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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Udeme Clement The Murtala Muhammed Airport Command (MMAC) of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in the last two years has recorded outstanding performance in revenue generation for government to run the economy. MMAC is among the few Commands that met and even surpassed revenue target in 2016, notwithstanding the economic recession that dwindled economic activities in the country. In 2016 fiscal year, the Command raked in over N50billion. Also, few months ago, the Command recorded remarkable seizures of two Bell Helicopters and other accessories with a duty paid value of  over N9,757,135,240.86, flown into the country as a consignment, with Airway Bill Number 17232444403 through the international Airport. Now, in a bid to enhance effective implementation of government’s fiscal polices on trade facilitation, the Command has called on stakeholders at the International Airport to cooperate with officers of NCS, while seeking greater synergy with other agencies of...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Kogi State Gover nor, Yahaya Bello has  denied allegations of double registration levelled against him in the portal of the   Independent National Electoral Commission’ He described the allegation as frivolous. The governor spoke after the Muslim Jumat prayers at the mosque inside Aso Rock, yesterday. Recall that INEC’s national commissioner, and chairman, information and voter education committee (IVEC) Solomon Soyebi recently accused the governor of registering twice as a voter. According to Soyebi, the governor first registered in Abuja in January, 2011 and subsequently registered for the second time on Tuesday May 23, 2017 in Government House, Lokoja. But the governor said, “I travelled on 19th to Dubai for a brief break and I saw the press release and I was taken aback, that I did double registration on 23rd. “Probably it is my ghost that has done the double registration.” The post Double Voter Registration: INEC must be referring to my ghost ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Onozure Dania A leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Somolu Local Government Area, Mr. Segun Adenuga has alleged irregularities in the conduct of the party’s ward primaries in the area. In a petition entitled: ‘Electoral fraud in Somolu LGA’, Mr. Adenuga alleged that “a monumental electoral fraud was recorded in Somolu local government area during the APC primary for the councillorship slot in the designated eight Wards of the Council on Monday, May 28, 2017.” Adenuga, a veteran journalist, said some chieftains of the party of were involved in massive electoral malpractices at the Wards as they “threw cautions to the wind by openly canvassing votes for their candidates.” Describing the ward primaries as a charade, he alleged that some party leaders colluded to thwart the conduct of the ward primaries in Somolu. He said: “The electoral officers, who were supposed to arrive at their duty post at 8 am, did not report at the designated venue at 1 J...

http://ift.tt/2q0wg8M PHOTO: Courtesy of http://ift.tt/29bR5p0 Children whose mothers take folic acid throughout their entire pregnancy are more emotionally stable than those who do not, a study has found.At present expecting women are only recommended to take a supplement of 400 microgrammes of folic acid, for the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. The recommendation is to ensure proper development of the brain – and to prevent spina bifida.But researchers from the University of Ulster carried out a study looking at the long term effects of taking the supplement. They gave supplements of folic acid – which is found naturally in green leafy vegetables, such as spinach, to 22 mothers while the other 19 took it just for the first three months, as recommended by NICE guidelines. After this the mothers were given a placebo. Dr. Tony Cassidy told the annual conference of the British Psychological Society in Brighton that follow up interviews at the age of seven found that the children whose...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, yesterday, sealed the premises of tax-defaulting companies in Lagos, Owerri and Port Harcourt. In Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, the FIRS enforcement team shut the offices of Fiddil Commercial Company at the Trans-Amadi area of the city over tax liabilities totalling N150,524,655,00, accumulated between 2010 and 2015. When the FIRS team gained entrance into the premises, the firm’s Chief Executive Officer explained that the company has not been doing business, but had made arrangements to pay before the enforcement team’s arrival. FIRS officials, however, asked the 12 workers out of the office complex before sealing it. The team also visited Annajul Rosari Limited, located at 102 Rumuogba Estate, which owes N50,998,582.70. In Owerri, the offices of Roche Construction Nigeria Limited were shut over failure to pay Company Income Tax, CIT, and Education Tax, EDT, dating back to 2011. The company has a total lia...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Oboh Agbonkhese Churches are continually springing up, with many taking over the premises of moribund companies because many Nigerians are being deceived in their search for truth, while the devil is incapacitating them spiritually and economically. This was the position of God’s Kingdom Society, GKS, Church of the Living God, during a doctrinal service at their Egbe, Ikotun, Lagos branch. The programme, presided over by Senior Minister, Bro. Patrick Ekireghwo, had Station Minister, Bro. Ohwotu Iriferi, and Assistant Station Minister, Bro. Isaac Ennang speaking on God’s Kingdom, the Only Hope of Humanity; Beware False Doctrines; Does Bible Support the Ordination of Women? among others. According to GKS, since devil is in charge of the latter days, he will disrupt the welfare of the people via bad economy and force them to seek false solace in the many churches springing up and replacing dying companies. The post Why churches’re taking over companies’ premi...