Vanguard Latest News Thursday 21st November 2019
Vanguard Latest News Today and headlines on some of the happenings and news trend in the Country, today 21/11/19
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BREAKING: Senate passes finance bill to raise VAT from 5 to 7.5 percent
By Henry Umoru
The Senate on Thursday passed the Finance Bill presented to it by President Muhammadu Buhari to raise the country’s Value Added Tax(VAT) from 5 to 7.5 percent.
The bill has five strategic objectives of promoting fiscal equity, reforming domestic tax laws and raising revenue.
The Bill is entitled, ” A Bill for an Act to Make for incremental changes to Nigeria Tax and Fiscal Law and for Other Related Matters therewith, 2019( SB 140).
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We have been abandoned: Families of election violence victims cry out
By Paul Olayemi, Sapele
Her eyes were red, hair disheveled, as she bites her lip, trying to hold back the tears that are now beginning to trickle down her face. Arms akimbo, she shakes her head in regret but Gladys Chibueke can’t stop thinking why it has to be her husband in a killing that has to continued to shock this timber town during the last presidential election.
She lost her husband when gunmen opened fire on voters in the Amukpe area of Sapele, Delta State on the day Nigerians voted for their President and Federal lawmakers.
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E2%80%95-survey-report/ 47% Nigerian workers to flee workplaces in next 6 months ? Survey report
By Elizabeth Adegesan
47 percent of Nigerian workers are likely to leave their current employer in the next six months a survey report of Jobberman revealed.
The survey report titled: “Jobberman best 100 companies to work for in 2019?, showed that out of 3,148 respondents (consisting of employees and career professionals across Nigerian owned companies and multinationals) interviewed, 47 percent are willing to leave their current job.
Speaking at the launch of the report in Lagos, the Chief Executive Officer, Jobberman, Mrs, Hilda Kabushenga Kragha said:” A total of 3,148 valid responses were used in the final analysis with data from two surveys-extenal and internal.
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BREAKING: Gov Ayade presents 1.1trn budget estimate for 2020
…abolishes tax for SMEs,Civil Servants earning below 100,000 naira
By Ike Uchechukwu
Cross River state governor, Prof Ben Ayade has presented the 2020 budget estimate of 1.1trillion naira tagged budget of “Olimpotic Meristemasis” to the State House of Assembly.
Ayade has also abolished payment of tax by small scale entrepreneurs like barbing saloon, welders, stylists amongst others.
According to him, he would rather tax his brain than tax the people, so no more daily payment of N500 by Okada riders and taxis but they will now pay 1000 and 2000 monthly for Okada and taxis respectively adding that all civil servants whose salaries were below 100,000 naira were also exempted from paying tax.
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ALGON to hold National workshop Dec 10
By Ochuko Akuopha, Ozoro
Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, has scheduled 10 December 2019 for a one-day National workshop for political office holders in the 774 local governments Areas, in an effort to reposition, positively manage and develop the full potentials of local governments economically and politically.
The workshop with the theme: “Developing the Economic & Political Full Potentials of Local Governments in Nigeria” is in collaboration with Meritlink Consulting and would take place at the Merit House, 22 J.
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Bayelsa: INEC presents certificates of return to Lyon, deputy
Emem Idio – Yenagoa
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday presented Certificates of Return to the winner of last Saturday governorship election in Bayelsa State, David Lyon and his running mate, Senator Degi Eremienyon.
Lyon, who represented the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the election defeated Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to become the state sixth democratically elected governor since its creation in 1996.
Also presented with the certificate of return at the event held at the INEC headquarters in Yenagoa, the state capital, was the winner of the supplementary election for Brass State Constituency 1 in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Mr.
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Ruiz defeat made me a smarter fighter, says Joshua
“It wasn’t burnout. The issues I faced in the last camp, it’s just down to lack of experience,” he told BBC.
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Ndokwa indigenes decry marginalisation by Federal govt
By Ochuko Akuopha, Kwale
Indigenes of Ndokwa nation have lamented what they described as the continued marginalization of the ethnic nationality by the Federal Government.
Some of the indigenes who staged a peaceful protest at Kwale, headquarters of Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State, decried the absence of federal presence in the Ndokwa nation and the non-appointment of their people by successive administrations of the Federal Government.
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Speaking on behalf of the protesters, Engr.
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Alleged P&ID scam: EFCC files fresh charges against Briton
The lawyer said the EFCC is now bringing up a 32-count charge against the defendants in the case contrary to the initial 16-count charge bordering on money laundering.
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INEC presents certificates of return to Bayelsa Governor-elect, Deputy
… there’s no victor, no vanquish, Lyon, Gov-elect
By Emem Idio, Yenagoa
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday, at the Bayelsa State INEC Headquarters Yenagoa, presented Certificates of Return to the winners of the Bayelsa State Governorship election, Chief David Lyon and Senator Degi Eremienyon, of the All Progressives, Congress (APC).
Also presented with a certificate of return is the winner of the supplementary election for Brass State Constituency 1 of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Mr Charles Daniel.
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