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September 13, 2021 Federal Government reschedules Nigeria @60 for September 30

Federal Government reschedules Nigeria @60 for September 30

The Federal Government has fixed a new date for the Nigeria @60 Jubilee Special Award ceremony.

In a statement by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, signed by the minister’s media aide, Ifedayo Sayo, the ceremony will hold on September 30, 2021, at the Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The statement titled, “Nigeria@60 Award Ceremony Holds Sept 30,” read in part, “The Federal Government has fixed a new date for the Nigeria@60 Jubilee Special Award ceremony. It will take place on Thursday, September 30, 2021.”

It is recalled the award was earlier billed to hold on September 3, 2021, before being shifted by the committee charged with the planning of the ceremony.

The statement read that the award ceremony is planned as part of the Jubilee celebrations of the nation’s independence and designed to honour 60 notable Nigerians who have made an impact in the country.


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September 13, 2021 Nigerian Military Increases Its Offensive Against Bandits in the North-West and North-East Regions

Nigerian Military Increases Its Offensive Against Bandits in the North-West and North-East Regions

In the last three days, the military has increased its offensive against bandits in the northwest and northeast in a renewed attempt to push the insurgents into retreat.

This has resulted in an increased ground and air offensive by the Nigerian Military, leaving scores of bandits fleeing their hideouts in their hundreds.

However, Islamic cleric, Shiekh Ahmad Gumi has opposed this new offensive against the bandits, calling for dialogue with the armed group.

But Nigerians seen thrilled at the new dimension of the fight against the insurgents, with many urging the military to keep up the good fight.

September 13, 2021 Time Will Tell If Sanwo-Olu’s VAT Interest is for Lagosians – Arinola Oloko

Time Will Tell If Sanwo-Olu’s VAT Interest is for Lagosians – Arinola Oloko

A Lagos-based politician, Arinola Oloko, has said that time will tell if Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is pursuing the goal for Lagos State to collect Value Added Tax generated within its territory for residents or his political godfathers.

The Social Democratic Party candidate for the Lagos State House of Assembly, Eti-Osa Constituency 2 in 2019, made this known in an interview.

Oloko however backed Governor Nyesom Wike and Sanwo-Olu, for championing the agitation for fiscal federalism for states in the country, saying the autonomy for states was becoming a reality.

Inspiration fm got this response from the state commissioner for Information and Culture, Gbenga Omotosho on the view expressed by Arinola Oloko.

 

September 13, 2021 VAT: Five Northern states, Two South-West, Two South-South among Top Beneficiaries

VAT: Five Northern states, Two South-West, Two South-South among Top Beneficiaries

Five northern states, two south-western states, two south-south states, and one south-eastern state collected a total of N373.84bn of the N836.51bn Value Added Tax allocation available for states in 14 months.

This is according to the latest FAAC allocation data available from the National Bureau of Statistics for the months of January 2020 through to February 2021.

In the period under review, the thirty-six states of the federation and the Federal Government shared N1.09tn as VAT revenue from the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee.

The top 10 states were: Lagos (N153.94bn), Kano (N32.48bn), Oyo (N29.85bn), Rivers (N28.43bn), Kaduna (N24.75bn), Katsina (N22.72bn), Delta (N20.91bn), Bauchi (N20.49bn), Anambra (N20.14bn), and Jigawa (N20.13bn).

Lagos got the largest share of VAT revenue in the period under review (N153.94bn), while Nasarawa got the least allocation of N15.36bn.

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