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Global Enterpreneurship Week: Stakeholders urge youths to develop entrepreneurial mindset

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Global Enterpreneurship Week: Stakeholders urge youths to develop entrepreneurial mindset
By Admin Nov. 19, 2023
Stakeholders in Kano have called on youths to develop entrepreneurial mindset and adopt the use of technology to become self-reliant.
They gave the advice at a creativity competition demonstration day, organized by Enthuse Entrepreneurship School to mark Global Enterpreneurship Week on Sunday in Kano.
The state Commissioner for Higher Education, Dr Yusuf Kofar-Mata, restated the state government’s commitment to uplifting quality of education.
He said that the state government budgeted 29 per cent to education sector more than what UNESCO approved.
Alhaji Mahe Bashir-Wali, the Wali of Kano, urged youths to engage in vocational skill learning, to make them self-reliant, rather than waiting for white-collar opportunities.
Wali urged Nigerians, particularly youths, to seek for opportunities to build their capacity and make a meaningful impact.
He also advised Nigerian youths to acquire entrepreneurial skills to enable them to overcome the prevailing economic recession.
An enterpreneur, Dr Gwani Faruk, said in spite of attending higher institutions where people acquired degrees and certificates, it was equally imperative for Nigerian youths to get additional knowledge in entrepreneurial skills.
The elder states man, added that Nigeria, with its high youth population, had the potential to become great if the youth could embrace entrepreneurial skills.
Also, Prof. Murtala Sagagi, Director General, Dangote Business School, Kano, said that no nation could develop without technology.
“It is also important for young people to develop an entrepreneurial mindset, let them have this Nigeria of their dreams,” he advised.
He also called on youths to enroll into skill acquisition training, to further expand their frontiers of knowledge.
Mr Michael Banda, Senior Education Manager, United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) Kano Field Office, urged students to be innovative and come up with new ideas.
Banda also advised the young learners, who demonstrated various innovations, to present new valuable ideas that would be marketable.
“I urged you to be innovative and find new and better ways that will enable you to compete and thrive in today’s world,” he explained.
Alhaji Khalifa Dankade, the organizer and proprietor of the school, said it was the first enterpreneurship secondary school in Nigeria.
According to him, the school is designed to be Nigeria’s nest and heart of creation and innovations.
“We envisioned a leading-edge learning environment that purposefully and skillfully nurtures academic excellence, enterprenal mindset, and leadership capabilities in young learners,” he said.
Dankade further said that Enthuse Creativity Competition was an annual innovation challenge that gave the students a unique opportunity to acquire and nurture problem-solving skills.

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Kano unveils eeZitax platform for filling tax returns, urges compliance

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Kano unveils eeZitax platform for filling tax returns, urges compliance

The Kano State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS) has unveiled unveiled eeZitax, an online platform for filling returns.

Zaid Abubakar, Executive Chairman of KIRS, made the announcement on Friday in Kano.

According to him, taxpayers can access the platform at etax.kirs.gov.ng, where they can follow prompts to complete and submit their annual tax returns electronically.

“A user guide is available at https://etax.kirs.gov.ng/manuals. The deadline for filing annual tax returns is January 31, 2025,” he explained.

He reminded taxpayers that failure to file returns by this date constitutes an offence under Section 41(1) and (2) of the Personal Income Tax Act 2011 (as amended).

The KIRS Chairman urged all employers to file their tax returns before the deadline to avoid penalties.

Abubakar then stressed that the returns should detail each employee’s total emoluments, any applicable tax reliefs, and the total tax deducted.

The chairman further announced that all corporate organisations were required to file their tax returns through the new online platform.

He also warned that non-compliance with the deadline will attract a penalty of N500,000 as provided under Section 81(3) of the Personal Income Tax Act 2011 (as amended.

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Kano revenue service unveils initiative to boost revenue growth

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The Kano State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS) has launched a new initiative aimed at significantly increasing the state’s revenue generation.
The initiative, unveiled at a ceremony on Monday, is part of the state government’s efforts to diversify its revenue sources.
Dr. Zaid Abubakar, Executive Chairman of KIRS, who spoke at the event, said the strategy focuses on enhancing revenue generation and improving service delivery.
He explained that the initiative would concentrate on improving tax collection, enhancing compliance, and optimizing technology in revenue management.
“Our vision is to become the most referenced sub-national revenue authority in Africa and to build a world-class tax system that is both sustainable and efficient, with a focus on optimizing revenue collection to drive economic growth in the state,” Abubakar said.
He emphasized the agency’s commitment to delivering value-added services to taxpayers, simplifying the tax process while ensuring fairness and transparency.
On the agency’s mission, he stated that KIRS seeks to create a tax system that benefits both the government and citizens by improving efficiency and ensuring optimal revenue generation.
“Our mission is to build a system that promotes accountability, fosters growth, and provides excellent services to the people of Kano State,” he added.
The Executive Chairman also outlined the core values that will guide the agency’s operations: professionalism, integrity, excellent service, efficiency, and collective responsibility.
Earlier, Muhammad Abba-Aliyu, Executive Director of Compliance and Enforcement, emphasized the importance of collective responsibility and called on all stakeholders to support KIRS’s initiatives for sustainable development in Kano State.

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Kano adopts Single Interstate Road Tax Sticker, Haulage Fee to curb multiple taxation

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The Kano Internal Revenue Service(KIRS) has inaugurated the Single Interstate Road Tax Sticker (SIRTS) and the Single Haulage Fee (SHF) to address multiple taxation from motorists on the highways.

Dr Zaid Abubakar, the Executive Chairman of KIRS, while unveiling the stickers on Saturday in Kano said that the project was initiated by the Joint Tax Board (JTB).

The chairman noted that the initiative of the Joint Tax Board (JTB), would end multiple taxation and improve the ease of doing business for transporters.

According to him, the Single Haulage Fee is to end illegal tax collection, and extortion on the highways, as well as block revenue leakages in the country.

“Today, we flaged off the harmonized collection scheme sticker which consist of interstate road tax sticker and single haulage fee.

“It will reduce multiple taxes collected from motorists on the highways and generate revenue for the state government.

“People are always complaining in the high way that they are forced to pay a high amount of money in the name of road taxes.

“JTB decided to come up with the interstate sticker to avoid that multiple taxation.

“Now, over 20 states of the federation have joined the system,” he said.

Earlier, the commissioner of finance, Alhaji Ibrahim Jibril, said the essence of implementing the Single Interstate Road Tax Sticker and the Single Haulage Fee was to end illegal tax collection, and extortion on the highways, as well as block revenue leakages in the country.

The commissioner said that the unified tax system would curb harassment of transport operators on the road by different unions.

Jibril further added that the approach would promote ease of doing business in the state and the country as a whole.like it was done in the civilized parts of the world.

Some of the stakeholders who spoke at the event, commended JTB and KIRS for the laudable initiative.

They said the initiative would reduce incidences of double taxation through the sales of multiple stickers while enhancing the ease of doing business in the country.

They added that the single interstate road sticker would remove all the roadblocks; across the nation, transporters face different kinds of roadblocks, taxes which is not good for their business.

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