Non-oil Taxes Grow To N1.17tr, As Tax Agency Gets N3.37tr In 9 Months

BriefsTHE Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) reforms, aimed at repositioning the Nigerian tax system has continued to yield result with a collection of N1.17 trillion in non-oil taxes from January to September 2011 out of the N3.37 trillion collected within the period as revenue from taxes in the country, according to the Director, Corporate Communications Department of the FIRS, Mr. Emmanuel Obeta.Tribunal Affirms Elections Of Three LegislatorsTHE National and State Legislative Election Petition sitting in Jos at the weekend affirmed the election and return of three legislators. They are Senator Gyang Dantong of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), representing Plateau North Senatorial Zone; Sadat Garga of Labour Party (LP) for Kantana constituency in the State House of Assembly and Diket Plang of the PDP representing Pankshin North in the House of Assembly.'Isa Abdulsalami
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