Lagos to Tax House Maids, Artisans; Reduces Cost of Replacing Electronic Tax Clearance Card (e-TCC)
As part of efforts to enhance the ease of doing business in Lagos State, the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service ((LIRS) has announced various initiatives aimed at achieving efficient tax…
Governors Prescribe True Fiscal Federalism as a Way out of Economic Logjam
The governors of Ogun, Nasarawa and Kaduna states, Ibikunle Amosun, Nasir El-Rufai and Tanko Al Makura, have come to a consensus that until states are given some form of autonomy,…
Ese Oruru: From Delta Creek to Northern Savannah
By Yushau A. Shuaib “Daddy there is something else which bothers me. I’m in love with one charming young lady from this place (Southern Nigeria).”- YAShuaib December, 1992 The above…
No Importation of Food for FG’s School Feeding Programme, Says Osinbajo
As the Buhari administration proceeds with its social investment programmes, the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has disclosed that the government will not be importing food to implement its…
Two SANs, Ricky Tarfa and Joseph Nwobike, Docked for Allegedly Bribing High Court Justices
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC , on Wednesday March 9, 2016 arraigned Rickey Tarfa, SAN, before Justice A. A. Akintoye of the Lagos State High Court, Igbosere on…
Metuh Has a Case to Answer, Court Rules; to Open Defence March 17
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 dismissed the “no-case” submission brought by the embattled National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples…
MTN Unregistered SIMs Fuelled Boko Haram, Says Buhari; Zuma Seeks Collaboration, Dogara Urges More Respect from South Africa
Mobile phone giant MTN fuelled the Islamist-led insurgency in Nigeria by failing to disconnect unregistered SIM cards, the Nigerian president has said. Muhammadu Buhari made the comment during a visit…
Mother, child, 16 others die as 5-storey building collapses in Lagos
A five-storey building caved in Tuesday in Ikate Elegushi area of Lagos, killing 18 persons among whom was a woman and her three-year-old child. A food vendor was also reportedly…
EFCC Traces N2billion to NAMA Manager’s Account, Also Owns Petrol Stations, Property in Lagos
Ongoing investigation into massive fraud in the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed how a top official amassed about N2billion in…
My Enemies Want to Remove Me as Senate President, Cries Saraki, Accuses Media of Blackmail
There is disquiet in the camp of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, over his continued stay in the Senate as President. The medical doctor-turned-politician has alleged that his political enemies have…