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December 6, 2019 No Responses

Kaduna Inaugurates LG Revenue Committees

The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KDIRS) on Thursday inaugurated Local Government Revenue Committees of the 23 Local Government Areas (LGA) of the state. The Executive Chairman, KDIRS, Dr Zaid Abubakar, said during the inauguration in Kaduna, that the committees...

December 5, 2019 No Responses

DPR Seals NNPC Filling Station

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Eket Field Office, has sealed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) filling station in Uyo for discharging petroleum products while selling the products to motorists.The Operations Controller of DPR in ...

November 28, 2019 No Responses

Lagos Begins Payment Of N35,000 Minimum Wage November

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has approved the implementation of N35,000 minimum wage for the state workers. In a circular signed by the Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, on Wednesday, said the implementation was with effect from Nov. 1....

November 28, 2019 No Responses

IMO Budgets N197b For 2020

Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo on Wednesday presented a budget of N197.6 billion for the 2020 fiscal year to the Imo House of Assembly. The budget proposed N91.4 billion for the recurrent expenditure and a capital expenditure of N106.2 billion...

November 14, 2019 No Responses

Osun Budgets N119.5b For 2020

Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun, on Thursday, presented N119.5 billion budget to the state House of Assembly for the 2020 fiscal year.Oyetola, while presenting the budget tagged, ‘Budget of Restoration’, said the presentation of the budget was in accordan...

November 12, 2019 No Responses

Kaduna Seals PZ Cussons, Others Over Tax Evasion

The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KDIRS) has closed down three companies in Kaduna metropolis over tax evasion amounting to more than N3.2 million.The Executive Chairman of the agency, Dr Said Abubakar, told Journalists in Kaduna after the restraining...

November 12, 2019 No Responses

Benue Budgets N189b For 2020

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue on Tuesday presented a budget of N189 billion for 2020 to the State House of Assembly for approval.Ortom while presenting the budget in Makurdi said it was made up of N114 billion recurrent expenditure and...

November 7, 2019 No Responses

Oyetola At NSE, Explains Osun’s Nine-Year Development Agenda

Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Thursday expressed the administration’s readiness to continue to open up business opportunities, attract investments and create more wealth for the state.Oyetola spoke at the 2019 Osun State Facts Behind the Econom...

November 7, 2019 No Responses

1,620 Workers To Retire In Lagos

The Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC) on Thursday said a total of 1, 620 staff of the Lagos State Public Service and Parastatals were expected to retire in the first half of 2020.Mrs Folashade Onanuga, Director-General, LASPEC, disclosed this at...

November 7, 2019 No Responses

Fayemi Congratulates Olujimi

The Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has described the Court of Appeal’s Judgment that nullified the election of the Senator representing Ekiti South Senatorial District, Sen. Dayo Adeyeye, as painful and shocking.While also congratulating Sen. Ab...

November 7, 2019 No Responses

Lagos Shuts Six Firms Over N42.68m Tax Evasion

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), has shutdown six corporate organisations for failure to remit N42.68 million Personal Income Tax of their staff to the state government.The Director, Legal Services of LIRS, Mr Seyi Alade made the disclosure on....

November 7, 2019 No Responses

NLNG Trains 89 Youths In Farm Management, Welding, Others

Eighty-nine (89) youths, selected from the 110 host and pipeline communities of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) on Tuesday in Port Harcourt graduated from the company’s skill acquisition and capacity building programme, Youth Empowerment Scheme (YES).YES is one o...

November 7, 2019 No Responses

Asaba Airport To Generate N100m Annually

Delta State is to generate N100million annually from the concession of Asaba Airport. The State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa stated this while presenting the 2020 appropriation bill of N389 billion to the state House of Assembly on Wednesday, in Asaba. He...

November 7, 2019 No Responses

Oyo Targets N4b Monthly IGR

Oyo state government has set modalities in place to attain N4billion monthly internally-generated revenue by Decmber 2020. A statement issued on Wednesday by the State Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, quoted Mr John Adeleke, the Chairman, Oy...