By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has said that taxpayers can now obtain their Tax Clearance Certificate in a single click through its flagship taxpro max solution. The solution which is a tax administration module introduced by the apex tax authority in June 2021 is a one-stop-shop for taxpayer registration, […]

The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has warned that a third of the global economy will face recession this year. Managing Director of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, who disclosed this in an interview with CBS news, an American broadcast television and radio network, noted that economic activities in the United States, the European Union, and China are […]

By FEMI FALANA, SAN THE Nigerian Bar Association has condemned the brutal killing of one of its members, Mrs. Bolanle Raheem, in Lagos on December 25, 2022, by a trigger-happy policeman. The suspect has been arrested and detained pending his arraignment for murder in the Lagos State High Court. The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Usman Alkali […]

By Nkiruka Nnorom Total turnover in the fixed income and currency market fell marginally Year-on-Year (YoY) by 1.47 per cent to N15.58 trillion in November 2022, from N15.81 trillion recorded in the corresponding period in 2021. Data from the FMDQ Securities Exchange on the Monthly Financial Report for November 2022, however, show that month-on-month (MoM), […]

The Presidency yesterday attacked former President Olusegun Obasanjo over the latter’s New Year open letter where he openly endorsed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi, for the February 25 election.

By Rosemary Iwunze   Insurance consumers have rejected the new insurance policy which raised premium on third party motor, TPM, policy, describing it as self-serving and anti-consumer. In a letter to the National Insurance Commission, NAICOM, the Insurance Consumers Association of Nigeria, INSCAN, said the increase was hurriedly ordered without consideration of the economic situation of most […]

THE lives of people in every society are considerably shaped by the politics that obtains there, and the politics of every society is shaped by the characters of men and women the people elect to rule over them. The above is true because the economy, social life, education, healthcare and other aspects of every society […]

…8,415 public servants promoted with financial benefits in 2022  …Akeredolu has Paid 76 months salaries in his 70 months in government- NLC By Dayo Johnson, Akure Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, of Ondo state, said his administration has fulfilled its promise not to owe workers’ salaries in the state.  Akeredolu, who said that the state government has […]

By Eric Teniola From last week, the piece continues the argument that since government is a continuum, the Buhari government should have implemented the various Reports it inherited from past administrations  CHIEF Obafemi Awolowo (March 6, 1909- May 9, 1987) once said government is a continuum. If President Muhammadu Buhari fails to act on these […]

THE Pere of Kabowei Kingdom, Patani, in Patani Local Government Area of Delta State, HRM (Barr.) Peremobowei S. Erebulu, Aduo III, and his subjects have complained about the power outages in the kingdom for over three years.