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Edo Taxes Paid To Delta Treasury, Stakeholders Allege

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7 months ago

October 1, 2025

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Stakeholders have lamented the continued remittance of taxes accruing to Edo State Government to Delta, saying this has resulted in massive loss of revenue.

The stateholders, which included commissioners, senior civil servants, members of the judiciary in Edo State spoke on Wednesday
at a meeting the Edo State Inland Revenue Service (EIRS) held with ministries, departments and agencies on revenue collection challenges.

In his welcome address,
Executive Chairman of the EIRS, Otunba Oladele Bankole-Balogun, who
said though the EIRS was making progress in terms of revenue collection, stated that there was the need for all the stakeholders to work together and increase the state’s revenue base.

Bankole-Balogun, while noting that the EIRS has adopted a Treasury Single Account (TSA) to reduce leakages in tax collection in the state, said: “A fundamental tool for achieving this is the single Treasury Account, which we have begun to try and institutionalised. It ensures that all government agency receipts, or all government receipts, flow through a transparent, centralised account for eliminating cash handling, reducing leakages, and, most importantly, improving accountability.

“So, going forward, we want to encourage that all revenue streams be remitted into the state IGR account with proper digital records and accountability.

“Remember that revenue is not an end in itself. It’s just a means and means to better roads, stronger health systems, vibrant education, safer communities and dignity for all the citizens of our state.”

He said the state was waiting for the commencement of the new national tax law and the state would key into it.

Also speaking on loss of revenue, the Managing Director of the Edo State Traffic Management Agency (EDSTMA), Engr Stainless Ijeghede, said he had made reports on the payment of taxes of oil company workers in Edo State to Delta, but the Edo State government was yet to take any action on that

“When I go there to work, at the end of the month, I still see in my pay slip, tax Delta, all my years there, I didn’t see tax Edo. What that means is that those people who work in Oben pay tax to Delta State Government.”

On his part, Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Edo State, Hon. Samson Osagie,
said that several meetings on the boundary issues have been held and adjustments made, stressing that he expects the National Boundary Commission (NBC) to visit the areas and ratify the boundaries to stop the revenue loss.

He disclosed that his ministry is proposing a Revenue Court Law that would create specific courts to try tax offenders.

Osagie said: “There is the need for Revenue Court and revenue Courts law, the whole idea is to ensure that the entire gamut of our tax system is put together in a way that enforcement and prosecution of tax offenders are easy.”

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Edo NLC Crisis: Caretaker Committee Drags Rival Exco, Govt To Court

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48 minutes ago

May 6, 2026

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The division in the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), took a new dimension on Wednesday as Prof. Monday Monday Lewis Igbafen-led caretaker committee approached the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Benin Judicial Division, seeking to affirm its authority and restrain a rival executive from parading itself as the council’s leadership.

Joined in the suit are the Edo State Government, the Commissioner for Labour and Productivity, and the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice.

In a suit marked: NICN/BEN/12/2026, and filed before the court in Benin, the claimant, Igbafen, acting for himself and on behalf of the NLC Caretaker Committee in Edo State, is challenging the continued occupation of the union’s secretariat and control of its assets by members of the Bernard Egwakhide-led factional State Executive Council.

The claimants are asking the court to declare that the caretaker committee (Igbafen-led faction), constituted on August 11, 2025, by the NLC national leadership, remains the only lawful authority to administer the affairs of the Edo State Council pending fresh elections.

They further seek a declaration that the continued occupation of the NLC secretariat located at No. 1 Teboga Road, Benin City, as well as the retention of union assets, financial records, and official instruments by the defendants, is illegal and void.

The suit also prays for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from parading themselves as officials of the NLC Edo Council or interfering with the functions of the caretaker committee.

In addition, the claimants are seeking a mandatory order compelling the defendants to immediately hand over the secretariat, vehicles, financial documents, cheque books, and all other properties belonging to the union.

The caretaker committee further urged the court to restrain the state government and its officials from interfering in the internal affairs of the union, alleging undue support for the dissolved executive.

The claimants further demand N50 million as general and exemplary damages against the defendants for alleged unlawful usurpation of office and acts prejudicial to the administration of the council.

According to court documents made available to our correspondent, the crisis followed the dissolution of the Edo State Council by the NLC National Executive Council on February 27, 2025, over allegations of misconduct, anti-union activities, and constitutional violations.

However, the matter has yet to be assigned a hearing date.

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Transfer: Premier League Clubs Scramble For Dele-Bashiru

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6 hours ago

May 6, 2026

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Lazio midfielder, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru is a subject of interest from three Premier League clubs, according to Sky Sports.

Lazio reportedly rejected offers from Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth for the Nigeria international in January.

La Biancolesti are bracing for more interest in Dele-Bashiru ahead of the summer transfer window, according to Sky Sports.

The 24-year-old has two years left on his contract with the Serie A club.

The attacking midfielder joined the Rome-based club from Turkish Super Lig outfit Hatayspor in 2024.

He has been a regular feature for Lazio this season.

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Xenophobic Attacks: Nigerian Students To Picket MTN, MultiChoice, Other Businesses

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7 hours ago

May 6, 2026

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The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS South-West Zone D, has announced plans to picket South African companies in Nigeria following the ongoing xenophobic attacks in the country.

DAILY POST reports that some Nigerians were recently killed in South Africa over the violent attacks.

A statement issued to newsmen by Comrade Adeyemo Josiah Kayode, Coordinator, NANS South-West, Zone D, said that the association is mobilizing to take decisive and lawful action by organizing peaceful picketing and mass advocacy against South African business interests operating in Nigeria.

“We categorically state that the continued targeting of Nigerians under any guise is unacceptable and must come to an immediate end.

“This will include major corporations such as MTN Group and MultiChoice Group. It is morally indefensible for businesses to thrive in an environment where the lives of Nigerians are protected, while Nigerians are subjected to fear and violence elsewhere.

“This contradiction will no longer be tolerated,” the statement said.