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  • Kaduna State Govt Seals Four Fidelity Bank Branches Over N43.3m Tax Liabilities

    Kaduna State Govt Seals Four Fidelity Bank Branches Over N43.3m Tax Liabilities

    The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service has sealed four branches of Fidelity Bank in the state for tax Liabilities amounting to N43.3 million.

    The branches are located at Ali Akilu Road, Ahmadu Bello Way, Polytechnic Road by Maimuna Gwarzo Junction, and Kachia Road, all in Kaduna metropolis.

    The Executive Chairman of the Revenue service, Zaid Abubakar, said the bank’s branches were closed based on a court order after the bank refused to settle outstanding tax returns of N43.3 million owed the state government from 2011 to 2020.

    According to her, the action taken against the bank is in line with Section (3) and (4) of the personal income tax Amendment Act 2011 and Section 37 (3l and (4) of Kaduna state Tax Codification And Consolidation Law, 2020 as amended.

    She said the management of the bank was served with notices of the tax assessment five times, but the notices were ignored.

    The move is part of efforts by the state government to encourage voluntary settlement of all tax liabilities by taxpayers.

  • Kaduna State Govt. directs civil servants to resume Monday

    Kaduna State Govt. directs civil servants to resume Monday

    Kaduna State has directed its civil servants to report to work on Monday, July 20 after working remotely for over three months at home following invocation of the Quarantine Act and Kaduna State Public Health Law, which quarantined all residents on March 26.

    A circular by office of the Head of Service, stated different category of workers will work on different days of the week from 9am to 3pm.

    The circular signed by Ibrahim Jere, Permanent Secretary (Public Service Officer), said all Permanent Secretaries, Directors General, Chief Executives of Agencies and Parastatals as well as Directors will work from Monday to Friday.

    The circular further stated officers on Grade Level 14 and above will work for three days, including Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays while officers on Grade Level 7 to 13 will work on Tuesdays and Wednesdays only.
    The circular also noted, in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19, visitors will be restricted from offices, adding the order will be ‘’enforced by assigning staff officers to identify their staff at the entrance gate from 8.30 am to 9.30 am.’’

    Jere pointed out that COVID-19 prevention protocols would be strictly complied with by all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) as well as all arms of government.

    The COVID-19 protocols include social distancing at work places, subjecting all workers to daily temperature checks at the entrance of the MDAs, observing respiratory hygiene and hand washing among others.