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Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State and the Executive Secretary of the Joint Revenue Board (JRB), Olusegun Adesokan have hinted that the era of multiple and overlapping taxation will soon become a thing of the past following the introduction of the new tax reforms. The Governor and the Executive Secretary spoke separately during the 160th meeting of the Joint Revenue Board meeting held in Kaduna on Wednesday, with the theme, ‘’One Year Of Tax Reform: Assessing Progress and Addressing Challenges.’’ 18 States Domesticate Harmonised Taxes and Levies Law Dr Zacch Adedeji, Chairman Joint Revenue Board Giving an overview of the…

Season 35 of “Dancing With The Stars” will have an Olympic flair.Figure skating gold medalist Amber Glenn, Paralympic track and field gold medalist Ezra Frech and Savannah Bananas star Jackson Olson are representing the athletic contingent in the upcoming season of the long-running ABC dance competition. Actress Julia Stiles, Hanson lead singer Taylor Hanson and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez are among other celebrities who have joined the cast.✨ PRESENTING… ✨ The season you won’t want to miss! Meet the new #DWTS cast when the two-night premiere begins live Tuesday, September 15 on ABC & Disney+! Stream next day…

On 4 October 2024, Justin Broadrick felt a pop. The singer and guitarist of pioneering industrial metal duo Godflesh had felt pain in his groin for several years. After a coughing fit following a show in Sofia, Bulgaria, he knew he had a hernia. “It was a small knob in my groin,” says Broadrick. “I got back home and told my partner, and she was like, ‘Let’s watch how it goes.’” He continued to perform live for another year, wearing up to two hernia belts at a time. By the time he got it surgically treated in February this year,…

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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has dismissed a case filed by an unknown petitioner against Nigeria over alleged crimes against humanity. The international court dismissed the filing titled, ‘Formal Communication Requesting Investigation into Systemic Kidnappings in Nigeria as Crimes Against Humanity’ for breach of procedure. Despite the decision favouring Nigeria, the Nigerian government criticised the court. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, said the decision only came after the president of the pre-trial division had improperly initiated a procedural process by assigning the unverified filing from an anonymous submitter to pre-trial chamber II, purportedly pursuant…

The real policy challenge is, therefore, not merely how much should a Nigerian worker be paid? It is also what kind of economic system surrounds that worker, how much productive value does that system enable the worker to generate, and how much of that value survives the structural costs imposed between earning an income and meeting the basic requirements of everyday life? In recent weeks, there has been extensive commentary on the Federal Government’s scorecard, including economic stability, nominal GDP growth, the steady supply of petroleum products, tax administration reforms, greater responsibility by state governments for paying workers’ salaries and,…

Looking for help with today’s NYT Pips puzzles? You’ve come to the right place. Not only will you find strategies below, but full answers for each daily trio of Pips puzzles and a full walkthrough for the Hard Pips.The New York Times launched a new weekly suit of bonus puzzle games for subscribers this week, and the first batch has freebies for non-subscribers also. You can read all about the new twists on the beloved games here, and watch my interview with NYT Games chief, Jonathan Knight below:Alright, let’s solve these Pips!Looking for Thursday’s Pips? Read our guide right here.How…

At a private, closed-door event in Austin, Texas today, Tesla officially launched its gilded car of the future. It’s a huge milestone for Elon Musk, who has been hyping the imminent arrival of driverless cars for years and has bet the future of his company on AI, autonomous vehicles, and humanoid robots.It was an unusually muted event: with no livestream, pro-Tesla accounts on X.com were left streaming the webpage that tracks the number of Tesla robotaxis in Texas. Like last year’s robotaxi launch, the invite list was mostly pro-Tesla influencers, so as to blunt any possible criticism of its new…

Britain’s insolvency laws cannot deal with the aggressive behaviour shown by the companies that control Thames Water, the environment secretary has said, as she confirmed ministers were prepared to take it into public ownership.Angela Eagle told the Guardian she was determined to reform the water industry after being told by Andy Burnham to make it her top priority.But she warned that could mean a change in law to factor in the way in which the US hedge funds that own much of Thames Water have kept it running while seeking a deal to renegotiate its debts.The battle over Thames looks…

A genetically modified kidney from a pig called Wilma has kept a 66-year-old man with kidney failure alive for a record nine months and successfully acted as a “bridge” to a human transplant in a world first.Tim Andrews was seriously ill with end-stage kidney disease caused by type 2 diabetes and had only a 9% chance of receiving a human kidney within five years, against a more than 40% risk of dying or being removed from the waiting list.Kidney transplantation provides the best survival and quality of life for patients with end-stage kidney disease, but global demand for human organs…