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The Nigerian Medical Association and the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors on Wednesday blamed    the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, for the prolonged strike by resident doctors. The NMA’s General Secretary, Philips Ekpe; and the Vice President of NARD, Arome Adejo, made the position of their groups known in separate interviews with The PUNCH in Abuja. The NARD had …

The group, however, urged the President to restore the sense of belonging in Nigeria which has been lost especially in the region adding that equity, justice and fairness are needed to preserve the country. Igbo apex socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has assured President Muhammadu Buhari that the South-East region will not disintegrate from the country despite the array of secessionist …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his government is building stronger institutions to restore the state’s lost glory and reposition it for sustainable growth and development. Obaseki stated this when he received members of the panel for the appointment of principal officers into the Edo State College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, who were on a courtesy visit, …

*$450 billion potential income gains at stake *African insurance companies must act now, VP adds Amidst monumental challenges posed by climate change, particularly energy transition and related issues, the coming decade anchored on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), offers great opportunities for Africa’s socio-economic transformation, Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said. Osinbajo(SAN), stated this on Wednesday in …

…Says Nigeria wants West African countries to respect their own constitutions …Only free, fair, transparent elections welcome Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) must take proactive steps to prevent coups d’etat in the sub-region, and even on the continent, because the unconstitutional seizure of power in any shape or form is simply unacceptable and has no place in the …

The crisis over the Value Added Tax deepened on Wednesday with the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, ordering companies based in the state to start paying VAT to the state government. Wike gave the order during a stakeholders’ meeting in Port Harcourt with representatives of Shell Petroleum Development Company and other oil companies as well as business owners in the …

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed, recently summoned the Chief Justices of Rivers, Kebbi, Cross River, Anambra, Jigawa and Imo states over conflicting decisions on issues bordering on the chairmanship tussle of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the gubernatorial candidate impasse of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in Anambra State. In complaining about the “huge embarrassment” …

The Conference of 57 Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in Lagos State has requested an equal sharing formula with the state in the proposed Value Added Tax (VAT) bill now before the state House of Assembly. The Secretary of the Conference 57 and Chairman of Odi-Olowo/Ojuwoye LCDA, Abdulrasak Ajala, made the request at a one-day public hearing on the …

The Federal Executive Council has approved the National Policy on Fifth Generation (5G) Networks for Nigeria’s digital economy. The council gave the approval Wednesday at the council meeting following the presentation by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami. According to a release by the minister’s technical assistant, Femi Adeluyi, the policy has been developed over a period …

• We have backing of VAT Act, says FIRS• Rivers meets business community, begins implementation• Bickering, as Lagos proposes six per cent VAT, 75% for state, councils 25%• Manufacturers worry about impasse despite N44.9b remittance in H1 The battle for Value Added Tax (VAT) between the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and states got fiercer yesterday as Rivers State, spearheading …