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US: Biden to Require All Federal Employees, Government Contractors to Vaccinate Against Covid-19

US President Joe Biden plans to require all federal employees and government contractors to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Just weeks…

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Nigeria: Lagos Assembly Passes VAT, Anti-Open Grazing Bills

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday passed the state’s Value Added Tax (VAT) and the bill that prohibits…

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Global Financial Crisis Looms as US Risks Defaulting on National Debt

The global financial market may be heading towards an imminent crisis, as the United States is currently facing the risk…

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Taliban Interim Government Agrees to Let Foreigners Leave Afghanistan

Two hundred Americans and other foreigners who remain in Afghanistan are set to depart the war-ravaged country on charter flights…

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Nigeria’s Inland Revenue Service Wants Constitution Amended to Allow It Collect VAT

Nigeria's Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has asked lawmakers to insert the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) under item…

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Nigeria: Katsina Governor Masari Admits Error Negotiating with Bandits, to Ban Open Grazing

Governor of Katsina State in Nigeria’s northwest, Aminu Masari, has said with the benefit of hindsight, his government should never…

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Indonesia Prison Fire Kills 41 Drug Inmates, 80 Hospitalised

A massive fire raged through an overcrowded prison near Indonesia’s capital early Wednesday, killing at least 41 inmates and injuring…

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Taliban Form All-male Afghan Government of Old Guard Members

The Taliban on Tuesday announced an all-male interim government for Afghanistan stacked with veterans of their hard-line rule from the…

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Tax War: Despite Losing in Court, Nigeria’s Inland Revenue Service Insists on Collecting VAT

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has directed taxpayers they must continue to comply with their Value Added Tax (VAT)…

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Nigeria ‘Strongly Condemns and Rejects’ Coup in Guinea

The Nigerian Government has condemned the coup d’etat in Guinea A statement by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign…

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