Author: Saint Augustine

…As FIRS hosts ATAF Council meeting in Lagos Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, Zacch Adedeji has challenged tax administrators in Africa to look inwards for local solutions to challenges of the continent rather than turning to the Western world for salvation. Adedeji, according to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Dare Adekanmbi, spoke at a three-day Council meeting of African Tax Administration Forum, ATAF hosted by FIRS and held in Lagos. Headquartered in Pretoria, South Africa, ATAF is an international organisation established in 2009 to provide a common platform for African tax administrators to build…

The International Organization for Migration, IOM, today launched the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global migration patterns, including a record number of displaced people and a major increase in international remittances. IOM Director General, Amy Pope formally released the report in Bangladesh, which stands at the forefront of migration challenges, including emigration, immigration and displacement. “The World Migration Report 2024 helps demystify the complexity of human mobility through evidence-based data and analysis,” IOM Director General, Amy Pope said at the launch. “In a world grappling with uncertainty, understanding migration dynamics is essential for informed decision-making and…

By Suleiman Bala Bakori Boxes have a multitude of uses, and the word “box”, lends itself to diverse contexts. For “Ajala Travelers,” the box is a necessity for keeping goods for their endless journeys. In literature, idiomatically, it can be said that “one has been boxed into a corner” another might say to deal with a conundrum: “think outside the box;” then there is the “Pandora’s box” that no one wants opened. To “box one’s ear’s” refers to a hit on the head, especially around one’s ears. For those who celebrate Christmas, “Boxing Day,” which is the 26th of December,…

…Declares him Persona non grata The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders, NAGAFF has said that it has expelled and declared a former Secretary General of the association, Mr. Dipo Olayoku a Persona non grata following his role in the crisis currently rocking the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP. Mr. Dipo Olayoku, a former Media Consultant and later, former National Secretary of NAGAFF was seconded to represent NAGAFF at the National Working Committee, NWC of NNPP in the build up to the 2023 general elections. A statement signed by the Chairman, Board of Trustees, BoT of NAGAFF, Mr. Chidiebere…

…Says story handiwork of opposition to undermine peace, security The Anambra State Government has described as untrue and totally false, a recent trending story of abduction and rape which allegedly occurred in Ukwulu, a town in Dunukofia Local Government Area of the State. The State Government in a statement by Mr. Christian Aburime, Press Secretary to the Governor and made available to our correspondent on Tuesday recalled that in recent time, the state government had observed that certain individuals, motivated by political agenda, had persisted in spreading false and baseless stories in an attempt to undermine the peace and security…

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria, SON has maintained lead in the efficiency and transparency compliance ranking scale released by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council, PEBEC. In a report released on Monday, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB and the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC emerged as the overall top-performing agencies. The report had all the Ministries, Departments, and Agencies of the Federal Government in Nigeria ranked on the basis of transparency and efficiency compliance, which assesses their ability to provide, cost-effective, timely and customer-friendly services. NCDMB and SON were ranked first and second respectively…

By Khalid Ibn Abubakar Political power play, power game as well as high political interests aggregation, are normal variables that define partisan politics. However, when these correlates are stretched beyond certain limits, there may be the likelihood of ushering in very dangerous instinctual reactions that have huge capacity for destabilizing the polity. For all followers of the politics of Kano, Northwest Nigeria, particularly between May 29, 1999 to May 29, 2007, there is a tie-back to the historical precedence of the joint electoral victory between Alhaji Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso as then governor-elect and Alhaji Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, PhD, as deputy…

…Alerts Tinubu over Kwankwaso’s plans To destabilize APC A Kano-based political think-tank, the Concerned Kano Progressives, CKP says it will do everything humanly possible to support ongoing efforts of the national Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Abdullahi Umar Ganduje to reposition the party and encourage all elected representatives on the platform of the APC to manage the gains of their respective electoral successes. Similarly, the progressives have also vowed to checkmate what its members have described as “the infantile and highly dysfunctional thought-processes being elicited by one-time civilian Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso in his…

By Dr. Eugene Nweke, KSM Prior to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, February 2023, General Election, an unwritten gentleman’s agreements was entered between Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso and Dr. Boniface Aniebonam. Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso entered into this political agreement alongside his political followers – Kwankwasia Movement to join forces with the professionals political integrity group of the NAGAFF – a registered Freight Forwarding professional Association, founded by Dr. Boniface Aniebonam. During the electioneering process, these agreements were actually tagged a likely emerging 3rd Force by political analysts. Indeed, it must be stated that the once envied and celebrated agreement…

…. Donates school furniture to Abia school The Ajoke Ayisat Afolabi Foundation, AAAF, the philanthropic arm of SIFAX Group, has set a target of awarding a scholarship to 2,000 indigent students across the country in 2024. According to Foluke Ademokun, Executive Coordinator, AAAF, while speaking on the activities of the non-governmental organization in the first quarter of this year, noted that the driving force behind this initiative was to support indigent parents as well as tackle the menace of out-of-school children. She said, “We are focused on helping the government reduce the number of out-of-school children, so in our way,…