FIRS Generates N5trn, Targets N5.3trn By Year-end - Politics -

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has generated N5 trillion as at the second week of December 2018, its Executive Chairman Tunde Fowler has disclosed.

By the end of 2018, the agency said it should have made not less than N5.3 trillion.



Speaking at the induction of new members of the Joint Tax Board (JTB) on Wednesday in Abuja, Fowler said: “This year, the FIRS, with the support of the Presidency, Ministry of Finance, the JTB and other stakeholders, has been able to generate up to N5 trillion.

“We believe that we should be able to close at least at N5.3 trillion which should be the highest in the history of FIRS.

“And we believe that with that additional revenue, the state and federal governments would be able to provide more services and more development to the people of Nigeria”.

Fowler urged the new inductees of JTB to equip themselves with new ideas and embrace the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to be able to face the reality of revenue collection in the ever-changing society.

FIRS Generates N5trn, Targets N5.3trn By Year-end - Politics -

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has generated N5 trillion as at the second week of December 2018, its Executive Chairman Tunde Fowler has disclosed.

By the end of 2018, the agency said it should have made not less than N5.3 trillion.



Speaking at the induction of new members of the Joint Tax Board (JTB) on Wednesday in Abuja, Fowler said: “This year, the FIRS, with the support of the Presidency, Ministry of Finance, the JTB and other stakeholders, has been able to generate up to N5 trillion.

“We believe that we should be able to close at least at N5.3 trillion which should be the highest in the history of FIRS.

“And we believe that with that additional revenue, the state and federal governments would be able to provide more services and more development to the people of Nigeria”.

Fowler urged the new inductees of JTB to equip themselves with new ideas and embrace the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to be able to face the reality of revenue collection in the ever-changing society.

Electoral Act: APC, PDP Reps Set For Stormy Session Today - Politics -

Lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the House of Representatives, yesterday, vowed to block any move to override President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto of the Electoral Act (Amendment) bill.

On the other hand, PDP lawmakers will today decide whether or not to go ahead with the process of overriding President Buhari’s veto a member of the caucus told Daily Trust.

Briefing newsmen at the National Assembly in Abuja, the APC caucus leader, Femi Gbajabiamila, insisted that the “APC lawmakers have more than the two-third number to stop any veto.”

According to him, President Buhari declined his assent to the bill because of its imperfection and inherent potentialities to disenfranchise millions of eligible Nigerian voters.

He said the bill’s insistence on the exclusive use of card readers for accreditation had “foreclosed all forms of manual accreditation should the electronic method fail.”

“Let me say very quickly that many people don’t understand the implication of signing an imperfect document. What the National Assembly should do is to perfect the document and send it back, then the President (Buhari) will sign it,” he said.

The House Leader said no law mandated the president to disclose his reasons for rejecting a bill, adding that by vetoing the bill, the president had sought to protect Nigerians.

“The constitution is very clear; it does not require the president to give a reason for veto. All he has to do is to say ‘I am not signing’. However, what the president has done is to protect all Nigerians. He wants all votes to count in 2019.

“We have seen instances where the card readers have failed. What Mr President has done is to protect everybody in Nigeria. That means, you can do your electronic accreditation, but also give room for the manual alternative where card reader fails,” Gbajabiamila submitted.

The House required the votes of at least two-thirds of its 360 members to override the president’s veto.

Some PDP lawmakers in the House, led by Ali Madaki (PDP, Kano) attempted to initiate debate on the president’s letter informing the House of the veto.

In his letter to the National Assembly, President Buhari had pointed out certain sections of the bill that needed clarification to avoid “creating legislative uncertainty” ahead of the forthcoming 2019 general elections.

Both chambers of the National Assembly including the Senate and House of Reps have only four days to sit at plenary and override the president before they proceed on their Christmas break next Thursday, December 20.

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Photos: Super Eagles midfielder, Etebo Oghenekaro weds the mother of his child in Warri

Super Eagles midfielder, Etebo Oghenekaro recently got married to his lovely spouse and mother of his child, Ebhota Bethel in a quiet traditional wedding ceremony in Warri. 

The ceremony had in attendance Etebo’s close family members and friends at the bride family house in Warri.

“She has been there for me and she’s the mother of my son. We barely had time to do this and I felt it was necessary to get the marital rites done with before the year ends” Etebo told Completesports.

El Chapo's wife says she had no idea he was a criminal and never saw him do anything Illegal (Video)

Emma Coronel, wife of the Sinaloa drug cartel leader Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman, has broken her silence for the first time to deny she had an idea that he was a criminal and also insisted she never saw him do anything illegal.

Her notorious drug kingpin husband who is being held in custody is standing trial on multiple charges including murder conspiracy, drug trafficking, and money laundering.

The Los Angeles-born Mexican beauty queen, 29, was asked by Spanish-language network, Telemundo, on Monday if she had any clue about her husband's criminal activities.

"The only woman I truly loved" Heartbroken man writes touching epistle as he professes his love for his ex who is about to get married to another man

A heartbroken man has taken to Facebook to write an epistle professing his love for his ex who is about to get married to someone else.

Akan Greatness Udom, a popular Facebook user amongst those in his circle, narrated how he met Ufan, how their relationship blossomed, and his shock at being told that she will be getting married soon to someone else.

Her traditional wedding holds today while her church wedding is on Saturday.

Yesterday, Akan professed his love for her one last time on Facebook as he poured out his heart. His epistle is quite interesting to read.

Below is what he wrote:

Tributes to the Only Love I Truly Had!

Ufan,

Putting this out has been one of the toughest decisions I have had to make in a recent time. I know many may have different reactions, it obvious I won't care.

Tomorrow, you will traditionally be married to the man you have preferred chosen and accepted for a life union, and on Saturday, it will be sealed before God and men.
Let me first of all congratulate you on this next level of your life. Kindly expect my absence as I won't be attending any of both events. Not that I have any bad feelings about your decision, I don't think I am emotionally strong to behold "the only woman I could say I truly loved" officially given out to another man. 
I wish I can, but just understand I can't.

I can still remember when you first broke this news over a phone call, it was all like a joke. I laughed over it but you insisted you were serious. Well, tomorrow it will be a reality that I wish it never were.

Pope demotes two cardinals accused of sexual abuse

Pope Francis has demoted two cardinals facing allegations of sexual abuse.

According to the Vatican, the Cardinals were removed from the Pope's inner circle.  Australia's George Pell and Chile's Francisco Javier Errazuriz will no longer sit on the Council of Cardinals, set up by the pope as an international advice body.

Both demoted cardinals were absent from the last meeting of the group in September.

A spokesperson said the Pope wrote to them both in October to thank them.

Cardinal George Pell, who remains the Vatican treasurer, faces trial on sexual abuse charges in Australia. He strenuously denies the accusations.

Cardinal Pell

Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz, from Chile, has been accused of covering up alleged child abuse while serving as Archbishop of Santiago. He too denies the accusations.