Author: TheScrutinyNG

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said the aggregate Value Added Tax (VAT) stood at N1.43 trillion in Q1 2024. This is according to the VAT Q1 2024 Report released in Abuja on Tuesday. The report shows a growth rate of 19.21 per cent on a quarter-on-quarter basis from the N1.20 trillion recorded in Q4 2023. The report also showed that local payments recorded were N663.18 billion, while foreign VAT payments contributed N435.73 billion, while import VAT contributed N332.01 billion in Q1 2024. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the report showed that accommodation and food service activities recorded the highest growth…

The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Kemi Nandap, has announced plans to inaugurate a more accessible e-Visa application channel for short visits in line with the Nigeria Visa Policy 2020. Nandap said this in her address delivered at the graduation ceremony of the 12th Command Course of the Immigration Command and Staff College in Sokoto. A statement by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Mr Kenneth Udo, on Tuesday in Abuja stated that the CG was represented by Assistant Comptroller General (ACG), George Didel. The CG said that the new channel was designed to streamline visa processes,…

The Police Command in Katsina State has confirmed the killing of no fewer than 20 people, four police officers and two operatives of the state-owned Community Watch Corps by some suspected bandits. ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, the command’s Public Relations Officer, disclosed this in a statement in Katsina on Monday. According to him, the attack occurred on Sunday, at Gidan Tofa and Dan Nakwabo villages, all in Kankara Local Government Area of the state. He said, “Yesterday, June 9, 2024, bandits in their numbers, armed with dangerous weapons, attacked the villages, shot and killed 20 people, injured two, and ambushed our…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) on Monday disowned reports in some sections of the media alleging that it inflated subsidy claims by N3.3trillion. A statement issued by Olufemi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd., stated that the company had always conducted its businesses accountably and transparently, with international best practices. Soneye said NNPC Ltd. had at no time inflated its subsidy claims with the Federal Government, noting that all previous subsidy claims by the company were verifiable, as relevant records and documents had been sent to relevant authorities and agencies. He said that NNPC Ltd. was…

In the ongoing 2026 World Cup Qualifier against Benin Republic, the Super Eagles of Nigeria chose to sing the “Arise O Compatriots” anthem instead of the newly reinstated “Nigeria We Hail Thee.” This change comes despite President Bola Tinubu’s recent signing of the National Anthem Bill 2024, which restores the older anthem. During the match at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, the Super Eagles lined up with Nwabali in goal, Bassey, Tanimu, Ajayi, and Osayi-Samuel in defense, Ndidi, Onyeka, and Iwobi in midfield, and Chukwueze, Lookman, and Moffi leading the attack. Coach Finidi George opted to start Victor Boniface…

The six governors of the South-West geo-political zone are currently in a crucial closed-door meeting in Lagos. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is hosting them. By 12 noon, all the governors had arrived and then went in for the meeting. Below are pictures of the governors’ arrival:

Apple on Monday will attempt to persuade doubters on its AI strategy after rivals raced ahead in adopting artificial intelligence. AI and perhaps even a partnership with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI will likely be a driving theme at the kickoff of Apple’s WWDC developers’ conference in Silicon Valley, according to analysts. The conference is Apple’s annual rendezvous for developers who create apps for iPads, Macs and iPhones — and CEO Tim Cook will work hard to convince his audience that the company is a major AI player. While Apple has been quietly including AI features in its hardware for years, it has…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the government of president Bola Tinubu “over the failure to publish spending details of the loans obtained by the governments of former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari.” The suit was filed against the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, and the Debt Management Office (DMO). In the suit number FHC/L/CS/353/2024 filed last Friday at the Federal High Court, Lagos, SERAP is asking the court to “direct and compel the Tinubu government to publish the loan agreements obtained…

Two Nigerian women’s weightlifters, Rafiatu Folashade Lawal and Joy Ogbonne Eze have qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in their weight classes after the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) recently ratified their qualifications. Rafiatu Lawal (women’s 59 kg) and Joy Eze (women’s 71 kg) secured two of the top ten slots in their weight divisions based on the International Weightlifting Federation’s (IWF) Olympic qualification ranking finals. In a press statement sent to the Nigeria Olympic Committee jointly signed by the IWF President, Mohammed Jaloud and General Secretary, Antonio Urso and made available to the President, Nigeria Weightlifting Federation (NWF), Dr.…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the naming of the M18 road infrastructure in Guzape District, Abuja after renowned novelist, Chinua Achebe. The President stated this during his address at the inauguration of the road in Abuja on Saturday, June 8. This was contained in a post by Special Assistant to President Tinubu on Social Media, Olusegun Dada. He wrote: “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Commissions the M18 road infrastructure in Guzape District of Abuja. Names road after Nigerian Novelist and Poet, late Professor Chinua Achebe.”