Month: May 2017

NSCDC, deputy chairman

Ajimobi okays new bursar for OYSCATECH

By S-Davies Wande
We are not recruiting,N4.5bn contracts, Kano Government enrols 3.8mSUBEB N7.3 billion counterpart funding, Niger SUBEB chairman, Motocycles,SUBEB, Bauchi

Benue govt to tackle challenges facing primary education

By S-Davies Wande
NBS CODE partner Food prices push inflation rate, Nigeria’s inflation rate rises, NBS, Foundation to develop public sector performance index,Inflation drops by 0.37, Beyond the feel good, Inflation rate slowed, Nami enjoins W/African taxmen to step up revenue mobilization growth Sanya Adejokun - Abuja Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami, has asked tax authorities across West Africa step up their efforts towards generating higher tax revenues for their respective countries to accelerate development in the region. Nami who spoke on Thursday at the opening ceremony of the “Regional Seminar on the Problems of Tax Transition in West Africa”, organised by the Steering Committee of Support Program for Tax Transition in West Africa (PATF) said the governments needed enhanced tax revenues to tackle development-related challenges they confront, especially in the areas of “health and security difficulties”. Nami congratulated Member-countries “for the relentless work you have done since January 2020, the date of the effective start of the PATF.” He noted that “since the establishment and effective holding of the first Steering Committee, the execution of the missions in progress has accelerated, making it possible to have results that can be shared by the actors of the Program and the beneficiaries. "Since then, we have come a long way, with results that are certainly mixed, but encouraging and which should encourage us to continue our work.” According to him, areas where the PATF needed to work on to achieve its set objectives include “establishment of the PATF Steering Committee; improving the management of tax expenditures in the region; providing a practical guide for Value Added Tax (VAT) management for West Africa; the creation of a regional methodology guide for the evaluation of tax expenditures; and the establishment of an information system specific to the UEMOA and ECOWAS Commissions.” To achieve these goals, Nami posited that “our countries must have national databases and a regional platform” even as he observed that “this indispensable steering body of our consultation system still lacks vitality, as it does not have institutional and financial guarantees.” He tasked participants “to complete your work as soon as possible, but above all to propose innovative, realistic and feasible recommendations. "Our various governments are facing health and security difficulties; in this context, they greatly need these results.” Also speaking, Director of Fiscal Affairs and Public Finance at WAEMU, Habbas Traoure, said since January 2020, experts have started working to provide technical support for 15 member countries and Mauritania. "Completing the task will help to fight domestic tax evasion and drive revenue mobilisation and fight illicit tax flows. This will help is develop capacity to do well in this area. "We've had study on VAT and the ECOWAS commission is proud of the result achieve so far and this seminar is a prove to show that we are on the right track. This meeting will help us review what has been done and help the actors to brainstorm on the measures to be out in place to addresses issues affecting taxation in the region. On his part, Director of Trade, Customs Union at ECOWAS, Tiemtore Salifou spoke of the imperative for tax authorities in the region to share experiences and move towards moving tax revenue and ensure that international tax standards are implemented, Breweries Beverages boost, Federal School of Statistics graduates charged Inflation, NBS,

Food prices rise, but experts predict further decrease in inflation

By S-Davies Wande

States forfeit N169.4bn to debt servicing in 3 months

By S-Davies Wande
curriculum, education curriculum

Educationist calls for review of school curriculum

By S-Davies Wande
family black people

Family determines health outcome of communities, nation —Family Physician

By S-Davies Wande
Boko Haram, Boko Haram terrorists

Boko Haram terrorists kill 11 in Maiduguri

By S-Davies Wande
Macron

Macron due to name PM on first day as French president

By S-Davies Wande
Seaport truckers raise alarm, Truckers threaten to withdraw services, Truckers write Lagos govt, Maritime truckers petition Lagos, ETO officials collecting charges, NPA's E-Call-Up system , Trucks, apapa traffic, abandoned vehicles extorting truckers

Truckers, agents give FG Monday mid-day deadline to avert seaport strike

By S-Davies Wande

LAUTECH students shut out UTME candidates from campus

By S-Davies Wande
Buhari

Again, Presidency dismisses Buhari’s death rumour

By S-Davies Wande
Acting President yemi-osinbajo

Always stand for truth, Osinbajo charges Nigerians

By S-Davies Wande
Tambuwal's deputy, 10 Commissioners, SSG, Chief of Staff resign, Sokoto APC condemns Tambuwal's N28.7bn loan request, Sokoto govt urges FG to suspend telecoms blockade in 14 local govts, Sokoto flags off registration of motorcycles, tricycles operators, Sokoto confirms cases of gastroenteritis, Sokoto, government, commissioner nominees

Ghost workers: Sokoto State govt recovers N278m from LG payrolls ―Tambuwal

By S-Davies Wande

NANS lauds Senate, Saraki for 2017 budget passage, national stability

By S-Davies Wande

Calabar residents commend FG for Calabar-Ikot Ekpene road contract

By S-Davies Wande
katsina state

Katsina State govt donates N30m relief materials to IDPs

By S-Davies Wande

C/River assembly passes 40 bills, initiates 30 motions ―Speaker

By S-Davies Wande
decision on direct primaries

Senate probes banks over $62,909bn capital flight by IOCs

By S-Davies Wande
WHO, changing climate conditions

WHO adopts measures to stop Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

By S-Davies Wande
Dr Abdullahi Bichi Baffa

TETFund projects: FG sends EFCC, ICPC after defaulting contractors

By S-Davies Wande

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