In a sweeping reconstitution of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited board, President Bola Tinubu has removed the chairman, Pius Akinyelure and the group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari.
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*We are NOT recruiting area boys to collect taxes*
- Taiwo Oyedele
You cannot recruit a person to do the job they are already doing, whether they are legally engaged or otherwise.
We have over 40 taxes and levies which States and Local Governments are authorised by law to collect across Nigeria including road taxes on trucks, buses and bicycles, wheelbarrow, kiosks and shops levies.
In many cases, area boys are engaged to collect these taxes which they often do through crude, unorthodox means and harassment.
Painfully, these taxes yield very little revenue to the government despite the huge burden they place on small businesses, artisans and transporters.
We propose to eliminate many of these taxes and harmonise a few of them that may be appropriate and devise a civil means of collection using mobile phones.
The issue I addressed during my interview on Channels TV, which has been sensationalised and taken out of context, was how to get the buy-in of those who currently collect these taxes (and obviously benefit from doing so beyond whatever they are being paid officially). I did not mention any word like recruit or employ. You can watch the extract here https://t.co/5Elo826qtx
My thought on it beyond the legal aspect was to consider the social dimension and find a practical solution that has a high chance of success. The idea being that government could train the collectors to behave in a civilised manner and pay them decently so that it is comparable to what they currently make. Their new role will be to drive and monitor compliance. The payers will pay less and be treated with dignity. Government will earn more, and society will benefit - a win-win outcome for everyone.
Watch the full interview here https://t.co/vlupl8cf64
Learn more about the work of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee here https://t.co/UqRW8UVMEh
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Immediate gains of 🇳🇬 President Tinubu’s snap engagement with the UAE Government:
Etihad Airlines and Emirates Airlines are to immediately resume flight schedules into and out of Nigeria, without any further delay.
The immediate restoration of flight activity, through these two airlines and between the two countries, does not involve any immediate payment by the Nigerian
Several billions of U.S. dollars worth of new investments into the Nigerian economy across multiple sectors, including defense, agriculture and others, by the investment arms of the Government of the United Arab Emirates.
New foreign exchange liquidity programme between the two Governments, will be announced in detail in the coming weeks. h/t @AjuriNgelale
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It is with a deep sense of sadness that I received the sad news of the passing on, of Commodore Dan Suleiman. He was a very respected, experienced, diligent and discerning politician who added great value to any enterprise he was engaged in.