EXCLUSIVE: UK outlines how 'persecuted' Biafran activists can apply for asylum (updated) thecable.ng - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thecable.ng Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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By Anayo Okoli, Chinonso Alozie, Chimaobi Nwaiwu,Chinedu Adonu & Ugochukwu Alaribe
The Federal Government yesterday expressed angst over the decision of the United Kingdom to offer asylum to ‘persecuted’ member of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB.
The UK Visas and Immigration had released new guildelines to its decision makers on how to consider and grant asylum applications by members of Biafran secessionist groups, according to online platform, TheCable.
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Asylum is to be granted to “persecuted” members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), which has been designated as a terrorist organisation by the Nigerian government, and the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB).
IPOB was formed in 2012 by Nnamdi Kanu and is believed to be an offshoot of MASSOB, which was founded in 1999 by Ralph Uwazuruike.
Both are campaigning for the secession of mainly the south-east but also several other ethnic nationalities from Nigeria.
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In the just-released ‘Country Policy and Information Note Nigeria: Biafran secessionist groups’ seen by TheCable, the UKVI, a division of the Home Office, directed its decision makers to consider if a person “who actively and openly supports IPOB is likely to be at risk of arrest and detention, and ill-treatment which is likely to amount to persecution”.
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EU Eyeing 2023 Start Date For DAC7
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
10 December 2020
The EU has agreed new rules that will see member states automatically exchange information on income earned by sellers on digital platforms from 2023.
At a video conference of EU economics and finance ministers (ECOFIN) on December 1, 2020, ministers discussed an agreement reached at a technical level on amendments to the European Council Directive on Administrative Cooperation in the field of taxation (DAC7).
Under the new rules, from 2023 member states tax authorities will automatically exchange information on income earned by sellers on digital platforms, whether the platform is located in the EU or not. The aim is to prevent tax evasion and avoidance, enhance tax fairness, and foster a level playing field for both the platforms and sellers.