We can no longer cope with over taxation — NASU cries out
ONE of the highlights of the seventh Quadrennial National Delegates Conference of the Non Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, that took place few days ago in Abuja, was another outcry of unbearable tax burden.
Of 2023, FIRS alleged fund and VP
New details are emerging from the Presidency indicating that there is no relenting as yet on the plan by some inside forces to sow seeds of discord between the President and his vice. Specifically, the inside forces latest attempt is around the alleged Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) election campaign fund which had earlier […]
Netflix data reveals how foreign markets are fueling its growth
Netflix released three years’ worth of revenue and subscription data this week that show just how fast the streaming giant is growing internationally. More than 57 percent of Netflix’s 158 million streaming subscribers and nearly half its revenue so far this year have come from outside the US and Canada, according to the breakdown filed […]
Dutch farmers block highways with tractors, angry at EU rules on pollution
Dutch farmers and construction workers blocked roads with tractors on Wednesday and gathered outside the offices of national broadcaster NOS in the latest of a series of protests over environmental pollution rules. The protests began after a court ruling in May found the Netherlands in violation of EU rules on “reactive nitrogen” pollution, sparking a […]
IBM’s new battery design taps seawater as alternative mineral source
International Business Machines Corp on Wednesday said it has come up with a new battery technology that uses materials extracted from seawater and requires no cobalt, as the race to find alternative sources to the expensive mineral intensifies. IBM said it has partnered with the research wing of Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz, battery electrolyte supplier Central […]
FG, states, LGs shared N635.8bn in November – FAAC
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Alhaji Isa Dutse, said on Wednesday that the Federal, States and Local Government Councils shared the sum of N635.8 billion in November. Dutse disclosed this while addressing journalists after the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting in Abuja. He said the amount shared included Value […]
