NLNG clarifies voluntary $27.5m tax settlement with FIRS

Nigeria LNG (NLNG) Limited has issued a statement refuting recent media reports about a Tax Appeal Tribunal order. The company, in a statement by its General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development, Andy Odeh, clarified that its $27.5 million payment…

MTN is Best Tax Compliant Organisation in Nigeria

MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTN Nigeria) has been recognised with two awards at the recently concluded National Tax Dialogue Event organised by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).  According to a statement, the second edition of this stakeholder engagement forum…

*Lagos hoodlums hack NURTW boss at home, shoot him dead in hospital (Punch)*Customs impounds timber, charcoal worth N7b from smugglers in Lagos (Leadership)

Lagos hoodlums hack NURTW boss at home, shoot him dead in hospital (Punch) A leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in Lagos State, Kunle Ajibade, has been murdered by suspected hoodlums in Ijeshatedo, in the Surulere area…

*At 55, I married as a virgin –Osun newly-wed woman (Punch)*Sanwo-Olu charges Odu’a Investment Company to focus on agric value chain (Independent)

At 55, I married as a virgin –Osun newly-wed woman (Punch) A 55-year-old spinster, Esther Bamiloye, who recently got married to a 62-year-old bachelor, Isaac Bakare, in Osun State, tells BOLA BAMIGBOLA she’s grateful God finally answered her prayer to…

VAT: Cloturing the media filibustering – Isidore Emeka Uzoatu

Thanks, no thanks to Nyesom Wike, the indefatigable governor of the Rivers State Government of Nigeria. Depending on the side of the divide you belong to, he’s either a villain or a godsend. Any which way, though, it’s gladdening that…

*Assassins kill Lagos socialite month after chieftaincy case victory (Punch)*JUSUN threatens to seal Lagos courts as chapter resumes partially (Nation)

Assassins kill Lagos socialite month after chieftaincy case victory (Punch) A Lagos-based socialite and contender for the Badore chieftaincy stool, Chief Rasak Jikoji, has been assassinated. PUNCH Metro gathered that Rasaki had a month ago celebrated a court ruling in…

*Truck crushes couple to death in Ogun (Guardian)*NDLEA impounds 3,413kg of drugs at Lagos airport (Independent)

Truck crushes couple to death in Ogun (Guardian) Two persons suspected to be husband and wife were on Tuesday crushed to death in an accident involving a Toyota Camry car, Sino truck and a motorcycle around Odogbara, few metres from…

*Lagos denies signing executive order on environmental sanitation (Guardian)*Lagos APC kicks as PDP demands Sanwo-Olu’s resignation (Punch)

Lagos denies signing executive order on environmental sanitation (Guardian) Lagos State government has denied signing an executive order on environmental sanitation. “The information about a so-called “Executive Order” on Environmental Sanitation in Lagos State … This information is untrue and…

FIRS: Paying taxes is not the problem – Ehi Braimah

In the face of dwindling revenue from oil, it is not surprising that the federal government is shifting attention to the non-oil sector to boost revenue. This is against the backdrop of the revised national budget of N10.8 trillion signed…

*Pipeline fire hits Lagos surburb (Guardian) *20 coaches arrive for Lagos-Ibadan, Abuja-Kaduna train services (Punch)

Pipeline fire hits Lagos surburb (Guardian) A pipeline suspected to have been vandalised by oil thieves burst into flames Sunday night at Abule Egba area of Lagos State. A resident of the area told The Guardian that the fuel from…

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