Oyedele: Employers, Individuals Must File Tax Returns by January 31, March 31, Respectively Says power of substitution in tax law is not new
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Chairman
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Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has stated that
the new tax laws require all employers of labour and individuals to file tax returns
by January 31 and March 31, respectively, annually. This is as he clarified that
the recently debated “power of substitution” in Nigeria’s tax laws was neither new nor
unusual. Continued on page 5
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L-R: Former Senate President and son-in-law of the deceased, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki; the Olugbon of Orile Igbon, Oba Olusola Alao; daughter of the deceased, Mrs. Toyin Ojora-Saraki; and Olori Olusola Adedoyin-Alao, during a condolence visit to the Ojora’s residence in Ikoyi, Lagos… yesterday
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Tinubu Receives Taraba Gov, Kefas into APC, Says Govs are Party Leaders Deji Elumoye in Abuja
President Bola Tinubu has declared that governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) remain the party's leaders in their respective states. Tinubu made the declaration yesterday at the official reception of the Governor of Taraba State, Agbu Kefas, into the ruling party in Jalingo, the state capital. Represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, President Tinubu pledged a stronger development partnership between the federal government and the state following Kefas’ formal entry into the APC. Speaking at a grand reception to formally receive Kefas, the Continued on page 5
PAYING THEIR LAST RESPECTS…
L-R: Deputy Governor of Abia State, Ikechukwu Emetu; Chairman of Nigeria Governors' Forum and Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq; and Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Duoye Diri, during a state executive council valedictory service in honour of the late Bayelsa Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, in Yenagoa… recently
Gov Yusuf Debunks Alleged Plan to Dethrone Emir Sanusi, Says Defection Will Not Change Status Quo… Page 6