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FIRS waives penalties, interests on outstanding tax liabilities
The Federal Inland Revenue Service has granted a full waiver on accumulated penalties and interests for outstanding tax liabilities. Chairman of the service, Zacch Adedeji, disclosed this in a notice personally signed by him and made available to newsmen through his Special Adviser on Media, Dare Adekanmbi, on Sunday. The agency imposes penalties and interests
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NSCDC begins probe of officers for allegedly brutalising journalist
The State Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Anambra State Command, Edwin Osuala, has ordered a probe into the alleged assault on an online journalist, Izunna Okafor, by men of the state command. This was disclosed in a press statement issued on Sunday by the Public Relations Officer of the NSCDC, Okadigbo Edwin, saying
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Nigeria pushes for regional security at ECOWAS parliament meeting
Nigeria is rallying West African nations to collectively enhance regional security as part of its agenda as ECOWAS Chair. This formed a key highlight of the report presented at the ongoing 2023 second Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja. Presenting the report, Nigerian representative Lynda Ikeazu said the country wants a “harmonisation of
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Face the law, police tell driver using Google map
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, has told a driver to face the law for violating traffic rules while being led by Google Maps on Saturday night. The driver, Oyiga Michael, had cried out on social media that he was arrested by the police at Ijesha while trying to locate his way
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ASUU denies knowledge of plan to pay members’ withheld salary
The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has said it is not aware that President Bola Tinubu had directed that its members be paid four out of eight months of withheld salary arrears. The National Vice President of ASUU, Prof. Christopher Piwuna, stated this in an interview with journalists on the sidelines of
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DSS DG didn’t loot staff funds, says spokesman
The Director of Public Relations and Strategic Communications, Department of State Services, Peter Afunanya, has denied the allegation that the Director General of the DSS, Yusuf Bichi, looted a subsidy grant meant for the employees of the agency. Afunanya, who noted that no such grant had been allocated to the agency, promised that it would
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FG yet to release withheld salaries to ASUU, others
The Federal Government has yet to release the withheld salaries of university lecturers, workers, and other employees of federal polytechnics and colleges of education despite the waiver granted by the President, Bola Tinubu, checks by Sunday PUNCH have revealed. Tinubu in October approved a partial waiver of the no-work-no-pay order on striking members of the
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No proof police arrested ex-pupil who killed my husband – Taraba woman
Mrs Mercy Bassey, the wife of a school teacher at Government Day Secondary School, Model, Jalingo, Bassey Sarduana, who was stabbed to death by a former pupil on November 11, 2023, talks to JUSTIN TYOPUUSU about the incident Can you confirm your relationship with the deceased? My name is Mrs Mercy Bassey; I am the
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*-among-youths-sexual-exploitation-worsening-hiv-spread/ Unsafe s** among youths, sexual exploitation worsening HIV spread
Some harmful practices among young people under the guise of ‘hookup girls and coded runs’ which contribute to the risk of contracting HIV infections as many of them engage in unprotected s** have been found to be increasing cases of HIV infections among teenagers. SODIQ OJUROUNGBE writes on how the new trend is fuelling new
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One dead after magnitude 7.6 quake rocks southern Philippines
At least one person was killed and two were injured after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake shook the southern Philippines late Saturday and triggered tsunami warnings that were later lifted. The powerful quake struck off the coast of Mindanao island at a depth of 32 kilometres (20 miles) and was followed by four major aftershocks of
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