The Federal Government on Thursday said it would review the current tax laws in the country in order to keep pace with the rapid changes in business practices. It said most of the tax codes in the country have become outdated, adding that with the objective of the government to drive the economy through revenue from non-oil sources, there is …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed June 12 for commencement of political campaigns ahead of the Sept. 10 governorship election in Edo. Similarly, it said that electioneering by aspirants in the governorship election in Ondo state scheduled for Nov. 26 should begin on Aug. 28. This is contained in the commission’s daily bulletin issued on Thursday in Abuja. …
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The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, said the new pump price of N145 for Premium Motor Spirit would help to sustain supply and reduce the suffering to get the product. Kachikwu told newsmen in Abuja on Thursday that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), did not have the resources to supply the product to meet the …
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The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, Rivers State chapter, has condemned the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government, stating that it was ill-timed. The union said the introduction of the deregulation without appropriate and legal framework was worrisome. In a statement issued on Thursday in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State Chairman of TUC, Mr. Chika Onuegbu, stated that …
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Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has blamed the differences in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state on some fifth columnists who left the opposition PDP but do not wish the APC well. Speaking while playing host to members of the fact-finding and reconciliation committee of the All Progressives Congress for Edo State, led by Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, …
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Edo State Government has asked a gubernatorial aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, to sort his problems with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and stop displaying crass ignorance of the workings of government and modern development. In a statement, the state Commissioner for Information, Prince Kassim Afegbua said Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu should be more concerned …
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The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has said Nigerians will be amazed at what will become of the price of Premium Motor Spirit in the next six months. The Federal Government had on Wednesday announced the removal of fuel subsidy, with a new petrol price band of N135 to N145 per litre, up from N86 and …
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The trial of former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd), continued before the Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, with a former cashier at the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, Emmanuel Abu, revealing how he deducted N7.4 billion from salary account of the Force in 14 months. Abu, who said he served at the Air Force Camp …
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Resident Doctors of Nigeria on Today (Thursday) in Kano commenced a five-day warning strike in compliance with the directive of the president of the association, Dr Muhammed Askira, at a press conference in Abuja yesterday. According to Askira, the decision was part of the resolutions reached by the association at its extra-ordinary executive council meeting, held on May 8, 2015, …
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Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, said the commission would from next week, commence impounding vehicles with expired tyres across the country. Oyeyemi made this known at a capacity development workshop for Zonal and Sector Heads of Operations of the commission in Enugu on today (Thursday). “We have a major problem in our hands. Our …
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