Integrating Alternative Dispute Resolution (Adr) In The Management Of Tax Disputes In Nigeria: Challenges And Way Forward (Series Two)

By Edim Effiong Edim DISPUTE RESOLUTION CHANNELS The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and Internal ADR Companies Income Tax Act (CITA)[1] empowers the taxpayer to explore an administrative option in resolving a potential conflict where he disputes an assessment raised on his taxes through an objection raised against such an assessment. Similarly, the Personal Income…

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Côte d’Ivoire: African Development Bank Financed ‘4th Abidjan Bridge’ nears Completion

Work on the African Development Bank-financed ‘4th Abidjan bridge’ is 62% complete. This majestic structure, laid out on the right flank of the Attécoubé commune in central Abidjan, is gradually taking shape and its future users can now see it from a good distance. The “fourth bridge” of the Ivorian economic capital, currently under construction,…

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Integrating Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) In The Management Of Tax Disputes In Nigeria: Challenges And Way Forward (Series One) By Edim Effiong Edim

ABSTRACT Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) has come to stay in the Nigerian polity and has now been widely accepted as a quicker and more effective route to the settlement of commercial disputes. ADR has rightly been described in various quarters, as a surrogate to litigation in the Nigerian Judicial System. This description is not strange…

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Nigeria: African Rail Group Chides Labour for Opposing Unbundling of Rail Corporation

A regional railway advocacy group, the African Railway Roundtable has defended the need for the unbundling of Nigerian Railway Corporation, declaring that breaking the corporation into relevant sub-agencies is not the same as privatisation. In a statement by its Director, Olawale Rasheed, the group said the recent statement of the Nigerian Transportation Minister was largely…

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Chad Killings: Human Rights Watch Demands Independent Investigation

Lewis Mudge, Central Africa director for Human Rights Watch, said an investigation is needed to know how the protestors were killed. “It’s clear that an impartial investigation is going to be needed to determine whether according to the prime minister, protestors did resort to violence”, said Mudge. “But more importantly, to determine whether the security…

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UN Rights Chief Deplores Deadly Use of Force against Protestors in Chad

21 October 2022: Human RightsThe UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday appealed for calm and restraint in Chad following a deadly crackdown on anti-government protests Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk has deplored the deadly use of force against demonstrators, including killings by live ammunition, the Office said in a statement.  Thousands took to…

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Ademola Adeleke Leads Atiku Campaigns as Osun PDP Launches Presidential Campaign Council

• Why Nigeria Needs Atiku Presidency • We must Deliver over a Million Votes- Osun PDP Chairman • We are Set for Victory Mobilisation- Campaign Director Osun state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) has emerged the first of the South West states to launch the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Council with Governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke,…

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