The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) has revealed that it was considering the legality behind the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT), and Personal Income Tax (PIT) by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), instead of state governments, following several court judgments declaring FIRS actions as unconstitutional.

tate Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, on Friday, arraigned four suspects before Lagos State Special Offences, Mobile Court, Bolade, Oshodi, over unlawful disposal of waste in various locations in the metropolis.

The Federal Government has announced the reopening of Eko Bridge, which had been under repairs, to traffic on Friday, August 13. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, in a statement on Thursday night, said the 10-week rehabilitation works on Eko Bridge was completed on schedule. He also said traffic would be […]

The Police Command in Ekiti has arrested one Femi Ogunwusi for alleged robbery and being in possession of fake police uniforms and prohibited ammunition. Mr Sunday Abutu, the command’s spokesperson, paraded the suspect at the force headquarters in Ado-Ekiti. He alleged that Ogunwusi was using the uniforms, carrying the insignia of a police sergeant, to […]

By Donu Kogbara LAST week on this page, I expressed the view that Nigeria could have produced a COVID vaccine if our government was seriously focusing on the need to transform this country into a real Giant Of Africa. Jonas Odocha (jonas.odocha@yahoo.com), a former Group General Manager at NNPC, the state oil company, responded thus: Dear […]

The Osun Progressive (TOP), a faction within the Osun State All Progressives Congress (APC), has alleged that some people within the party and government are planning to attack leaders of the faction. Addressing a press conference on Thursday in Osogbo, the TOP Chairman, Rev. Adelowo Adebiyi, said the planned attack was as a result of the […]

THE Federal Government yesterday appealed to striking resident doctors to reconsider their action, saying that for doctors to embark on strike in the midst of the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic, with the arrival of Delta variant, cholera in 22 states and Marburg virus (similar to Ebola) was not only dangerous but also unconscionable.

Family of late Chief Gani Fawehinmi, yesterday, dismissed reports that the head of the family, Mohammed Fawehinmi, died of COVID-19 complications.

The Nigeria Police Force and the National Orientation Agency, NOA, yesterday urged youths to resist those trying to cause chaos in the country through separatist agitations, saying Nigeria’s unity cannot be negotiated.

Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, has decried the repeated kidnap and attacks on its members, calling on security agencies to help protect members and the general public.