Haruna Abdullahi, Acting Chairman of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS), has suggested that only 10% of registered taxpayers in the nation’s capital pay their taxes. This means that 90 percent of FCT residents who are registered for tax do not file returns. He made this remark during a day-long tax seminar in the nation’s capital aimed …
In an update to its global growth forecast released Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned of global economic risks that, if unchecked, could push the world into recession. The IMF blamed high inflation and the risks posed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for putting the global economy in jeopardy, adding that “worst case” scenarios are possible. According to IMF …
Former ally of President Muhammadu Buhari, Buba Galadima, has stated that with the country’s lingering insecurity, it will not be surprising if the country’s number one citizen is kidnapped. Galadima was responding to the country’s insecurity in an interview with the BBC Hausa service. “These bandits despise the Buhari administration,” he said. Everyone was afraid of him (Buhari) at the …
The Nasarawa State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) held a peaceful protest for solidarity on Tuesday, in response to a directive from the Union’s national body regarding the prolonged industrial strike action launched by the Academic Staff Union Of University (ASUU). The state NLC, which had mobilised her members in solidarity, was seen holding a placard with the …
The Katsina State chapter of the New Nigeria Peoples Party asked the Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday to disqualify the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and his All Progressives Congress counterpart, Bola Tinubu. Sani Litti, the state Chairman of the NNPP, made the call at a press conference in Katsina on Monday, alleging that the two parties’ …
As the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ ongoing strike continues to make many undergraduates redundant, DEBORAH DAN-AWOH examines key lessons that students can learn to achieve financial independence before terminating their academic programmes. In the last five months, Nigerian undergraduates at government-owned universities have seen their educational pursuits come to a halt due to a strike called by lecturers for …
Rotimi Amaechi, a former Transportation Minister and All Progressives Congress presidential aspirant, came under fire on Monday for claiming that delegates who voted in the APC primary were bribed to influence the outcome of the convention. Amaechi also claimed that many of those who were bribed with money have since regretted their actions. On Saturday, he made the contentious statement …
Three traditional worshippers who had gone to a river along the Benin-Abraka road for rituals were abducted and whisked into the forest on Monday by suspected kidnappers. The incident occurred on Monday, July 25, 2022, around 1pm, according to a statement issued by the Command’s Deputy Public Relations Officer, ASP Jennifer Iwegbu, on Tuesday. “The Command received a complaint that …
