Abuja: A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, struck down some “offending provisions” which takes away the right of appeal of a tax debtor. Specifically, the affected provisions include the Tax Appeal Tribunal (Procedure) Rules ( 2021), the Federal High Court of Nigeria (Federal Inland Revenue Service) Practice DirectionsContinue Reading
By Flowerbudnews Enugu: The Deputy National Chairman South of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Emma Eneukwu, has appealed to the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) to reconsider its recent actions, which have raised concerns about the organization’s alignment with partisan politics. “This is at the expense of its primaryContinue Reading
Abuja: A Federal High Court, Abuja, has declined to grant a motion ex-parte brought by Alhaji Lamidi Apapa-led faction of the Labour Party (LP) to stop Athan Achonu as governorship candidate of the Saturday’s election in Imo. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a short ruling, refused to grant the prayerContinue Reading
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Al-Habibiyya Islamic Society have agreed to to mobilise N500 million annually, to improve the living conditions of three million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the country. The National Chief Imam of Al-Habibiyyah, Fuad Adeyemi, made this known while addressing newsmen atContinue Reading
By Nana Musa The Federal Government says it will close the financial gap, build stronger climate commitments and tap into the potential of renewable energy, partnerships and collaboration. The Managing Director. Bank of Industry (BOI), Dr Olasupo Olusi, made this known on Thursday in Abuja. Olusi spoke during the AfricanContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The National Universities Commission (NUC) has formally granted approval for the establishment of eight science and technology education programmes to Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara. The new undergraduate programmes include Biology Education, Chemistry Education, Mathematics Education, Physics Education, Computer Science Education, Geography Education, LibraryContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Mr Ahmed Dangiwa says the Federal Government will no longer tolerate abandoned projects across the country. Dangiwa, who said this during the familiarisation visit of project sites awarded in 2019, constructed by the government and its agencies in Abuja onContinue Reading
Abuja: A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has restrained a South African company, Novare and its subsidiaries, from selling off their assets in Nigeria. It will be recalled that Novare is the owners of retail malls, including Shoprite malls, in the country. Justice Peter Kekemeke gave the interimContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Defence Headquarters has warned troublemakers to “stay away from the Nov. 11 governorship elections in Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa or face injurious consequences from the military.” The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, gave the warning while briefing newsmen on the operations of the armedContinue Reading
