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Kogi State Repeals Ground Rent and Tenement Rate Laws for Effective Tax Administration
The Kogi State government has said it repealed the Ground Rent and Tenement Rate laws for effective tax administration. It said the decision was in the best interest of taxpayers in the state, who have been burdened by cases of multiple taxation. Executive Chairman of Kogi State Internal Revenue Service, Sule Salihu Enehe, explained at the statewide sensitisation tour in Anyigba on the Implementation of the Land Use Charge law. Represented by the Director of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), Hajia Hassana Salawu, the executive chairman said the new charge seeks to unburden the encumbrance surrounding multiple taxation. Kogi moves...
Human Rights Lawyer Deji Adeyanju Demands Public Apology for Defamatory Post
By Chigozie IKPO On Jul 17, 2025 Human rights lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has issued a formal legal notice to fellow legal practitioner, Abdul Mahmud, demanding a public apology and immediate retraction of what he described as a defamatory post made against him on social media. In a letter signed by Bahija Saidu, Adeyanju accused Mahmud of making damaging and false claims against him in a post published on July 15, 2025, via his X handle, @AbdulMahmud01. The letter, titled “Demand for Public Apology and Immediate Retraction of Your Defamatory Publication Against Deji Adeyanju: Pre-Action Notice,” stated that the remarks had...
Ogun State NLC Chairman Decries Total Shutdown: Workers Demand Justice
Ogun State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Hameed Ademola-Benco, has said that the ongoing strike by the state workers is a total shutdown. He said that the organised labour is tired of empty promises by the government, stressing that the workers would want to discuss the issue with the governor. Ademola-Benco said that the strike is premised on four cardinal issues, which include the contributory pension scheme, outstanding accrued allowances, and readjustment of the new minimum age. He, however, commended the union for the total compliance with the strike, urging members to stay resolute in the face of...
