The Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, has apprehended about 20 people in Bayelsa State who did not pay up their annual taxes or remit Value Added Taxes collected for the government. The tax evaders have also been made to sign an undertaking to clear their debts before the New Year. This comes after intensified efforts…
Tambuwal Suit To Get New Judge
A Federal High Court judge, E.S. Chukwu, has withdrawn from the suit demanding that Aminu Tambuwal, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, steps down from office following his defection from the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. The law suit in question was instituted byAbiodun Akinlade, a PDP member of the House of Representatives.Akinlade also pleaded…
Nigeria Stagnates On FIFA Rankings
Nigeria did not move on the latest football ranking released by FIFA today, as the male football team appear stuck on the 42nd position. In October, the Super Eagles dropped five places to the 42nd position on the official FIFA ranking and following the performances of the male national team in the course of the…
EBOLA: UN Running Behind Schedule
The rising number of Ebola cases in Sierra Leone have brought the United Nations Ebola Emergency Response Mission to declare that it would not be able to meet the initial December 1 deadline for curtailing the deadly virus. This was confirmed by Anthony Banbury, the head of the Mission. In September, UNMEER had projected that…
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