Google, Meta, X, Others Paid N2.55trn Taxes To Nigeria In Six Months

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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has disclosed that foreign digital companies Google, Meta, X (formerly Twitter), TikTok, Microsoft and social media platforms operating in Nigeria paid N2.55trn ($1.5billion) in taxes to the Federal Government in the first six months of 2024. NITDA revealed this in a statement on X, Wednesday, titled ‘NITDA commends tech giants for adhering to code of practice’. The agency stated data from the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed that foreign digital companies, including interactive computer service…

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Teacher Who Assaulted Corps Member Demoted

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. Why we withdraw female corps member from Kwara school – NYSC         The Kwara State Government has demoted the school teacher accused of assaulting a youth corps member posted to Government Day Junior Secondary School, Kulende, Ilorin by two-grade levels. The government has also made arrangements for the teacher to be transferred out of her current school as well as undergo counseling sessions. This was disclosed statement jointly signed by the Commissioner of Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo Kawu, and the Executive Chairman…

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Military Retirees Shut Finance Ministry In Abuja

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Some members of the Nigerian Armed Forces retirees under the umbrella of the Coalition of Military Pensioners in Abuja shut down the Federal Ministry of Finance on Thursday morning over the non-payment of their 20% to 28% salary increment from January to November 2024. The retired military officers who came from different chapters lamented the failure of the Federal Government to pay them their entitlements. Their demands are payment of palliatives from October 2023 to November 2024, payment of N32,000 added to pension, payment of Security Debarment Allowance (SDA) in…

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‘From 7 In 2023,’ Number of CNG Vehicle Conversion Centres in Nigeria Hits 158

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. How we secured 10 hectares of land for CNG manufacturing hub in Ajaokuta, Kogi State, Pi-CNG opens up as PNC Forum panelists highlight domestication policy to practice transition for economic development   The Presidential Committee on Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (Pi-CNG) has confirmed a significant increase in the number of CNG vehicle conversion centres in Nigeria, rising from seven in 2023 to 158 in 2024. The goal, according to the agency, is to establish up to 1,000 centers nationwide. PLATFOR AFRICA reports that Engr. Michael Oluwagbemi, Programme Director and…

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Dr. Babatunde Jolaoso Emerges 10th Rector In MAPOLY’s History

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. Seven things to know about the new boss who was once a student of MAPOLY + Tributes Muslim Alumni penned for him   Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has approved the appointment of Dr Adekoyejo Babatunde Jolaoso as the 10th Rector of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) Abeokuta. Platforms Africa reports that the new rector got a letter of appointment from the Governor after his appointment by the MAPOLY Governing Council. Rosemary, Mother of Dowen College Late Student-Bullying Victim, Sylvester Oromoni Jr, Dies Six Ladies Reported Missing After Attending…

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Shell Awarded $1.98bn Contracts To Local Companies In 2023

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Shell Companies in Nigeria awarded contracts worth $1.98 billion to indigenous businesses in 2023 in continuing effort to develop Nigerian content in the oil and gas industry. The contracts, awarded by the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), and Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG) present a three percent increase from the 2022 performance of $1.92 billion,Business Opportunity Manager for SNEPCo’s Bonga South-West Aparo Project Olaposi Fadahunsi,disclosed these in Yenagoa,Balyesa State. He spoke at the 13th edition of the Practical Nigerian Content…

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135 Killed In Football Stadium Crush

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. Guinea rights groups give details of the catastrophe   Human rights groups in Guinea say they believe more than 135 football fans were killed in a crush at a stadium on Sunday, most of them children. The figure, which is unverified, far exceeds the official number of deaths at 56. The groups said the estimate was based on information from hospital, cemeteries, witnesses at the stadium, families of victims, mosques, churches and the local media. More than 50 others are still missing, it said. The military government, however, has…

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GEJ, Diri, Diete-Spiff, Others Celebrate Bayelsa ex-MILAD, Olubolade @70

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Eminent Nigerians, at the weekend, celebrated former Military Administrator (MILAD) of Bayelsa State, Navy Captain Caleb Omoniyi Olubolade (COO) during his 70th birthday held in Yenagoa, capital of the South-South state. Platforms Africa reports that at the three-day event, thousands of Bayelsans trooped out to felicitate the Ipoti-Ekiti-born retired officer for laying the foundation for Bayelsa’s development between 1997 and 1998. Bayelsa was carved out of Rivers State by the late General Sani Abacha and Olubolade was appointed the Military Administrator (MILAD) in June 1997. How My Plea Stopped Abacha…

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Nollywood Actress, Ex-Beauty Queen Joins US Army

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A Nollywood actress and a former beauty queen, Princess Chineke, has joined the United States Army. The former representative of her state in the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria Pageant made the announcement on her social media page. Chineke, a former Miss University of Benin title holder, said in the post: “I’m an American Soldier, I am a member of a team. READ ALSO: NCDMB Launches New Contracting Cycle Guidelines As Stakeholders Demand Gas Investment Requirements’ Review Why We Restructured NETCO, NEOL, EnServ – NNPC Ltd NCDMB Earmarks N15bn, Ups…

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NCDMB Launches New Contracting Cycle Guidelines As Stakeholders Demand Gas Investment Requirements’ Review

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The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has launched new contracting cycle guidelines for the Nigerian oil and gas industry. Director, Project Certification and Authorisation of the NCDMB, Engr. Abayomi Bamidele, who disclosed this during a panel session at the Practical Nigerian Content (PNC) Forum in Yenagoa on Tuesday, maintained that the executive secretary of the board did the commissioning of the guidelines supported by the ministers of state for Petroleum Resources (oil), Prince Heineken Lokpobiri, at the NCDMB tower on Tuesday. “The Board has launched the new guidelines…

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