import duty waiver
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The International Agro Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) has called for the exemption of all agriculture equipment from all forms of taxes, import duties, Value Added Tax and other levies for at least two years to enable Nigeria to become self-sufficient in food production.
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President Bola Tinubu on Friday congratulated Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, on her unanimous re-election as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Tinubu in a statement also assured Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria's steadfast support as she consolidates her bold reforms, dedication to equitable global trade practices,…
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The Office of the Auditor General for the Federation (OAuGF) has uncovered over N3.203 trillion in financial infractions involving
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The Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has set December 2024 as the implementation date for the new minimum wage of N75,554, which was earlier approved. According to a statement shared by his Special Assistant on Digital Media, Olalekan Badmus, the state public servants will be paid one month's arrears. Badmus further revealed that…
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The Chairman of the Taraba Internal Revenue Service (TIRS), Retired General Jeremiah Aliyu Faransa, has announced his readiness to collabo
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The Lagos State government has said that over 120,000 people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the state are currently receiving life-saving antiretroviral therapy, with a particular focus on children, adolescents, and other vulnerable groups. The Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency, Dr. Folakemi Animashaun, revealed this on Friday at…
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The ongoing trial of Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) driver, Andrew Nice Ominikoron, who is alleged to have killed 22-year-old tailor, Oluwabamise Ayanwola, suffered another setback due to the defendant's counsel's ill health. The trial, presided over by Justice Sherifat Sonaike of a Lagos High Court, was fixed for today for the continuation of proceedings. However,…
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The Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) and a non-governmental organisation, Justice, Development and Peace Makers’ Centre
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Civil Society Organisation, Citizens' Gavel, has described the arrest and detention of investigative journalist and founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), Fisayo Soyombo, by the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as a dangerous precedent to press freedom in Nigeria. The Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) revealed on…
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A Chief Magistrate in Osun State, Mrs Olufunke Oyeniyi, has lamented the increase in cases of sexual and gender-based violence despite the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act, which imposes stricter punishments on convicted abusers and violators. Oyeniyi made this known at a three-day workshop on the Implementation of the VAPP Law and the Role…