More Nigerians To Pay Taxes By Next Week - FG

The Federal Government has said that more Nigerians will begin to pay taxes by next week.
The Acting Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, Mr Tunde Fowler said that measures to actualize the objective have been worked out in collaboration with state governments' internal revenue services across the country.

He added that tax collection would be enforced by the federal and state governments.

Mr Fowler who spoke at a meeting of the Joint Tax Board in Abuja on Monday said that government was aiming to achieve a tax compliance and remittance level of 99.9%.

He said that just as every individual is expected to pay tax at the state level, every corporate organization must pay the appropriate tax at the federal level.

On the modalities for achieving the objective, he said,
“We are going to exchange information with state boards of internal revenue so that we have all the information in a database. We’ve given them out already in case there is any company within their states that they don’t currently have on their database. That is step number one.

“So, immediately, we should have a growth in taxpayers both at the federal and state levels within one week.”

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Nigerians To Pay More For Electricity From October.

The Federal Government on Monday declared that electricity tariffs across the country would be increased in October.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Power, Mr Godknows Igali made the declaration in Abuja at the Powering Africa Nigeria Conference. He reiterated government's commitment to improving the lot of the power sector by providing the enabling environment for investors.

He said that government would continue to fine tune the relevant areas in the sector to enable investors to run their business profitably.

On the proposed review in electricity tariffs, the Chairman, National Electricity Regulatory Commission, Mr Sam Amadi said that from October, power Distribution Companies would begin to implement a new tariff for retail consumers.

He added that stakeholders were fine-tuning the new tariff structure and would explain to the consumers why they need to pay more.

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Photo of Alyssa Milano Breastfeeding

Alyssa Milano posted this photo of her breastfeeding her newborn on Instagram.

That got her some negative comments. But what do you think of the picture? Do you consider it offensive?

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Jos School Building Collapse Kills Four Pupils

A story building being used for Islamic teaching has collapsed in Bukuru, Jos killing four pupils and injuring five others.

The school identified as Abu Naib Islamic school is located at Gero Road, Bukuru, Jos South local government area of Plateau State.

The Coordinator, North Central Zone of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Alhaji Muhammad Abdulsalam confirmed the incident. He said ;
“So far four children have been confirmed dead while five others have sustained injuries and have been taken to the specialists hospital. Our men are still carrying out the rescue mission and by tomorrow (today) I will give you the details.”

Sources around the school said that the casually figures could  rise as rescue efforts were still ongoing

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Photo Of Alyssa Milano Breastfeeding

Alyssa Milano posted this photo of her breastfeeding her new born on Instagram.

That got her some negative comments. But what do you think of the picture? Do you consider it offensive?

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September 24 Is Sallah Day - Sultanate Council

The Sultanate Council has declared Thursday September 24 as Eid-el-Kabir, aka Sallah. The council also declared Tuesday September 15 as the first day of the Muslim month of Dhul-Hajj.

The information is contained in a statement released by the Secretary-General of Jamatu Nasril Islam, JNI, Dr Khalid Aliyu in Kaduna.

The Council urged the Muslim Faithful to disregard an earlier statement issued by the JNI.

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Kano Govt Disburses N80.5 To Victims Of Bomb Blasts

The government of Kano State has disbursed N80.5m to families of victims of Boko Haram terror attacks in the state.

Gov Abdullahi Ganduje while giving the cheques to the beneficiaries at Government House, Kano on Sunday said,
“The donation today did not serve as a means of compensation, but to gather and pray for the souls of the victims.The amount disbursed today was also solely a support by the state government as a relief package for the families and victims of bomb blasts in the state."

The donation was giving to victims and families of those who died in bomb blasts at
Kano Central Mosque ,Kwari Market and a filling station at Hotoro Quarters.

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