FIRS circular on advance payment of company taxes and the issues therein
By Moruff Adenekan THE Federal Inland Revenue Service recently issued a circular calling on corporate organisations to “commence payment of their annual returns earlier than their due dates, apart from their normal monthly obligations.” According to that circular, dated April 22, 2020 and titled “Update on Palliative Measures to Cushion Effect of COVID-19 on Taxpayers,” […]
APM Terminals staff tests positive for COVID-19
An employee of APM Terminals Apapa has tested positive for COVID-19, an official said Tuesday. The last time the worker was at the port was April 16, but his COVID-19 infection was confirmed on April 27. The company’s General Manager, External Relations, Daniel Odibe, made the disclosure in a statement in Lagos. “APM Terminals hereby […]
Top doctor who treated COVID-19 patients commits suicide in New York
A top New York City doctor who was on the front line of the US fight against coronavirus has taken her own life. Dr Lorna Breen, who was medical director of the emergency department at New York-Presbyterian Allen Hospital in Manhattan, died of self-inflicted injuries on Sunday, police said. The 49-year-old’s father, Dr Philip Breen, […]
Cross River ward congress: NASS members pull rug from Ayade’s feet
As PDP releases list of LG/Ward Executives We will study list C’River PDP It’s a laudable development ― Stakeholders By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar There was an unusual calm in Cross River as the National Secretariat of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, released the list of Local Government and Ward executives in the state that […]
Delta Council boss commends Loyibo for COVID-19 donations
By Perez Brisibe PATANI – THE Patani local government council chairman, Perez Omoun, has applauded the traditional prime minister of Tuomo kingdom in Delta and Bayelsa States, Chief Mike Loyibo for extending his palliatives in cushioning the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic outside his kingdom to the area. The Patani boss made the commendation […]
Washing, drying reduce effectiveness of fabric face masks — NAFDAC
By Chioma Obinna As Lagos State government commenced enforcement of compulsory use of face masks, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has warned that several washes, drying and stretching of the fabric face mask over time reduce its effectiveness even as it noted that non-medical face masks cannot prevent the […]
