See NASS Reaction to Ministry of Communication TAX LAW on Phone Calls...

A hostile to neediness and human rights association, Action Aid Nigeria, has approached the Federal Government to pull back the proposed Communication Service Tax Bill. 

On the off chance that went into law, the bill — which has been submitted to the National Assembly by the Ministry of Communications — will enable the Federal Government to force around nine for each penny charge on all telephone calls, short message administration, sight and sound informing administration, information bundles, and pay TV. 

The Country Director of the counter neediness organization, Ojobo Atuluku, said in an announcement that passing the bill into law would put an excessive amount of weight on Nigerians. 

"This is not adequate as it puts a tremendous weight on poor people, who are as of now paying numerous assessments. The Federal Government needs to concentrate on extravagance and property charges as this is the thing that dynamic countries are doing to produce income for themselves," she said. 

Atuluku included that the Federal Government's clarification that the returns of the assessment would be put resources into infrastructural advancement is untenable. 

"Why should poor people, who will be the most influenced, be the ones paying for infrastructural shortages realized by the carelessness of the rich political class and their teammates in the business class?" she inquired. 

Approaching broadcast communications organizations to acknowledge duties and pay their expenses suitably, Atuluku said any endeavor by them to pass their assessment obligations on Nigerian buyers would not be acknowledged. 

Source: PUNCH

Missing goat and... find out

A 45-year-old Pastor, Chukwuemeka Okoro, and his better half, Esther, 39, were on Friday charged in a Mararaba Upper Area Court for purportedly threatening their neighbor whose missing goat was found in their home after a few hunts. "Early this year, I purchased a goat which I kept in a pen however it got missing, I reported the matter at the police headquarters and amid a hunt it was found in the charged individual's home. "When he was asked by the cops for what valid reason he kept the goat, he let them know that he did that so as to check whether I can do anything," said the complainant. 

The couple, who dwell in New Karu, Nasarwa State, were summoned on a three-number of terrorizing, wickedness and deliberate affront as opposed to areas 397, 327 and 399 of the Penal Code. The complainant, Onuh Joseph, of the same location, told the court that since the couple moved into the area in 2014, they have been making issue with him for reasons unknown. "Once in a while in 2015, the charged hindered a direct in which water streams out of his compound and redirected the channel to my compound which prompted disintegration that harmed my property. "I didn't gripe since I never needed inconvenience, however I spent such a great amount of cash in repairing my home and the property the disintegration crushed. "Within the sight of the cops the denounced people and their little girl offended me and let me know that they will ensure they drag me to the canals or execute me. "We have been to the police headquarters on such a large number of events in view of their inconvenience and risk yet that did not stop them. "I never had issue with them yet they generally scare me and undermine me over nothing,'' he said. The couple, in any case, argued not blameworthy to the charges. The directing officer, Ibrahim Shekaru, conceded safeguard to the blamed people in the aggregate for N100, 000 each with one surety each in like whole. Shekaru said that the surety must have a sensible method for employment, submit two late international ID photos and dwell inside the locale of the court. He said the surety must compose an endeavor expressing that the blamed people would be for good conduct all through their trial, and deferred the matter till Sept. 27 for further hearing. 

Source: VANGUARD ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2016 3:33 PM