World leaders have commended Nigeria for helping to facilitate the first global trade reform agreement, which has the potential to add $1 trillion to global economy.

Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has chided the Lagos State government for allegedly frustrating the developmental programmes of the PDP councillors in their wards.

How do you define Nelson Mandela?
It is only when you do so that you are able to answer the question whether Nigerian Mandela is possible. Nelson Rolihlalala Mandela, the first president of democratic South Africa finally bowed to the superior argument of death as all mortals must last week Thursday, December 5, 2013. He was renowned for so many inspiring statements and speeches both before and after he went to jail, came out, climbed into the presidency and bequeathed a stable and prosperous country to posterity.

The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, has condemned the 70 per cent tariff hike on importation of fairly used vehicles, known as Tokunbo cars, recently announced by the Federal Government, saying the new import tax would further impoverish hapless Nigerians and deplete drastically the fragile middle class.

Indulge Nigeria Ltd has been boosting productivity at work places through its wellness advocacy, Feel Good Festival and Award for the past eleven years.

The Standar Organisation of Nigeria, SON, has tightened its surveillance on importers of fake and substandard products in order to rid the nation’s markets of poor quality goods.

Authorities of Federal Polytechnic Auchi, Edo State, weekend, said the institution was set to award degrees in eleven courses.

Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE, has called for urgent revitalisation of the nation’s agriculture sector.

Nelson Mandela emerged from 27 years in apartheid jails in 1990 pledging to seize South Africa’s mines and banks. Four years later, his government slashed spending and courted foreign investors, paving the way for the longest period of growth in the country’s history.

A Consultant Public Health Physician and Epidemiologist with the Lagos State Ministry of Health, Dr. Ismail Abdul-Salam has disclosed that 15 deaths have so far been recorded out of 354 suspected cases of cholera in the state.

FOR the average Nigerian, it is always easy for the opposition political class to mislead him, saying that government has done nothing to improve his living condition. It is the same story for the average Nigerian non- governmental organisation, NGO. They thrive on criticising government, no matter how noble government’s actions are.

Director of Shipping Department,Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Captain Warredi Enisuoh and some senior lawyers in Lagos, weekend, called for stiffer penalties to check the menace of sea piracy and kidnapping on the country’s territorial waters.

The Standard Organisation of Nigeria, SON, has tightened its surveillance on importers of fake and substandard products in order to rid the nation’s markets of poor quality goods.

KANO-BASED politician and commentator, Dr Junaidu Mohammed has declared that blood would flow if President Goodluck Jonathan runs for a second term. This is the latest in a series of incendiary comments from Mohammed, who should otherwise stand as one of our elder statesmen.

With government spending rising, it is important for revenue administrators to devise ingenious means of improving tax collection. One sure way of doing so is automation of the tax collection process.