In compliance with the stipulations outlined in the Personal Income Tax Amendment Act (PITA) Cap P8 2011, the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), has issued a formal notification to all individual taxpayers, including self-employed individuals and employees under the PAYE Scheme to file their Annual Tax Returns on or before 31st March, 2024. Mr. Ayodele Subair, the Executive Chairman, LIRS, announced this in a statement signed by the Head, Corporate Communications, Monsurat Amasa-Oyelude on Sunday. Under Section 41 of the Amendment Act, all taxable entities must submit a return reflecting their total income from all sources for the preceding…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and His Highness, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, on Sunday, 4 March, 2024, in Doha, witnessed the signing of historic agreements between both nations, opening a gateway for leveraging the potential of mutual cooperation in pivotal sectors of education, enterprise development, investment promotion, youth empowerment, mining, tourism, and sports. Before the signing ceremony at the Qatar Presidential Palace, President Tinubu assured his host of Nigeria’s preparedness to welcome investors into the country, noting the ongoing reforms that favour innovation, return on investments, and multiculturalism. “Our greatest strength is our…
President Bola Tinubu has assured the international business community that Nigeria is ready for serious business as his administration will deal decisively with any and all entrenched interests in the country who undermine investor confidence in the Nigerian economy, pledging to remove all bottlenecks standing in the way of profitable and legitimate enterprise. Speaking at the Nigeria-Qatar Business and Investment Forum in Doha, on Sunday, 4 March, 2024, President Tinubu told Qatari investors that Africa’s largest economy and its systems are being reformed and upgraded, and asked Qatar’s captains of industry to report any government official who demands a bribe…
A former goalkeeper for Super Falcons, Bidemi Aluko-Olaseni is dead, reports thegazellenews.com Aluko-Olaseni’s death was announced on Saturday, 3 March, 2024 by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on X handle. According to the NFF, the ex-Super Falcons goalkeeper died after battling cancer for eight years. Apart from the Super Falcons, the deceased also kept goal for local club sides: Rivers Angels of Port Harcourt and Sunshine Queens of Akure.
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a 40-year-old businessman, Ejike Solomon with 1.45 kilogrammes of cocaine concealed in his luggage while attempting to board an Ethiopia Airlines flight number 950 to Vietnam via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. According to a statement by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Ejike was arrested at the Abuja airport on Saturday after NDLEA officers subjected him to a thorough search, and in the process, the illicit substance was discovered concealed, factory fitted, in his bag. In the statement the suspect gave to NDLEA,…
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Republic of Sierra Leone to pay $25,000 as compensation to Mohamed Morlu, a Sierra Leone citizen, for violating his fundamental human rights. Morlu had sued the Republic of Sierra Leone after he sustained a gunshot wound during a students’ protest in March 2017, at which officers of the Sierra Leonean police force fired shots to disperse the demonstrators. Delivering the judgment, Justice Edward Amoako Asante declared that the Respondent state violated Mr. Morlu’s right to security of the person, freedom from torture, the right to an effective remedy contrary to the provisions…
The Vice President, Kashim Shettima will on Tuesday declare open the Expanded National Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Business Clinics in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The Vice President will embark on a one-day visit to Ogun State on Tuesday, 6 March, 2024. The event will be held at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta. The Expanded National MSMEs Business Clinic is an initiative of the Federal Government executed in collaboration with state governments. It is geared towards providing lasting solutions to the challenges hindering the development of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), help MSMEs have access to capital,…
By Seun Oloketuyi Alhaji Wasiu Omo Gbolahan Olasunkami Adewale Ayinde is a man of destiny, focused and passionate about what he wants. Or, what do you call a man, who rose from the streets of Isale Eko chasing his dreams to be a musician highly inspired by Islamic beliefs before trying out as an actor and then going back fully to Fuji, a genre of music that has blessed him and vice-versa. Over the years, the princely singer from the famous Fidipote Family of Ijebu Ode, has remained focused with his eyes firm on the crystal balls. Despite his royal…
President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sadness over the passing of two of Nigeria’s ace comic actors: John Okafor, famously known as Mr. Ibu, and Tolani Quadri Oyebamiji, popularly known as Sisi Quadri. President Tinubu condoled with the families of the gifted thespians who brought joy and relief to millions of Nigerians by the exercise of their geniuses. The President urged the bereaved families to take solace in the truth that even though these beloved Nigerians have passed on, they will always live through their works which will remain an inspiration and a fount of good cheer for many. The…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Federal Government has announced that train services on the Port Harcourt to Aba route would commence operations by the end of March. Recall that the Port Harcourt-Aba rail project is part of the larger Port Harcourt-Maiduguri railroad project initiated by former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. The Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr. Fidet Okhiria, made this disclosure on Saturday, 2 March, 2024 in Port Harcourt after leading a delegation to test-run the reconstructed of Eastern Narrow Guage Rail line. He said workers were currently putting finishing touches on the tracks to ensure that full train operations could…