By Chief J. Akingbola Akinola (SAN) Tax disputes are unavoidable in taxation. Tax disputes between a taxpayer and a tax authority may arise from tax assessment, tax declaration, audit and collection. Dispute inhibits efficiency in tax collection, and impairs the relationship between the tax payer and the tax authority.Litigation which is the traditional mode of…
By Sarafa Adeniyi It is no longer news that the outgoing Governor of Osun state, Gboyega Oyetola, has filed a petition before the election tribunal to challenge the victory of Senator Ademola Adeleke. in the July 16 governorship poll. What is however news worthy is the real reasons why Oyetola choose to contest the Osun…
After months of evading security forces, a notorious armed bandit, Alhaji Abdulkareem Lawal, and 27 others have been eliminated by aggressive bombardments of the Nigerian military airstrikes in Katsina State, on Saturday evening. Abdulkareem Lawal, who is popularly called Abdulkareem Boss, by his criminal colleagues, PRNigeria gathered, was a high-valued target on the radar of…
As usual, I want to start by thanking all the people of Jigawa State for their show of support. By carefully taking time to articulate and communicate my vision for Jigawa State, I have so far proven to be fully equipped and well-prepared for the job. I want to make it very clear that we…
By Mohammed Adamu Nigeria is in the throes of corruption. It is the singular evil that has amplified every other thing that ails the nation. Almost all crimes in the land can be attributed to the impact of corruption on the individual and collective psyche – when apprehended, the modern-day Nigerian bandit, terrorist, armed robber,…
…As NCPWD Laments Fake Disability Trend The Nigeria Digital Identification for Development (ID4D) project says it is committed to partnering with the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) in the implementation of the project. Project Coordinator of Nigeria Digital ID4D, Musa Odole Solomon disclosed this at a courtesy call on the Executive Secretary of…
During his first official visit to Africa this week, DFC CEO Scott Nathan met with political and business leaders and signaled the agency’s commitment to mobilizing investment to improve food security, and expand access to critical services from electricity to technology. DFC has almost $10 billion of active investments in Africa and has recently supported…
On repeated occasions, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has cautioned the general public to be vigilant and circumspect not to deal with scam artists who pose as recruitment agents for the Service and collect huge sums of money from unsuspecting victims with the promise to provide them employment. Again, the Management of the FIRS…
By UNCTAD Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and International Trade Centre Executive Director Pamela Coke-Hamilton We are in the toughest period the world economy has faced since the creation of the multilateral system more than three-quarters of a century ago. A quadruple shock of COVID, climate change, conflict and cost-of-living has undone years…
Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) has agreed to enter into partnership and collaboration in the area of vocational training and development of manpower. This was made known when the Assistant Secretary General of OACPS, Dr Ibrahim Nobert Richard led a four-man delegation from…
