By Tobi Soniyi
Lagos lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, has faulted the federal government’s position on whether Dr. Isa Ali Pantami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, can be prosecuted for terrorism.
In a statement he issued Friday night, Ozekhome argued that even though Pantami committed the alleged terrorist acts before the enactment of the Terrorsim (Prevention Amendment) Act 2013, he could be prosecuted under Section 46 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Act, 2004 (EFCC Act).
Many have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to relieve Pantami of his appointment as a minister after he admitted making incendiary religious statements sometime between 2000 and 2006, as an Islamic scholar.
Kwara State Government on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to the provision of quality education to its citizens by providing furniture for 54 public schools in the state
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In this interview with Channels TV, Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, speaks on the reviewed Customs and Excise Tariff in the recently passed Finance Bill 2020.
She says the import duty reduction from 35 per cent to 10per cent, and zero per cent levies on tractors, transport vehicles and others, 50 per cent reduction of the minimum tax, is to ultimately reduce the rate of food inflation and not to hurt the local automotive industry.
The interview was transcribed by PREMIUM TIMES’ Ayodeji Adegboyega.
Read excerpts of the interview below.
Channels TV: Yesterday we heard the member of the House of Representatives who raised concerns about some provisions of the Finance Act, which he said lowers the tariffs for imported vehicles. He said that is going to adversely affect the automobile manufacturing concerns in this country. So could you shed some light on the reasons behind that decision?