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Efficient utilization of taxes will boost taxation in Nigeria- Institute

The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) has said that transparency, accountability and efficient utilisation of taxes will boost taxation in Nigeria. Chairman of the Annual Tax Conference Committee, Mr Samuel Agbeluyi, said this in Abuja during a courtesy visit on the Acting Managing...

World’s largest film screen released in China

A  Chinese Company has developed an extra-large film screen, measuring 100 by 25 meters. The manufacturer, Star Screen Co., Ltd. in east China's Anhui Province, spent two years developing the 1.6-tonne screen. It has been recognised as the world's largest by the science and technology committee...

May Allah Bless Chancellor Merkel Of Germany

As a Muslim who not only studied Quran at a tender age and attended Islamic institutions in my formative years, I pray to Almighty Allah to bless the great woman of our decade, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany for her righteousness in accepting the...

When IMF Chief Called Second Time

Sanya Adejokun   In December 2011, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chirstine Lagarde visited Nigeria. It was the year that she replaced her compatriot Dominique Strauss-Kahn who was disgraced from office following various sex scandals in the United States and France. It was...

How corporate tax incentives hurt Africa’s development

Although taxation is the most important source of revenue that enables governments to finance development and provide services required by citizens, Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) has continued to yield devastating effects on African economies by hampering governments’ developmental efforts . Discussions around Illicit Financial Flows...

Buhari, Osinbajo declare assets

Read the presidency statement in full below: “Documents submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), show that the retired General has indeed been living an austere and Spartan lifestyle, contrary to what many might expect of a former Head of...