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AUGUST 21, 2019 FIRS lists Slot, GIG Motors, Davido, Obasanjo, others among 19,901 tax defaulters, shuts accounts (Full List) A number of prominent [Forward](  [Like](  [Tweet](  [Pin](  [+1](  [in](  [1st News.com](  [NEW QUOTE-obj]( AUGUST 21, 2019 [***] FIRS lists Slot, GIG Motors, Davido, Obasanjo, others among 19,901 tax defaulters, shuts accounts (Full List) [FIRS]( A number of prominent individuals and organizations have been included in a list of 19,901 tax defaulters released by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). They include Slot Enterprises, God is Good Motors, PayPorte Technology Limited, Davido Music Worldwide Ltd. and Obasanjo Farms Nig. Ltd. Equally important, the list of tax defaulters was published on the official website of the FIRS. The FIRS has also taken possession of the bank accounts of the tax defaulters. Further, the agency has disclosed its intention to keep the accounts under its possession until the defaulters regularize their tax status. Also, defaulters were advised to come along with some documents before the Service can release their bank accounts. [Read more]( [***] [Muhammadu-Buhari]( Buhari replaces heads of FG agencies President Muhammadu Buhari has approved replacements for heads of Federal Government agencies that were recently appointed as ministers. This was contained in a statement on Tuesday, August 20, by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu. Also Read: Ekweremadu: Nigeria Embassy pledges to arrest attackers of senator Sen. Basheer Garba Mohammed has been appointed Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons. [Read more]( [***] [Wabba-and-Ngige]( Organized labour urges patience over new minimum wage log-jam The Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) has advised Nigerian workers to continue to exercise patience as the Federal Government and labour continue to dilly-dally over a new minimum wage implementation. On April 18, President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Minimum Wage Bill into law, to bring relief to hungry Nigerian workers but payment of the new wage has remained a problem, five months after. [Read more]( [***] [Ita-Enang]( Buhari replaces Enang with Omowarere as SA National Assembly President Muhammadu Buhari has rejigged the composition of Senior Special Assistants on National Assembly as Sen Babatunde Omowarere replaced Sen Ita Enang. Sen Enang who previously occupied the position will become the Special Assistant on Niger Delta, while the duo of Femi Adesina and Garba Shehu as Special Adviser on Media and Publicity and Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity respectively. [Read more]( [***] [Kashifu-Abdullahi]( FG appoints Kashifu Abdullahi as new NITDA boss The Federal Government on Tuesday appointed Mr Kashifu Abdullahi as the new Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). Mrs Hadiza Umar, Head, Corporate Affairs and External Relations of NITDA confirmed the appointment to the press in Abuja on Tuesday, August 20. Umar quoted a statement signed by Mr Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, on the new NITDA boss appointment and others. [Read more]( [***] [Atiku]( Atiku inisists no cause for alarm after Supreme Court ruling Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says there is no cause for alarm over the Supreme Court’s ruling dismissing his claims to inspect INEC server. Atiku, who addressed a news conference through his lead counsel, Eyitayo Jegede, after Tuesday’s proceedings, said that the decision was anticipated and that proactive action had been taken during the hearing of the petition. [Read more]( [***] [ZINOX]( Zinox, EdVigor re-train over 1000 teachers, pledge to take citizenship-leadership outreach across Nigeria Foremost technology giant, Zinox Technologies Ltd. has partnered with EdVigor, an outreach of Harvard-trained resource experts versed in the development of learning curriculum, to re-train over 1000 tertiary teachers, even as the company has underlined its determination to take its message of responsible citizenship-leadership to teachers across other states in Nigeria. The company had hosted a Teacher Empowerment Workshop which featured master-classes, special curriculum development sessions, [Read more]( [***] [IMG 20190716 230126]( [***] [vatican-Pell]( Ex-Vatican treasurer Pell loses appeal on sex abuse conviction Former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell lost an appeal against his conviction for sexually abusing two 13-year-old choir boys and will remain in prison for at least another three years, an Australian court ruled on Wednesday. Pell, the highest-ranking Catholic worldwide to be convicted of child sex offenses, was sentenced in March to six years in jail after being found guilty on five charges of abusing the two boys at St. Patrick’s Cathedral while he was Archbishop of Melbourne in the late 1990s. [Read more]( [***] [tasers]( Police chief defends plan to arm every single frontline officer with Tasers Tasers are to be issued to every frontline police officer in response to a “sickening trend” of violence against the emergency services. Northamptonshire Chief Constable Nick Adderley said the decision to issue the electroshock weapons had not been taken lightly. According to a parliamentary briefing, there were 1,044 frontline officers in the force as of March this year. [Read more]( [***] [Technology]( [***] [intel-AI]( Intel launches first artificial intelligence chip 'Springhill' Intel Corp on Tuesday launched its latest processor that will be its first using artificial intelligence (AI) and is designed for large computing centres. The chip, developed at its development facility in Haifa, Israel, is known as Nervana NNP-I or Springhill and is based on a 10 nanometre Ice Lake processor that will allow it to cope with high workloads using minimal amounts of energy, Intel said. [Read more]( [***] [facebook-data]( Facebook begins rolling out new tool to see which of Its data pals are monitoring you As Facebook works to undo the damage of years of user data scandals—ostensibly with an overhauled focus on “privacy,” or something—part of that effort has involved rolling out features geared at greater transparency that, quite frankly, should have been introduced years ago. But here we are. Facebook announced in a blog post on Tuesday that in an effort to “shed more light on” its data-collection policies, the company is rolling out an Off-Facebook Activity function to both review and control the data that websites and apps share with Facebook. [Read more]( [***] [yakubu mohammed PROFILE]( [***] [Sport]( [***] [Emmanuel-Amuneke]( Amunike hails Nigeria players transition from youth teams into Super Eagles Former Tanzania coach, Emmanuel Amunike has hailed the transition of Nigeria young players in the cadet team into the Super Eagles in recent times. Amunike in an interview said during his time with the Golden Eaglets, questions were asked on how many U17 Nigeria players has graduated to play for the senior national teams. [Read more]( [***] [Phil-Neville]( Phil Neville calls for social media boycott over online racist abuse England Women head coach Phil Neville is calling on the "football community" to boycott social media platforms until they do more to tackle racism. Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba, Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham and Reading's Yakou Meite have all recently received online racist abuse. Pogba was targeted following United's 1-1 draw with Wolves on Monday, prompting a strong statement from the club on Tuesday morning to condemn the abuse and urge social media companies "to take action". [Read more]( [***] [Health]( [***] [child-taking-his-blood-sugar]( Type 1 diabetes: Genetic risk reflected in gut microbiome New research finds differences in the gut microbiome of children who are at high genetic risk of developing type 1 diabetes. The findings suggest that certain species of bacteria may have a protective effect in autoimmune conditions. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition that can develop at any age. However, it tends to occur in early adulthood, childhood, or adolescence. 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