Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service has declared that it will use third-party agents to collect unpaid taxes from defaulting taxpayers, including banks, employers, debtors, tenants, and business partners. This is featured in a public notification dated January 21, 2026, which our correspondent found on the LIRS website on Sunday. According to a notice signed by LIRS Executive Chairman Mr. Ayodele Subair, Section 60 of the Nigeria Tax Administration Act, 2025, empowers the state revenue service to direct any person holding money on behalf of, or owing money to, a taxpayer who has failed to settle a final tax liability…

Yusuf Kofarmata, a Kano State Commissioner, has resigned his position as a member of the State Executive Council, alleging a departure from the political ideology that propelled the current administration to power. Kofarmata announced his resignation in a statement on Sunday, saying it was made in good faith and guided by conscience. “I hereby resign my appointment as commissioner and member of the Kano State Executive Council. I cannot continue to work under a government that has derailed from the ideology that brought it to power,” he said. The former commissioner, who previously served in the Ministries of Tertiary Education…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has scrapped special concessions and registration procedures previously granted to candidates with albinism for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), citing abuse of the privilege to perpetrate examination malpractice. The Board also cautioned faith-based higher schools to explicitly state their religious identity at the time of admission, stating it is deceptive to portray themselves as secular and then impose religious norms on students. According to Vanguard, these decisions were made on Saturday during a meeting in Ikeja, Lagos, between JAMB management, led by its Registrar, Prof. Isaq Oloyede, and education commissioners from…

The Anambra State Government announced it will initiate pro-rata salary payments for employees statewide as part of its efforts to terminate the Monday sit-at-home order imposed by the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra throughout the state. The government announced that, starting February 2026, salaries for state civil servants will be issued on a pro rata basis. During a conversation with journalists on Saturday in Awka, the state Commissioner for Information, Law Mefor, stated that the initiative was established during the end-of-tenure retreat of the Anambra State Executive Council. Regarding the calculation of the pro-rata payment, the commissioner stated that a worker’s…

Division is emerging within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) regarding the presidential aspirations of former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi. Findings revealed that the issue arose from the demands of Obi’s supporters, known as Obidients, insisting he be considered for the presidential ticket or they withdraw their support. Our correspondents learned that certain ADC leaders, particularly from the north, unhappy with what they called the domineering behavior of Obi’s supporters, started to distance themselves from him. Obi, a key figure in the opposition coalition that became ADC, joined the party in Enugu on December 31, 2025. Prior to his defection,…

Amine Adli netted a last-minute goal as Bournemouth brought an end to Liverpool’s 13-match unbeaten streak in a thrilling Premier League encounter at Vitality Stadium. Following a flurry in front of the goal, Adli scored in the fifth minute of stoppage time, sending the home supporters into a frenzy after Liverpool had originally equalized from two goals behind. With 10 minutes remaining, Dominik Szoboszlai netted his second free kick of the week to level the score for Liverpool after Virgil van Dijk had earlier reduced the deficit. A disastrous seven-minute period for Liverpool resulted in Arne Slot’s team taking a…

Omar Marmoush scored his first Premier League goal of the season to help Manchester City return to winning ways by easing past bottom side Wolves at the Etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiola’s side had suffered a miserable start to 2026 by not winning any of their four league games, and the Spaniard decided to give star striker Erling Haaland and midfielder Phil Foden a rest by dropping them to the bench. The duo came on in the second half, by which time their teammates had already made a positive impact to put City back on track in the top flight. Both…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Ministry of Health. The unions stated that the ultimatum was issued over the delayed implementation of the report of the Technical Committee on the adjustment of the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS), which was submitted in 2021. On Saturday in Abuja, the TUC Secretary General, Mr. Nuhu Toro, and the NLC Acting General Secretary, Mr. Benson Upah, signed a joint statement. Although the board’s charter was originally intended to oversee Gaza’s reconstruction, it does not appear to confine its…

Abia State Governor Alex Otti has assured National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in the state of automatic employment if they distinguish themselves during their service year. Otti gave the assurance at the swearing-in ceremony of the 2026 Batch ‘A’, Stream 1 corps members at the NYSC permanent orientation camp, Umunna, Bende Local Government Area. The governor said Abia places high value on excellence and merit, stressing that employment opportunities would be based on performance and capacity to add value, not state of origin. “Our eyes will be on you in your places of primary assignment, and those who…

The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, accused Donald Trump on Friday of trying to create “a new UN” with his proposed “Board of Peace.” Lula joins other world leaders who have avoided signing up for Trump’s new global conflict resolution organization, where a permanent seat costs $1 billion and the chairman is Trump himself. “Instead of fixing” the United Nations, “what’s happening? President Trump is proposing to create a new UN where only he is the owner,” Lula said. Trump launched his “Board of Peace” at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski town of Davos…