The Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, says it has sealed off over 3,000 properties in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja for failing to file annual tax returns. The Chairman of FIRS, Babatunde Fowler, disclosed this at a one-day media sensitization workshop on Voluntary Assets & Income Declaration Scheme, VAIDS, on Thursday in Abuja. Mr. […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has instructed law enforcement agencies to deal decisively with all those who import, distribute and sell illicit drugs in the country. Speaking at an interactive meeting with religious leaders in Kano, on Thursday, in the course of his two-day visit, the president expressed concern about the growing problem of drugs abuse in […]
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The Police Service Commission, PSC, on Thursday announced the promotion of 243 senior police officers. The announcement was contained in a statement by Ikechukwu Ani, the commission’s spokesperson, on Thursday evening. Read the statement below: POLICE SERVICE COMMISSION APPROVES PROMOTION OF 2 CPs TO AIG, 6 ACTING CPs, 15 DCPs TO CP, 54 ACPs, 1 […]
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Manchester United were able to secure top spot qualification for the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) as Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford scored to help United defeated CSKA Moscow 2-1. Swiss champions Basel won 2-0 away at Benfica to join them in going through. A contentious goal awarded to Vitinho gave CSKA […]
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A Former Minister of Health, Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu, has said that Nigeria about is losing N175 billion annually to medical tourism. Chukwu made the claim at opening ceremony of the 2017 Faculty of Clinical Sciences 10th Faculty Week & Scientific Conference, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, on Tuesday, with theme: “Medical Tourism in Nigeria”. He said […]
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After six months of tussle, an Abuja federal high court presided over by Binta Nyako, has ordered that 16 frozen bank accounts belonging to former first lady, Patience Jonathan be unfrozen. The presiding judge, gave the order on Tuesday – having frozen the accounts on May 30. The accounts were frozen on account of a […]
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The two chambers of the National Assembly on Tuesday passed the long-awaited 2018-2020 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and the Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP). This followed the adoption of report of Joint Committees on Finance, Appropriation, Loans and Debt Management, Legislative Budget and Research and National Planning and Economic Development at both chambers on Tuesday. […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Anthony Okechukwu Ojukwu as the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). The President sent a letter to the Senate asking for Ojukwu’s confirmation. The letter was read out by Bukola Saraki, President of the Senate, at Tuesday’s plenary. “In respect of section 8 of the National Human […]
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US rapper Earl Simmons, popularly known as DMX faces prison time after he pleaded guilty to evading $1.7 million in tax payments on Thursday. Prosecutors said the 46-year-old rapper and actor avoided taxes by living virtually only on cash, without maintaining a bank account or filing required returns to the Internal Revenue Service. DMX admitted […]
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Cross River governor, Ben Ayade, has presented the largest budget by a single state in Nigeria’s history. The governor presented a budget of N1.3 trillion for the 2018 fiscal year to the state house of assembly. Presenting the proposed budget to the house on Thursday, Ayade said it was designed to add value to the […]
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