The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has projected generating N10.1 trillion revenue for the 2022 financial year, its chairman, Muhammad Nami has said. Nami stated this when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Finance on Wednesday, in Abuja, at a public hearing by the committee on the 2022-2024 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP). He said that the N10.1 trillion was the global figure projected to be generated and remitted to the federal government in 2022 by the FIRS, the agency responsible for assessing, collecting and accounting for tax and other revenues accruing…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed says, the seeking of medical care abroad by President Muhammadu Buhari is not an indication that the nation’s medical sector has collapsed. The minister stated this in Washington DC during his engagements with international media organisations including the BBC Radio and Television, Bloomberg and Politico. The minister is in the U.S. to meet with international media organisations and think tanks on the achievements of President Buhari’s administration and efforts made so far in tackling insurgency, banditry and all form of criminality. The minister said the President had the right to choose his…
By Gami Tadanyigbe Evolving Women in Politics (EWIP) the United States of America (USA) branch, has held its first meeting in the USA and has called for adequate participation of women, especially in the Political arena of Nigerian politics for national development. The USA EWIP Coordinator, Olajumoke Akintunde JP, who disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja, said EWIP is an NGO aimed at seeking greater inclusion of women and youth in governance at all levels in the country. Olajumoke said as the 2023 general elections draws nearer, the organisation would actively engage and support women and youths to…
By Abdallah el-Kurebe The Centre for Information Technology and Development, CITAD, has commended the chairman of Itas/Gadau local government area of Bauchi state, for donating parcel of land to build structures for proposed community network. The Centre in a statement by its Executive Director, Y. Z. Yau and made available to ASHENEWS on Wednesday, also called on the Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC, to fast track the process of policy development for community networks in the country. CITAD is implementing a project aimed at enhancing the capacity of communities to design, deploy and manage community networks to meet their communication needs,…
Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal on Wednesday, inaugurated 2021 tree plantation of two million seedlings to improve the economic growth of the state through economic trees. The state Ministry of Environment in partnership with state Zakkat and Endowment Commission, flagged off the plantation of the seedlings at Kilgore New Market in Yabo local government area. Tambuwal said the exercise was part of the state government’s commitment to support the people and protect the environment as well as ensure more measures in addressing economic growth of the state. “In 2020, we planted one million seedlings and today we announce that in…
The Auditor General of the Federation, Mr Adolphus Aghughu on Wednesday, submitted the 2019 Audit report to the Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA) Mr Ojo Amos. The presentation ceremony was held at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja. Aghughu said the audit was carried out on the 2019 Federal Government Consolidated Financial Statement, which included unsubstantiated balances amounting to N4.973 trillion. He however lamented that his office was incapacitated in so many ways from functioning effectively and efficiently as far as detection of mismanagement of public funds by the various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) was concerned “The N4.973 trillion…
The All Progressives Congress (APC), has scheduled its local government area congresses for September 4. This is contained in a statement by Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, Secretary, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) on Wednesday, in Abuja. The secretary said purchase of forms for ward, local government area councils and state congresses would begin from August 18 to 28, while screening of aspirants would be from August 31 to September 2. Akpanudohedehe said LGA congresses, including three-man delegates for the party’s National Convention, would be on September 4, while appeals arising from the congresses would be from September 6…
The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, says the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N16.6 billion for the execution of four projects by his ministry across the country. Sirika stated this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting, chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja. According to him, the projects to be executed in the contracts include construction of Wachakal Airport in Yobe at N6.3 billion; post construction services for the same airport at the cost of N219.8 million and procurement of eight airport rescue and firefighting vehicles at the cost…
The Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa, has expelled 51 students for examination malpractice during the 2019/2020 academic session. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by Uba Mana, the polytechnic’s Director of Information, Publicity and Protocol. Mana said that the affected students were expelled following approval by the academic board of the institution. “The affected students were expelled on the ground of various offences of examination misconduct that involved both full time and part time students. “The students expelled are from the Higher National Diploma and National Diploma in Engineering courses, Accounting, Science Lab Tech, Library and Information Science, Mass…
An Upper Shari’a Court sitting in Kano, on Wednesday fixed September 2 for the ruling in the application for re-arraignment of a cleric, Abduljabbar Nasiru-Kabara for alleged blasphemy case. The Presiding Judge, Ibrahim Sarki-Yola, fixed Sept. 2 for ruling after listing to arguments by the counsel, on whether a new charge should be read to Nasiru-Kabara or not. Sarki-Yola ordered that the defendant be remanded in a correctional centre, pending ruling. Nasiru-Kabara was first arraigned before the court on July 16, charged with blasphemy, incitement, and sundry offence according to the First Information Report (FIR) from the police by the…