By Johannes Oluwatobi The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has stated that it would use the instrumentality of the Finance Act 2021, through collaboration with taxpayers and key stakeholders to ensure adequate funding of the country’s budget and raise the requisite financing for national development. This was stated by the Executive Chairman of the FIRS,…
Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has been applauded for his “forthrightness and sincerity” in adopting the recommendations of the six-man panel set up to examine the Ikoyi building collapse. The 21-storey structure went down on November 1, last year. During a telephone interview with the Commissioner…
Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Residents of Ikeja GRA in Lagos State have commended Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his administration for rehabilitating and upgrading major roads in Oduduwa Crescent, Oduduwa Way, Sobo Arobiodu and other inner roads in their community. They said the decision of the Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s government to rehabilitate roads within Ikeja…
Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has described the death of a member of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC), the apex leadership body of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Tunde Samuel, as a great loss to the State. The Governor who also commiserated…
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has condemned the alleged killing of eight Northerners in an attack by gunmen on Tuesday in Abia state.It was learnt that gunmen reportedly invaded the newly constructed Abia Cattle Market in Omumauzor, Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia state on Tuesday night, killing several persons and injuring others.The…
More details have emerged on how suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari earned the undying loyalty of operatives of the elite police group, the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), a relationship he was said to have built way back. It has been revealed that despite his suspension, Kyari still had his hold on the…
Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Wednesday that it has no reason to shield anyone who may be indicted in the course of the ongoing investigation of a 25kg cocaine deal involving a gang headed by suspended “supercop” DCP Abba Kyari. The Agency in a statement by it’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi said…
Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mr. Mele Kyari, on Wednesday apologised to Nigerians for damages caused by the importation of substandard fuel into the country. Kyari assured Nigerians that normalcy would return to petrol stations by next week, saying the national oil company has taken necessary…
The Federal Ministry of Health has begun three weeks certificate and license verification for community health practitioners The ceremony was performed by the Minister of State for health, Dr Adeleke Mamora on Monday, in Abuja. ”The government of President Muhammadu Buhari has zero tolerance for corruption; presenting oneself without being trained, certified and licensed is…
