Abdulmaleek (left)and Khaleef, sons of Yusuf Ozi Usman, Editor-In-Chief of Greenbarge Reporters online newspaper and hardcopy magazine, are preparing for the wedding of their loved ones, Bilkisu and Marian respectively on December 12, in Kuje, Abuja.
The Service, in recent times, has issued a series of palliatives for the waivers of penalties and interest on outstanding taxes arising from desk examinations, audit exercises, investigations or all other forms of tax assessment.
However, the Service has observed that some taxpayers are yet to take advantage of the palliative windows opened to cushion the effect of the challenges of the economy on taxpayers.
Furthermore, the Service wishes to put all taxpayers on notice that the last window of opportunity for the waiver of outstanding penalties and interest on all taxes collectible by the Federal Inland Revenue Service shall close on 31st December 2020.
Consequently, all concerned taxpayers are hereby put on notice that after the expiration date of 31st December 2020, the Service shall recover all outstanding debt with penalties and interest, in accordance with the provisions of the extant tax laws such as “the power of substitution” conferred on it by Section 31 of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (Establishment) Act 2007.
Executive Chairman
Colonel Sagir Musa
The Nigerian Army has said that the Boko Haram attacks are parts of the international conspiracy to divide and to destabilize the peace of the country.
“There is an international conspiracy to cut Nigeria to size and compromise national renegades making attempts to destabilize and dismember Nigeria if possible in subservience to the international paymasters; who are the owners of Boko Haram. They train them, arm them, finance them and supply their logistics.
“Without this treacherous international support of Boko Haram; they would have since been defeated. Yet, we can defeat them through our unity and unflinching support and encouragement of our security forces, particularly the military.”
The Acting Director of the Army Public Relations, Colonel Sagir Musa, in an article he shared on social media and with journalists insisted that there are some international paymasters sponsoring Boko Haram.
The army spokesman said: “the recent killing of our people on a rice farm in Borno State was unexpected, inhuman, cowardly, dastardly and sadistic cruelty by the Boko Haram terrorists. There is no normal human being that will take pleasure in such inhuman massacre of defenceless and armless civilians, working on their farms; but that is the nature of terrorism and those who sponsor it.”
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo
“I have no quarrel with Gani Adams, but for his past way of life which was not in accord with my standards and principles. I have in the past, both in government and out of government, refused to grant Gani’s request to visit me.”
These were the words of the former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo while reacting to the rumour of bad blood between him and Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Chief Gani Adams, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi,
Obasanjo made it clear that he happened to meet Gani Adams in the residence of the chieftain of the Pan Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, at his home in Lekki, Lagos yesterday, December 2, but that the meeting with the Aare Onakakanfo at the Afenifere chieftain’s residence was not on a reconciliatory mission.
The ex-President stressed that he had continued to refuse to grant Gani Adams’ request to visit him when he was president and after he left the office in 2007, saying however that it does not mean that he is quarreling with the Aare Onakakanfo.
“If at all anybody feels I have a quarrel with him or her that needs reconciliation, such reconciliation will, no doubt, take place in my residence in Abeokuta only.”
The minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has presented a revised statutory budget proposal of N189,512,094,100 for 2021 to the Senate. The is less by 19 percent than the 2020 Appropriation Act, which was N232.875,365,947.
Presenting the revised FCT 2020 Statutory Appropriation proposal yesterday, December 2 at the National Assembly, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello revealed that the revised FCT 2020 Appropriation proposal was prepared in line with the guidelines stipulated in the Federal Ministry of Finance Circular (FMF/OHM/2020APALT/1), which prioritized growth enhancing, pro-poor and social sector investments.
After presenting the proposal, members of the Senate Committee on the FCT took turn to commend the FCT Aministration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the FCT, Senator Abubakar Kyari recollected the proactive measures taken by the FCT Administration at the start of the pandemic which included frequent consultations with relevant stakeholders, setting up of isolation centres, provision of palliatives, educating the citizenry and carrying out enforcement measures.
“The Minister we as a Committee appreciate the efforts that you and your team carried out in the health sector, the palliatives, the fumigation and the security agencies, especially the Task Force, led by Attah.
“I remember during our last meeting, I had to commend him because he was all over the place, he was very active and he was moving from nooks and crannies to educate people and also carry out the enforcement of the task force regulation. I’m sure he derived his strength from the leadership of the Hon. Minister.”
Senator Smart Adeyemi commended the FCT Administration for rising to the challenge of the pandemic and urged it to keep up with the measures put in place to control the spread of the disease.
Senator representing the FCT, Philip Aduda also commended the FCT Administration for actions taken at the peak of the pandemic and attributed them to the relatively low numbers recorded by the FCT.
FIRS Boss, Muhammad Nami | Nairametrics
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has advised taxpayers in the country to settle their tax obligations as the window of opportunity for “waivers of penalties and interest on outstanding taxes arising from desk examinations, audit exercises, investigations or all other forms of tax assessment” will close on December 31.
It called on such tax payers to take advantage of the remaining days of this month to settle their taxes in order to enjoy all subsisting waivers offered thereof by the Service.
The Executive Chairman of the FIRS, Muhammad Nami, in a Public Notice on the Recovery of Outstanding Taxes from Taxpayers, said: “the Service, in recent times, has issued a series of palliatives for the waivers of penalties and interest on outstanding taxes arising from desk examinations, audit exercises, investigations or all other forms of tax assessment.
“However, the Service has observed that some taxpayers are yet to take advantage of the palliative windows opened to cushion the effect of the challenges of the economy on taxpayers.
“Furthermore, the Service wishes to put all taxpayers on notice that the last window of opportunity for the waiver of outstanding penalties and interest on all taxes collectible by the Federal Inland Revenue Service shall close on 31st December 2020.
“Consequently, all concerned taxpayers are hereby put on notice that after the expiration date of 31st December 2020, the Service shall recover all outstanding debt with penalties and interest, in accordance with the provisions of the extant tax laws such as “the power of substitution” conferred on it by Section 31 of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (Establishment) Act 2007.”
President Muhammadu Buhari has agreed to appear before the House of Representatives as per the Reps’ recent invitation to address them and the nation on the security update.
Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), Professor Bolaji Owasanoye has said that a legal frame work is being put in place to compel anyone writing petition to the anti corruption agencies about suspected corrupt people, to swear affidavit in court on the validity of the claims in the petitions.
He said that this has become necessary in view of numerous cases the anti corruption agencies investigated after such petitions which were discovered to be unfounded, accusing the media of even helping such needless petitions through wide publicity.
Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, who spoke today, December 1, to top media managers from across the country, in Abuja, said that the anti corruption agencies had often spent a lot of money, time and manpower to investigate alleged corrupt people in the country, only to discover that such allegations were false.
He added that the new system would address such a situation to the level where those who petition would be held to their words if the allegations turn out to be unfounded.
