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This report examines the different approaches of Egypt, which has joined a global plan towards taxing non-resident companies in the digital economy, and Nigeria, which has decided to act unilaterally, The booming digital economy in many African countries like Nigeria and Egypt raises the hopes for more revenues for the countries in their COVID-19 fatigued economies. More tax revenues derived …

As part of his world evangelization programme, renowned international evangelist and Bible scholar, Pastor William F. Kumuyi, is billed to storm the thriving town of Ikorodu, Lagos with his global gospel campaign. The crusade is coming under the auspices of the Global Crusade with Kumuyi (GCK).  According to a release signed by the Chairman of the body, Pastor, Edison Daminabo, …

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Security Service, and the Nigeria Security Civil Defense Corps have beefed up security around the National Assembly complex, Abuja, over the ongoing protest organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress in solidarity with the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Workers in various states of the federation, had on Tuesday begun the …

The President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) Ayuba Wabba and members of the NLC have hit the street of Abuja to continue the protest and push the Federal government towards ending the month long strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). This comes a day after a similar demonstration held in various states of the Federation, except …

A PREMIUM TIMES investigation found that contrary to official denials, the military bombed a civilian community and killed six children. On one mid-April morning at Kurebe community in the Shiroro area of Niger State, six girls were running after one another, carefree, in a manner expressive of the innocent exuberance of kids. As they huddled together at a borehole, which …

• Gives FG 2-week ultimatum to resolves crisis • Mass protests rock states, Abuja, another planned for FCT The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), yesterday, made good its threat to shut down the country over ongoing five-months strike by university workers as the first of the two-day protest crippled various states. The protest, which commenced as early as 6.30a.m with the gatherings …

The Board of Trustees of the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation has appointed Mrs. Polly Alakija as Director General, effective August 1, 2022. In a statement by the Director General of Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation, Jacqueline W Farris, she stated that Polly is an experienced board-level executive with a demonstrable history of sound project management and leadership skills. She served as …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have called for a bill to regulate how children of public officers enroll in schools outside the shores of Nigeria.  Prof. Kingdom Tombra, Chairman of the University of Niger Delta University Wilberforce Island chapter of the union, made this known at the solidarity protest organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday …

• Wase: DSS submitted 44 security reports before the Kuje prison attack• Attack on Presidential Guards troops: Army Lieutenant, five soldiers missing in action• Terrorists assembling weapons to attack Buhari’s state, FCT, Lagos, says NSCDC• Appointing Northerners as heads of security institutions worsened the situation, says HURIWA• FG procures six attack helicopters from Turkey Amid glaring danger lurking in the Federal …

NNPC Limited dismissed reports that it offered a voluntary retirement exit package to about ‘500’ employees Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPCLimited) announced Tuesday that it has no plan to lay off workers as a result of its recent transition. The NNPC Limited said this in a statement by GarbaDeen Muhammad, the group general manager, group public affairs division of the company. …