that are cheaper, patient-friendly and affordable to citizens. This was made known on Monday in Sokoto by the medical director of the hospital, Prof. Shehu Sale in an interview with newsmen. He …

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 Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Muhammad Nami has called on professional bodies in the regulation of tax practice to lead conversations on matters of tax policy and tax laws in the country. Mr. Muhammad Nami made the call yesterday while hosting a meeting of the …

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 …

The Debt Management Office (DMO) has stated that N10 per litre tax on non-alcoholic and carbonated drinks will improve revenue generation. This was made known on Sunday by Patience Oniha, director-general of the DMO in an interview with the Newsextra24 in Abuja. According to Oniha, revenue generation was a major …

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 …