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Nigerian Television Authority Mourns With The Family Of NTA Broadcaster Joy Osiagwu Who Passed Away
The Director General of The Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, Salihu Abduhamid Dembos has condoled the families, friends and colleagues of late Joy Osiagwu saying the entire NTA family was deeply saddened at the news of her death.
This is contained in a condolence message signed by the DG NTA where he describes the late Joy as a cherished former colleague, respected reporter, and accomplished news caster. He notes that Joy demonstrated the spirit of journalism with her unwavering dedication, integrity, and passion for the profession.
In extolling Joy’s virtues the NTA’s Director General says late Joy brought to her role not only an exceptional talent for storytelling but also a deep sense of responsibility to the truth.
The statement notes that throughout Joy’s career her sense of professionalism and commitment set a high standard, inspiring both her colleagues and viewers across the nation as her voice was a trusted source of news.
While extending heart felt condolences to the family, friends on behalf of the entire NTA, the DG says Joy was part of the fabric of the organisation, and that her contributions remain etched in the foundation of NTA’s mission.
While praying for Joy’s soul to rest in peace the DG equally enjoined the family to take solace in the impacts she made in the field of journalism and on the countless lives in and outside Nigeria while alive.
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Dangote named most tax complaint business organizations by FIRS
It was a season of award at the weekend for the Dangote Group and its subsidiaries following their recognition as best Nigeria’s best compliant tax payer business organization and FMDQ Gold award winner for being the most active corporate organization in the foreign exchange market.
Dangote Indusries Limited (DIL) and Bluestar Shipping, a subsidiary, were recognized as the most compliant in tax payment in the country ahead of the MTN Communication while the country’s leading cement manufacturer, Dangote Cement Plc at another occasion won three awards at the FMDQ Gold Awards held in Lagos.
During the Special Day of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) at the just concluded Lagos International Trade Fair, the nation’s tax regulators adjudged Dangote Industries Limited as the most compliant taxpayers in Nigeria.
In another development, Dangote Cement Plc emerged as the Largest Commercial Paper Quotation on FMDQ and Single Largest Corporate Debt Issue on FMDQ. Dangote Industries Ltd also emerged as the “Most active corporate in the foreign exchange market”.
The FMDQ GOLD Awards, (Global Competitiveness, Operational Excellence, Liquidity and Diversity), is a corporate tradition that recognises the resilience and agility of the Nigerian financial markets’ participants.
The award acknowledges the valuable efforts of these stakeholders, whose participation in the FMDQ markets and across the financial market infrastructure value chain of FMDQ’s businesses – Securities Exchange, Central Counterparty and Depository – have positively shaped the course of the markets and invariably impacted the development of the Nigerian economy.
Two companies from the Dangote stable, Dangote Cement and Blue Star Shipping were recognised at the weekend by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) as being among the most compliant taxpayers. As part of its Special Day activities at the 2024 Lagos International Trade Fair, the FIRS celebrated several business organisations for their high levels of tax compliance.
Dangote Cement was recognised in the biggest taxpayer category in the part of the programme tagged “FIRS compliant taxpayers awards and recognition”. Several speakers at the event including FIRS State Administration Lagos Mainland, Ishola Akingbade, who represented the Chairman of FIRS commended these companies for their high levels of compliance which makes tax administration easy.
Head of Tax Compliance at Dangote Industries Ltd, Dr. Titi Fowokan speaking on the journey leading to the recognition by FIRS stated that “Dangote as a Group has a Tax Policy that is based on zero tolerance for tax non-compliance. As good corporate citizens, we comply with all relevant laws, including tax laws. Also, complying with the tax payment statutory deadlines ensures that we do not fall foul of the law, which stipulates penalties for non-compliance.”
We pride ourselves in the Dangote Brand and seek to promote a tax compliance culture, which demonstrates our corporate responsibility to the government for the provision of public goods and services for the citizens”, she added.
Fowokan explained that the company as part of steps to achieve compliance maintained its best practice tax governance culture, ensured accurate tax computation and timely remittance to avoid penalties & interest arising from tax compliance defaults. She affirmed that these steps helped to minimise tax audit risks & avoid incidence of tax litigations.
Dangote Industries Limited (Dangote Group) is one of Africa’s largest industrial conglomerates. It is a diversified and fully integrated conglomerate. It has been a key investor in the Nigerian economy. The Group’s interests include cement, sugar, salt, fertiliser, agriculture, transport, packaging and real estate, the oil and gas, petrochemical, and steel sectors of the economy.
The core business focus of the Group, which started operations in 1978, is to provide local, value-added products and services that meet the ‘basic needs’ of the populace. Through the construction and operation of large-scale manufacturing facilities in Nigeria and across 17 other African countries, Dangote Group is focused on building local manufacturing capacity to generate employment, prevent capital flight and provide locally produced goods for the people.
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Stop Attacking Tinubu Over Your Removal, Sacked Minister Gwarzo Warned
The Renewed Hope Ambassadors Forum (RHAF) has warned the former Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Abdullahi T. Gwarzo, to cease attacking President Bola Ahmed Tinubu following his removal from the federal cabinet.
Gwarzo and four others were relieved of their duties last month due to concerns regarding their performance in implementing the Renewed Hope Agenda for their respective ministries.
In an interview with the BBC Hausa Service on Saturday, Gwarzo claimed that his removal was politically motivated. He questioned President Tinubu’s appointment of Hon. Yusuf Abdullahi Atta as his successor. He specifically suggested that the President should have appointed Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, the APC’s 2023 gubernatorial candidate in Kano State, instead of Atta.
Gwarzo also shared details of his private conversation with the President regarding his removal.
In response, the Renewed Hope Ambassadors Forum described Gwarzo’s remarks as insulting to President Tinubu and the presidency, asserting that his statements revealed he was unfit for the ministerial position.
The Kano State Coordinator of the forum, Comrade Danjuma Usman Gwale, in a statement, expressed dismay that Gwarzo had indirectly questioned Section 171 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, which grants the President the authority to hire and fire ministers.
“We viewed the BBC interview of the sacked Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Abdullahi T. Gwarzo, as an insult and an attack on President Tinubu, who has the constitutional powers to appoint and dismiss ministers.
“For someone who has served as a minister to disclose private conversations with the President publicly is not only unfortunate and ridiculous but also unbecoming of his status. It indicates that he cannot be trusted. This behaviour is an insult to both the President and the presidency. He should understand the implications of sharing confidential discussions with the media, particularly those involving the President. In the first place, he may not even be qualified to be a minister,” they said.
The forum further characterised the interview as an attempt to undermine the President and warned Gwarzo to desist immediately or face appropriate consequences.
” No dropped minister in the history of this country has ever ignorantly behaved like Gwarzo. The usual practice for those who are knowledgeable in the practice of Democracy is to thank the President for giving them the opportunity to serve and then move on with their lives, just like the rest of the ministers recently dropped by President Tinubu did. But Gwarzo feels that his appointment as a minister was at his behest and not at the president’s behest as enshrined in our constitution. We believe that Gwarzo needs someone to lecture him appropriately in this regard.
In a statement by Comrade Danjuma Usman Gwale Kano State Coordinator
Renewed Hope Ambassadors Forum (RHAF) said Gwarzo’s utterances are capable of undermining the President. Why is he now recommending Gawuna rather than doing so when he was nominated as a minister in 2023? He should have declined his nomination if he believed Gawuna was the right choice. We don’t know who told him that defeated APC Gubernatorial candidates must be appointed ministers. His level of hypocrisy is unacceptable, and we will not tolerate it,” they stated.
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