Extend tax waivers’ probe to tobacco firms, CAPPA advises FG
CAPPA logo | File Photo ‘CAPPA urged the government to extend its investigative search to the sleazy waivers granted to the tobacco industry since 2003’ By Valentine Amanze The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to extend the planned probe of tax waivers, grants and other […]
Charly Boy upthumbs Rufai Oseni, others over crusade against injustice
Charles Oputa aka Charly Boy | File Photo ‘Their commitment to justice, equity, and speaking up for the common man dey ginger me to continue my own fight’ By Valentine Amanze A socialiate and human rights activist, Mr Charles Oputa aka Charly Boy Area Fada 1, has commended Nigeria’s fearless crictics for their courage and […]
Gunmen raid residence of INEC commissioner in Kogi, destroy vehicles, others
One of the vehicles destroyed by the gunmen. | Photo: INEC .Nigerians show no sympathy ‘The gunmen, who arrived the residence around 3.30am, were repelled by a reinforced security team after a 30-minute heavy gun battle’ By Valentine Amanze Panic in Kogi, as gunmen, in their numbers, raided the residence of the state’s Resident Electoral […]
Six die in fresh communal crisis in Ebonyi
Governor Nwifuru | File Photo ‘The six victims were warriors from Effium, who were caught trying to move stolen roofing sheet (zinc) to the neighboring community in Benue State enroute to Abakaliki to sell the items’ By Nweze Anaga, Abakaliki No fewer than six Effium indigenes have been shot dead, while others sustained injuries in […]
Why we need EFCC partnership, by FIRS
Adedeji and Olukayode | Photo: FIRS ‘We should also explore the possibility of joint initiatives, public awareness campaigns, and stakeholder engagement with businesses and the general public in promoting tax compliance and deterring economic crimes’ By Valentine Amanze The Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr Zacch Adedeji, has called for synergy between the […]
CICAN commends Tinubu over Yusuf’s appointment into NCS board
President Bola Tinubu | File Photo ‘Yusuf, from his days at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) as the body’s director general, to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Centre of the Private Practice Enterprise (CPPE), has shown that he understands the issues with the country’s economy and solutions to most of […]
Bauchi governor presents N300b budget for 2024 to lawmakers
Governor Bala Mohammed | Photo: Bauchi Govt House ‘A total sum of N121.3 billion is earmarked for the Recurrent Expenditure with personnel cost of N48.2 billion’ overhead cost of N73.1 billion’ By Ahmed Ahmed Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has presented a budget of N300 billion for 2024 to the state House of Assembly for […]
