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The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) has sought collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to enhance tax compliance in the territory. The acting Executive Chairman of the Service, Mr. Michael Ango, solicited the partnership when he visited the Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Olanipekun Olukoyede, in Abuja on Wednesday.…

The M23, a Rwanda-backed armed group, has seized most of Goma, a key city of a million people in the mineral-rich eastern DR Congo. Analysts say their motives combine security and economic interests with the deadly momentum of war.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said that stringent measures are in place to ensure that states and employers implement the national minimum wage and the consequential adjustment before the end of March. Mr. Mohammed Ibrahim, President of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), said this at its one-day National Leadership Retreat organized for…

Victor Boniface's quest to leave Bayer Leverkusen for Saudi Arabian Professional League club Al Nassr this winter transfer market has fallen through. This is according to football transfer guru Fabrizio Romano who revealed on Wednesday night, that Al Nassr did not give the final approval for the deal to go through, even though talks were…

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said that the Federal Government is keen on centralising passport production in Nigeria. Tunji-Ojo said this in a statement on Wednesday night following his meeting with top officials of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS). "In the heart of our government is the people because they make up the…