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By Jimoh Babatunde Dr Filippo Bassi, the International Center for the  Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, ICARDA’s award-winning senior scientist, has urged Nigeria to determine the best wheat seed variety for every region in the country. Speaking at the Olam Green Land’s webinar, titled “Deepening the wheat farming development programme in Nigeria through innovation, increasing investments, and collaborations,” Bassi said the country also need to put into consideration factors li...

By Adibe Emenyonu Former Vice President of Nigeria, Mohammed Namadi Sambo, has commended the country’s premier private University, Igbinedion University Okada for distinguishing itself in academic excellence and value-driven education for over two decades Namadi Sambo who gave the commendations while speaking at the 22nd matriculation ceremony of the university, held physically and virtually, said its great feat achieved in creating entrepreneurs instead of job seekers, attests to its quest f...

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EIM03105 - Removal or transfer costs: expenses and benefits: main conditions for exemption: extension of time limit You should check the other guidance available on GOV.UK from HMRC as Brexit updates to those pages are being prioritised before manuals. Section 274 ITEPA 2003 The Commissioners of HMRC have the power to extend the time limit by one or more complete tax years if it seems reasonable to do so. That power is delegated to IPD Technical Advisers in the following circumstances. Children...

Views: Visits 954 Governor of Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State has appointed a 28-year-old man, Kalil Nur-Khalil as the Director, Investment Intelligence at the Kaduna Investment Promotion Agency (KADIPA). Until his appointment, Mr Nur-Khalil was the acting head of Investor Relations at the agency. He also doubled as a Technical Adviser to the Executive Secretary of the agency, Umma Yusuf-Aboki. Mr Nur-Khalil holds a Second-Class Upper bachelors’ degree in Economics and was the best g...

+ The 1978 year group of the St Louis Senior High School in Kumasi has gone back to support their alma mater with a legacy gate project meant to give a facelift to the entrance of the school. More than forty members of the 1978 batch of St Louis Past Students Association (SLOPSA), contributed both technical and financial resources to erect the structure. Archbishop of the Kumasi Diocese of the Catholic Church, Gabriel Yaw Anokye, led a team to pray and handover the project at a short ceremony i...

Last week Thursday, Nigerian Professional Football League side, Wikki Tourists, were involved in a road accident on their way to Uyo for their NPFL Match Day 11 tie against Dakkada FC. The bus, which was conveying the players and officials of the club, caught fire and burnt to ashes at Hawan Kibo, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. The occupants of the bus managed to escape but most of their properties like playing boots and training kits were consumed in the inferno. In less than 24...

Former Vice President Namadi Sambo has advocated for a dynamic approach of the Nigerian educational system to produce employees with skills and ability to handle complex jobs and create opportunities for others.

Francis Anatogu, in Abuja. Ogah, in a statement noted that Nigeria has over 44 minerals in commercial value which could lead to the industrialisation of Africa, stating: “globally, Nigeria is blessed in terms of minerals.” He said the ministry was working at ensuring that no mineral would be taken out of the country without proper beneficiation in order to improve and increase the economic value of the minerals to meet international standard for the benefit of the miners. He disclosed that ...

Sylva spoke on Thursday at the ongoing 12th Nigerian Gas Association (NGA) International Conference 2021 in Lagos. He said Federal Government was ready to collaborate with all stakeholders to initiate national activities that would make Nigeria actualise its declaration of 2021-2030 as the “ Decade of Gas Development’’. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that theme of the conference is: “ Powering Forward: Enabling Nigeria’s Industrialisation via Gas.” Sylva, represented by Mr...