Nigeria’s Tax-to-GDP ratio which, in the last 12 years, hovered between 5% to 6% rose to 10.86% by the end of 2021. The new ratio was communicated to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), via a letter signed by the Statistician-General of the Federation, Prince Adeyemi Adeniran, on the 25th of May 2023. This was following a joint review by the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Finance and the FIRS, using data from 2010 to 2021. The revision took into account revenue items hitherto not previously included in the computations; particularly, relevant revenue…
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Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai is finally happy to have his days to himself, and to spend the free time as he’d deem fit. @elrufai was among other political leaders who handed over to elected officials on May 29, 2023. The Kaduna politician took to the social media platform, Twitter to share his experience and advices both the young and older persons to give their best when service beckons. @elrufai wrote: “Today is my first day since leaving office of Governor of Kaduna State. “It has been the easiest day I can recall in nearly ten years -…
Sokoto State Gov, Ahmad Aliyu By Editor Governance is said to be a continuous process. But the Governor of Sokoto State, Dr. Ahmad Aliyu has chosen to operate differently. Shortly after swearing in and assumption of office in the Caliphate State, the governor ordered the immediate reversal of the projects implemented by hi successor, Aminu Tambuwal. A circular sited by Humsimedia showed Gov Aliyu’s dissolution of boards of parastatals emplaced by Tambuwal’s administration and revocation of land allocations among others. Understandably Dr. Ahmad Aliyu was elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as against the past administration…
The Managing DIrector/Chief Executive Officer of Nonicoms Telecommunications, Alhaji Umar Abdullahi, has congratulated Bola Tinubu and his Vice, Kashim Shettima, on their inauguration as the 16th President and Vice President of Nigeria. In a message on Tuesday in Abuja, Abdullahi called on the President to introduce favourable policies that would be beneficial to all especially the telecommunications industry as it was the most vital engine of development. He said a lot was expected from the President expressed optimism that Nigeria would experience a new turn under his leadership. Abdullahi said: “The President’s wealth of experience garnered so far both in…
Director-General, Standards Organization of Nigeria, Faruk Salim By Miriam Humbe The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has unveiled the National winners to participate in the 10th edition of the African Organization for Standardization’s (ARSO) annual continental essay competition. A statement from the office of the Director General/ Chief Executive, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Mallam Farouk Salim named the winner as Chisom Bartholomew Chukwuma of University of Ibadan, Oyo State. Chisom emerged as the overall winner, having scored 74.8%, Babalola Segun Samson of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile – Ife, Osun State came second with 74.4% and David Abosede Iyiola of…
FCCPC’s Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Babatunde Irukera By Miriam Humbe The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, (FCCPC) has warned petroleum product marketers that in the consumer’s interest, the Commission would not tolerate any infringement which distorts the market or enables others to exploit consumers and perpetuate inconvenience as this would attract severe penalties where there was evidence of violation. FCCPC’s Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Babatunde Irukera said this in a statement signed on Tuesday. Humsimedia recalled that following the announcement by President Bola Tinubu to remove subsidy on petroleum products, queues resurfaced at most gas stations across the country.…
By Miriam Humbe, Abuja The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, (NMDPRA) has allayed fears of possible shortages of the Premium Motor Spirit, (PMS) regarding the announcement of the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, (PMS) by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. NMDPRA’s General Manager, Corporate Communications, Kimchi Apollo said this in a statement signed on Tuesday. NMDPRA therefore issued the statement to address concerns. The NMDPRA said that contrary to speculations and concerns, the announced was in line with the Petroleum Industry Act, (2021) which provided for total deregulation of the petroleum downstream sector to drive Investment and…
THE NIGERIAN IDEAL My Fellow Citizens, I stand before you honoured to assume the sacred mandate you have given me. My love for this nation is abiding. My confidence in its people, unwavering. And my faith in God Almighty, absolute. I know that His hand shall provide the needed moral strength and clarity of purpose in those instances when we seem to have reached the limits of our human capacity. This day is bold and majestic yet bright and full of spirit, as is our precious nation. As a nation, we have long ago decided to march beyond the dimness…
Founder of DAAR Communications Plc, Dr Raymond Dokpesi is dead. A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dokpesi died at the age of 71. Dokpesi founded the African Independent Television (AIT) and Raypower FM. He was the deputy Director-General of technical and systems of the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Council. A family member confirmed the news on Monday. The media mogul died at a hospital in Abuja. The family source who preferred anonymity said Dokpesi had suffered a stroke shortly after the recent Ramadan fast and had been managing his health since. The family source disclosed that Dokpesi was…
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By Miriam Humbe With the Governorship inauguration ceremony scheduled to take place on May 29, 2023 at Lafia Square, the Commissioner of Police Nasarawa State Command, CP Maiyaki Baba has ordered comprehensive deployment of Police operatives. The Command’s Spokesperson, DSP Ramhan Nansel said in a statement signed on Sunday on behalf of the CP, that the Police would operate in collaboration with sister security agencies to provide adequate security coverage of the state and venue of the ceremony. Humsimedia gathered that CP Maiyaki Baba urged members of the public with no business being at the venue of the ceremony to…
My fellow Nigerian brothers, sisters and friends of Nigeria. I address you today, in my last assignment as a democratically elected President of our great and well-endowed nation, with a deep sense of gratitude to God, a great deal of appreciation to the Nigerian people and a modest sense of fulfilment. Today we mark and celebrate another peaceful transition of power from one elected government to another in our steady march to improve and sustain Nigeria’s democracy. This year we witnessed the most keenly contested Presidential Elections since the first Republic and this demonstrates that our democracy is getting better…