The Kano State Hisbah Board on Monday said 146 beggars had been arrested in Kano metropolis for allegedly contravening the state’s law on street begging and roaming about at odd hours.

 The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it will begin to impose Value Added Tax (VAT) on online transactions, both domestic and international, with effective from January 2020.

President Nana Akufo Addo of Ghana, First Lady of Gambia, Mrs. Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahama and Coordinator of Nigeria in Diaspora Organisation, NIDO, in Guandong Province, China, and Founder of Uzotex Foundation, Mr. Festus Mbisiogu, are among the nominees for the 2019 Blessing of Africa Award at the United Nations General Assembly.

The Kaduna State has announced that it will implement the new national minimum wage from September 2019.

All India Radio, on Monday, reported that the Indian government’s Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) has compulsorily retired 22 tax officers over corruption and other charges.