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Our Tax Reforms for the Benefits of Nigerians, Says Shettima
Tax reforms under the administration of President Bola Tinubu are targeted at improving the system for the overall benefit of all Nigerians Vice President Kashim Shettima has stated......Read The Full Article>>.....Read The Full Article>>

According to a statement on Saturday by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, Shettima spoke at the close-out retreat of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee held at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja.

The Vice President, who was represented by the Special Adviser to the President on General Duties (Office of the Vice President), Dr. Aliyu Moddibo Umar, also emphasized the reform’s aim to revitalize revenue generation in Nigeria while sustaining an investment-friendly and globally competitive business environment.

According to him, contrary to speculations in some quarters, “We are not here to frustrate any sector of our economy but to create an administrative system that ensures the benefits of a thriving tax system for all our citizens.”

NSIB Deploys Investigators to Scene of Xejet Aircraft Incident

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has begun a probe into the circumstances leading to the skidding off of an Embraer 145 aircraft in the fleet of Xejet Airlines, which plunged into a grassy verge at the Lagos Airport on Saturday.

To facilitate the exercise, the NSIB said it has deployed its team of investigators to the scene of the incident.

In an electronic statement, the accident probe body said:” NSIB confirms that an aircraft belonging to XeJet Airline skidded off the runway at the domestic wing of Murtala Mohammed Airport this morning.

“A go team has been deployed to the site of the incident.”

FG to Make Citizenship Study Core Subject in Schools: NOA

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) says the federal government will soon introduce citizenship study as a core subject at all levels of education in Nigeria.

The director-general of NOA, Lanre Issa-Onilu, disclosed this at a town hall meeting with stakeholders on Saturday in Lokoja as part of his two-day working visit to Kogi.

Mr Issa-Onilu said that it was imperative to interact with stakeholders on government policies, programmes and activities as part of the mandate given to NOA by President Bola Tinubu.