FG directs NPA to pay workers salaries to avert shutting down of nation’s ports

The Federal Government has directed the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to pay salaries and allowances of dockworkers.

The president of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Mr. Emmanuel Nted, made the disclosure at a briefing in Lagos on Friday.

He said the Federal Ministry of Transport in a letter on August 4 to NPA’s managing director, signed by the Director of Maritime Services in the ministry, S. U. Galadanchi, directed the management of the NPA to settle the salaries of the workers.

Maritime workers had threatened to shutdown ports in the country from August 6 over unpaid salaries to dock workers.

Also, the President of Dockworkers’ Branch of MWUN, Mr Adewale Adeyanju, said although efforts are being made to solve the issue, workers will shutdown the ports if they fail to receive concrete assurance on the payment of the salaries by close of work today.
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Nigeria to introduce new rules to stop tax evasion

Nigeria's Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it would crack down on tax evaders by denying access to banking facilities for individuals and companies that failed to join its register.

FIRS chairman Sunday Ogungbesan told a news briefing in Lagos there were more more than 440,000 companies in the country, which has Africa's biggest economy, but only about 120,000 paid taxes.

Ogungbesan said it was difficult to track the financial activities of those who did not pay taxes, most of whom said their firms were not active.

Tax identification numbers were introduced for corporate bank accounts in 2012 but some firms whose accounts pre-date the the system are currently not obliged to have one.

President Muhammadu Buhari, who took office two months ago, was elected in March after vowing to crack down on corruption.

Diamond Bank Publicly Say Sorry To Abike Dabiri For Listing her Among Debtors

One of Nigeria’s prominent Banks, Diamond Bank Plc has tendered an apology to erstwhile member of the House of Representatives representing Ikorodu federal constituency, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, for publishing her name as one of the debtors of the bank.

Information gathered shows that the apology was tendered in publication in two national newspapers.

The bank referred to the publication where it listed her name as one of the delinquent debtor customers (Thriller Endeavours Ltd), including the name of Abike Dabiri as its director, and tendered an unreserved apology.

NNPC appoints Komolafe as GGM special duties

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced the redeployment of Gbenga Komolafe as the Group General Manager, Special Duties.

This is contained in a statement signed by  Ohi Alegbe, NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, on Friday in Abuja.

According to the statement, Komolafe, until his appointment, was the Group General Manager, Crude Oil Marketing Division of the NNPC.

Also, the most senior General Manager in the Crude Oil Marketing Division,  Musa Yola Usman, has been directed to function as the Group General Manager in acting capacity.