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The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has distanced itself from the principal officers announced by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker Tajudeen Abbas. The presiding officers of the National Assembly announced the new leaders at plenary on Tuesday. In the majority cacaus of the senate, Akpabio had named Opeyemi Bamidele, Majority Leader; David Umahi, Deputy Majority Leader; Mohammed Ali Ndume, Senate Majority Whip; and Lola Ashiru, Deputy Majority Whip. While Abbas named Julius Ihonvbere, lawmaker representing Owan east/Owan west Federal Constituency of Edo was announced as the majority leader; legislator representing Ankpa/Omala/Olamaboro of Kogi, Abdullahi Ibrahim Halims, as deputy majority leader. The speaker also named Bello Usman Kumo, representing Akko federal constituency of Gombe as the chief whip; and Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga, representing Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo north federal constituency in Ogun, as the deputy chief whip. But addressing the Governors of the party, ...

According to FIRS, every member of MATAN shall be issued with an identity card upon enumeration for the purpose of ensuring compliance and accountability. The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Market Traders Association of Nigeria (MATAN) have teamed up to facilitate the collection and remittance of value added tax (VAT) from its members using a unified systems technology. The agency made the announcement on Monday via its official Twitter handle, saying this was particularly for those working in the informal sector. The statement noted that a unified systems technology would be used to carry out the collaboration, also known as the VAT direct initiative (VDI). The umbrella organisation for all commercial associations in Nigeria, MATAN, was established in 1995. With well over 40 million traders as members all over Nigeria, the group dominates the country’s market. According to the revenue service, MATAN is anticipated to “promote awareness on VAT collection and remittance i...

An Igbo businessman and philanthropist, Gaius Chibueze popularly known as Bitcoin chief has announced that he and his company have taken up funding responsibilities for Miss Mmesoma Ejikeme’s education upto Masters degree level. Miss Mmesoma who had initially claimed to have had the highest score in the 2023 UTME with a score of 362 had attracted praise and adulation from Nigerians, one of which was a 3million scholarship by Innoson Vehicle Motors founder, Chief Innocent Chukwuma. However, things took a wrong turn and her joy short-lived as JAMB would later make a disclaimer dissociating itself from the result, accusing the Nnewi indigene of forgery and threatening her with withdrawal of her original score of 249 and a 3 year ban from writing the UTME. This did not sit well with many Nigerians who thronged out on Social Media to show solidarity with Mmesoma, accusing JAMB of engaging in a politically motivated witch-hunt targeted at the Igbo ethnic group, a claim that can’t really be s...