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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has expressed its determination to adhere to sustainable environment practices in all its operations to safeguard biodiversity in the country. Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, made this known in Abuja in his keynote address as part of activities to commemorate the 2020 World Environment Day celebration with the theme ‘Biodiversity’. MELE Kyari said  the corporation would continue to be guided by sound environmental policies and standards so that the NNPC does not harm the environment and the communities of creatures within its sphere of operations. HE SAID NNPC’s firm position on sustainable environmental practice is reignited by the theme of the 2020 World Environment Day, which seeks to raise further awareness on conservation of Biodiversity. STRESSING THAT Biodiversity has remained the single most important factor that enables all living creatures to depend on the mutual services of one another to ...

The Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede, has directed that applications for the issuance of Temporary Work Permit (TWP) be migrated from manual to e-mail based  beginning Monday 8th June, 2020. A statement by the Nigeria Immigration Service' Public Relations Officer, DCI Sunday James notes that with this development, applications will now be submitted via twp@immigration.gov.ng. Companies and Organisations are required to check the Nigeria Immigration Service website: www.immigration.gov.ng for further details. This is the first step towards automation of the Temporary Work Permit issuance. Companies are therefore advised to avoid the use of third party while ensuring use of their official emails for transactions with the service.

The Chairman of the Senate Services Senator Mohammed Sani Musa says the National Assembly structure is Twenty years old and ripe for immediate renovation to avert danger. He stated this while reacting to some Nigerians who are calling for the outright removal of the appropriation for the renovation of the National Assembly Complex. Senator Sani further emphasized that the fund is under the management of the federal capital territory administration's budget and not that of the National Assembly. 37 billion Naira was approved in the 2020 budget for the renovation but has been slashed to 9.2 billion in the revised appropriation Act amendment bill.

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF IMMIGRATION, MUHAMMAD BABANDEDE HAS DIRECTED ALL PASSPORT OFFICES ACROSS THE NATION TO IMPLEMENT THE AUTOMATIC PASSPORT REMINDER SYSTEM, ALREADY BEING TEST-RUN AT THE SERVICE’ HEADQUARTERS IN ABUJA. A STATEMENT BY THE NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE’ PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, DCI SUNDAY JAMES INDICATES THAT THE SYSTEM WHICH WAS ARRIVED AT AS A WAY OF OBSERVING THE COVID-19 PREVENTION PROTOCOLS CONFIRMS PAYMENT AND OTHER PROCESS STATUS TO APPLICANTS IN THE FORM OF ONLINE FEEDBACK. THE VIDEO CONFERENCE WHICH WAS COORDINATED FROM ABUJA HAD ZONAL COORDINATORS OF THE EIGHT ZONES OF THE SERVICE, ALL THE STATE COMMAND COMPTROLLERS AND THE LAGOS STATE PASSPORT COMMAND AMONG OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE, HAD THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL WARNING THAT NO EXTRA CHARGES ARE ALLOWED APART FROM THE APPROVED FEES ON THE SERVICE’ WEBSITE AND OTHER OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS OF THE SERVICE. HE ALSO DIRECTED THAT ALL PASSPORT OFFICERS SHOULD ESTABLISH A FRONT DESK OFFICE FOR THE TEEMING APPLICA...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) regrets to announce the demise of its  immediate past Group Managing Director (GMD), Dr. Maikanti Kacalla Baru, Friday night. Dr. Baru was the 18th Group Managing Director of the nnpc a consummate Mechanical Engineer, who steered the affairs of the Corporation from July 4th 2016 to July 7th 2019 . A statement by the NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs, Dr. Kennie Obateru announced the passing on of dr maikanti Baru after a brief illness in a hospital in Abuja The release says NNPC Group Managing Director, Mele Kyari expressed shock over the sudden death of dr maikanti baru ,describing him as a man ‘of exemplary character and disposition.’ Dr. Baru, was 60, years  Old.

The attention of the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) has been drawn to series of reports on claims by tertiary institutions unions, led by ASUU, that IPPIS was deducting their salaries and allowances to the extent that their take home is now only 50% or less of what they earn. It is pertinent that the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) puts the records straight for the interest of the general public and majority of staff of tertiary institutions that have displayed unparalleled understanding and cooperated with IPPIS till date. We hereby state as follows: The Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Tax is a statutory tax deductions paid by all salary earners. IPPIS applied the correct rate in compliance with Section 34 of the 6th schedule on personal income tax (Amendment) Act of 2011. Prior to migration to IPPIS, the rate of tax being applied by tertiary institutions was not correct, leading to underpayment of PAYE Tax. It is important to note t...