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The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) requests all international shipping companies operating in Nigerian territorial waters in whatever capacity to immediately regularize their tax positions. Chronicle NG reports, In a signed statement, Muhammad Nami, Executive Chairman of FIRS, made this known to the public on Monday. This notice is published further to FIRS’ circular No. 2021/14 dated June 3, 2021, on the “taxation of international shipping and air lines” and the public notice of December 17, 2021, on the “tax compliance of international shipping lines”. The circular provides the basis for the taxation of international shipping lines in Nigeria and…

Nigerian troops of Operation Hadin Kai, 81 Task Force Battalion Dikwa, have rescued another Chibok school girl, Mary Nkeki, who was abducted in 2014. Nkeki was one of the 108 schoolgirls who were victims of abduction in northeast Nigeria. Mary Nkeki, now 27 years old and married to a Boko Haram fighter now at large, was rescued by troops of 81 Task Force Battalion Dikwa in the Dikwa general area of Borno Central. She joins the list that has been released since 2014 as well-wishers anticipate the freedom of every Chibok girl. Nkeki will be reunited with her family members,…

Nyesom Wike assumed his office as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, after the swearing-in ceremony held at the State House, Abuja. He started his administration by issuing a warning to Abuja residents about illegal buildings, businesses, and environmental sanitation, among others. In a viral video while addressing the public and press in his first address, Wike said his administration will pull down illegal residential buildings, recreation parks, and structures on green areas, among others. “People who are distorting the master plan of Abuja, your houses will go down, he said. “People who have built on green areas, your…

The 45 approved ministers-designate were sworn in at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja after a week of Senate screening. This comes less than a week after President Bola Tinubu announced the list of appointees’ portfolios, which was reviewed again on Sunday. The current portfolios include former Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike as Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Wale Edun (Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy), Adegboyega Oyetola (Marine and Blue Economy), David Umahi (Works), Festus Keyamo (Aviation and Aerospace Development), and Betta Edu (Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation). Also among those sworn in are Bosun Tijani…

Novak Djokovic won the Cincinnati Open in just under four hours, avenging his Wimbledon final loss to Carlos Alcaraz. The Serb held off a match point in the second set before winning 5-7, 7-6 (9-7), 7-6 (7-4). In last month’s Wimbledon final, top seed Alcaraz defeated Djokovic in five sets. “The feeling that I have on the court reminds me a little bit of when I was facing Rafael Nadal when we were at our prime,” Djokovic said. “I don’t think I’ve ever played too many matches like this in my life.” Novak contrasted the exhausting triumph with his 2012…

The tropical storm On Sunday, Hurricane Hilary blasted torrential flash floods east and west of Los Angeles, marking the system’s historic arrival in California after barreling across Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula with catastrophic intensity. One person was killed in Mexico amid reports of flash floods on the peninsula, where several roads were washed away and photographs on social media showed wild torrents spilling down city streets that had become rivers. In an area more accustomed to drought, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a state of emergency for parts of Southern California, with flash flood warnings in force until at least…

Donald Trump has declared that he will not participate in Republican presidential debates with his presidential opponents. According to one recent survey, the ex-president had “legendary” ratings ahead of other candidates to be the party’s nominee for the 2024 election. “The public knows who I am and what a successful presidency I had,” Mr. Trump, 77, said in a social media post. On August 23, the first Republican presidential primary debate will take place. The second debate may take place the next day. In the next few months, at least two additional discussions are likely. The Republican primary election in…

Seven Corinthians football fans died in a bus crash on a highway in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais in the early hours of Sunday, according to the state’s military fire brigade. The bus was carrying fans of the football team Corinthians after they attended a match against Cruzeiro in the Minas Gerais capital, Belo Horizonte. Passengers said that 43 people were in the vehicle, which lost its brakes at around 2:50 a.m., hit a ravine, and flipped over, according to firefighters. The fire department said 36 people were injured; 27 of them were taken to hospitals, and one was…

President Bola Tinubu has reshuffled his cabinet with the announcement of Abubakar Momoh as the new minister-designate for the Niger Delta Development Commission and the re-designation of Marine and Blue Economy to Adegboyega Oyetola. Chronicle NG reports that Tinubu also directed amendments to other ministries nomenclatures and portfolio allocations and kept the ministry of youth pending. Ajuri Ngelale, SA to President Tinubu, said this on Sunday in a statement. “President Bola Tinubu has approved the redeployment of Engr. Abubakar Momoh from the Federal Ministry of Youth to the Federal Ministry of Niger Delta Development. The Federal Ministry of Youth is…

It is not always the case in Nigeria for an individual to be considered worthy of federal cabinet positions in two successive administrations, but that is exactly the story of Festus Keyamo. Festus Keyamo is a social crusader in politics who held two cabinet positions at different times during the Muhammadu Buhari years and is now a member of the cabinet of President Bola Tinubu. Keyamo has transited from being a Minister of State in the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs and later at the Ministry of Labour and Employment in four years to a substantive Minister of Aviation with…