The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has disclosed that federal government is currently recruiting 7,500 graduates as Community Tax Liaison Officers (CTLOs) to raise tax awareness among citizens. According to her, the recruits would be expected to go to schools, churches, mosques, markets and other social places to educate people on the tax system and let them know their obligations. She made this known in Abuja at a joint press briefing with the Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, BabaTunde Fowler, on Thursday. Adeosun said that through this initiative, the government is expected to increase the number of taxpayers by 35 percent; ie from 14 million to about 17 million in two years. The Finance Minister added that graduates of accounting, economics, mathematics and other relevant courses would be given priority under the programme. She, however, encouraged other intelligent graduates interested in a career in tax administration to apply as the government planned to...
Two different south African communities namely Kuruman community in Northern cape province and Klaafonteni community extension 5 Johannesburg have allegedly given Nigerians residing there quick notice.. According to the president of Nigerian Union in south African, Ikechukwu Anyene he said the south African where not happy with Nigerians as they where involved in several social vices such as illicit drug trade and prostitution. “We have also written reports on these incidents and sent to the Nigerian Mission and the South African police. “We recommended interventions before the June 16 deadline to the mission and we are waiting for their response. “The union is worried that any incident involving non South Africans are attributed to Nigerians,” he said. Also the klaafonteni community have directed landlords not to renew their rent while the kuruman community in North cape province gave Nigerians 16th June to leave their community.
Binta Diallo the second baby mama to popular musician, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, also known as Wizkid, yesterday explained why she has not sued the singer for allegedly being a responsible father to their son, Junior. According to her, she wanted to sue him but his family begged her to opt for an out of court settlement in order not to create immigration problems for him. DAILY POST reports that Diallo had earlier called out the singer for not paying their son’s school fees after Wizkid tweeted that he planned to build public schools across Africa. However, sharing on Instagram copies of the agreement that her lawyers and Wizkid’s lawyers drafted about seven months ago which the singer was yet to sign for reasons unknown, she wrote: “This is some of the agreements/settlements that was provided by both of our lawyers which was supposed to be resolved outside court by February 2018. “I didn’t sue him or take the case to court because some of his family members begged not t...
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