Governor Adams Oshiomhole says Edo state government will broaden its tax net to capture the over one million taxable adults in the state, saying only 160,000 people presently pay tax of the state’s four million population. According to the Governor, states must deepen their tax base as an alternative to the dwindling oil revenue resulting from the crash in the price of crude oil. While delivering a lecture on “Dwindling Revenue from Crude Oil: The Challenges for State Governments” at the maiden public lecture organized by the Correspondents Chapel of the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists…
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Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Lt. General Abdulrahman Dambazau (Rtd.) on Wednesday described the security equipment purchased by the Lagos State Government for the Police as unprecedented in the history of Nigeria and a sign of seriousness about the security of lives and property of residents. Dambazau, who said this at the Lagos House in Ikeja during a courtesy visit on the State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, said with his years of experience as a military officer, he had never seen that kind of massive investment in security by a State Government, and as such the present administration deserves to be commended for…
The Senate committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Wednesday vowed to begin investigation into alleged abuse of Abuja master plan from 1999 till date. Addressing newsmen, Chairman of the committee, Senator Dino Melaye, said that the Committee would not exempt any former President and minister of FCT from the investigation. Melaye categorically stated: “With this administration of change, it is no longer going to be business as usual. Permit me to remind FCT administration again, by stating that this committee will not hesitate to ensure that all administrative anomalies, misappropriation of funds or misapplication of laws as the case may be, that…
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MUSA BABA AHMED JONAS EZIEKE, Abuja The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation Tuesday continued with its budget defence of agencies under its purview with a discovery that the Nigeria Metreological Agency (NIMET) made double capital allocations to the tune of N180million. The committee also queried the agency over its attitude of generating revenues in dollars and remitting to the government in naira without actually disclosing how much of the dollar it earned and at what exchange rate it remitted to government. A member of the committee, Hon. Magaji Dau-Aliyu had raised the question as to why the agency would propose…
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has reiterated its commitment to ensuring a safe marine environment by tackling the menace of marine litters in the Nation’s territorial waters. This commitment was made known by the Acting Director General of the Agency, Mr. Haruna Baba Jauro during the Stakeholders Forum on Marine Litter Management organised in Lagos recently by the United Nations Environmental Programme Global Partnership Action (UNEP-GPA) and NIMASA. The Ag. DG who was represented by the Agency’s Director of Maritime Labour Services, Mrs. Juliana Gunwa said that marine litters have become a menace which must be tackled…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday appointed Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka and Mr. Rasheed Gbadamosi as Co-Chairmen of the Lagos at 50 Planning Committee, just as he expressed optimism that the celebration will go a long way to showcase Lagos in its full splendor. The Committee also has 10 others as members, including Hon. Habeeb Fasinro, Chief Olawale Cole, Mrs. Sarah Boulos, Mr. Abimbola Obafunwa, Prof (Mrs) Senapon Bakare, Mrs. Chika Balogun, Mr. Folarin Coker, Prof. Ademola Abass, Bolanle Austen Peter and Mrs Olufunmilayo Balogun as Secretary. Governor Ambode, while inaugurating the Committee at the Lagos House, Ikeja, expressed…
The coast is now clear for interested indigenes of Lagos State who are desirous of a career in the Armed Forces to apply online for admission into the 68th Regular Course of the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA) from 26 January till March 2016. In a statement from the office of the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Tunji Bello, the interested applicants are advised to purchase Access Pin Code by visiting the application portal www.ndaapplications.net for the examination which is scheduled for Saturday, 23rd April 2016. The statement adds that detailed instructions on how to purchase the Access Code is available on the…
Human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Femi Falana has lauded the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode for taking the bold initiative to inaugurate the Special Offences (Mobile) Court to summarily deal with growing cases of traffic and environmental abuses in the State. The Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem had stated during the inauguration of the Mobile Court, that the development was one of the ways through which Governor Ambode aims to broaden the pathway that guaranty citizens’ access to justice and at the same time ensure the preservation of civility…