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What’s Nigeria doing about coronavirus?

Here’s an update from the Nigeria Center for Disease Control @NCDCgov
.@NCDCgov has established a ‘coronavirus preparedness group’ that includes reps from @Fmohnigeria Port Health Services and other stakeholders. It meets daily to review the situation globally, assess the risk of spread and improve on Nigeria’s level of preparedness.” — @Chikwe_I
“At the points of entry, screening has been heightened, particularly for passengers coming from China. This includes temperature checks, specific questions on known symptoms of the novel coronavirus and travel history.” — @Chikwe_I
“We have also provided a public health advisory to Nigerians on what to do if they suspect that there is a case of #coronavirus as well as how to protect themselves.” — @Chikwe_I ncdc.gov.ng/news/213/publi…
“Nigerian Port Health Services and Nigeria Centre for Disease Control @NCDCgov are on alert at our airports and other points of entry.” — Minister of Health @OsagieEhanire
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I think we all agree that Nigeria needs to move more cargo/containers away from Lagos and to the Ports in the Eastern flank of Nigeria (Calabar, PH, Warri, Onne, etc), right? Lagos Ports are clearly overburdened - no doubt about that.

Here’s something quite interesting:
Things have been looking up for the Eastern Ports since 2017. Still a long way to go, but you can see a coming-alive.

The revival started in Calabar Port in Oct 2017, when two flat-bottomed vessels (200m) berthed there, carrying wheat:

MV Desert Ranger, and

MV Desert Harrier
One of the biggest challenges with the Eastern Ports is the limitations in channel draft. In layman’s terms, they are too shallow for large vessels. Need to be dredged. While plans for dredging are being sorted, @nigerianports decided to encourage flatbottomed vessels to berth.
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tolu ogunlesi
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The new Finance Act signed by President @MBuhari this week exempts all locally-manufactured sanitary towels, pads and tampons from VAT.

Also exempts from VAT “Tuition relating to nursery, primary, secondary and tertiary education.”

Great stuff! 🙌🏾
Also, VAT exemption has now been extended to all services rendered by “Microfinance banks.”

Wording of old law specifically mentioned “Community banks, People’s Bank and Mortgage Institutions.”

“Community Banks” now replaced by “Microfinance Banks.” #FinanceActNg
Another interesting aspect of the Finance Act: It repeals Section 60 of Petroleum Profit Tax Act—which strangely exempted from all taxes (PIT, CIT, etc), dividends paid out from petroleum profits.

Summary: Oil & gas dividends will now be liable to taxation, like other dividends.
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tolu ogunlesi
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The 1970s were the last GOLDEN decade for infrastructure in Nigeria. Sobering thought. Take it from me (I’m not kidding) that it is Buhari’s plan to lay the foundation for the 2020s to aspire to beat the great ambition of the 1970s. Rail, Roads, Power Plants, Ports, Gas Infra.
He’s already demonstrated this in the last 3-4 years: Presidential Infra Development Fund (PIDF), Road Infra Tax Credit Scheme, #SukukBonds, #GreenBonds, Chinese Partnership to deliver Rail & Ports, etc. But all of this is really just ‘warming-up.’ The 2020s hold great potential.
Whoever succeeds PMB on May 29, 2023 will have no choice but to ride the Infrastructure momentum already created, and take it to the ‘Nexter’ Level. And that way we will beat the record of the 1970s and in doing so hopefully inspire ourselves to even greater national ambitions.
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#FlashBackFriday to some of VP Osinbajo's events through the month of October.

1st: 59th Independence Day Change of Guards Event, Dinner and Gala Night

2nd: Met with a delegation from Nigeria Center for Disease Control

3rd: Met with a delegation from the Trade Union Congress
4th: Delivered a lecture at Lagos Island Club

5th: Attended the UAE-Nigeria Cultural&Arts Exhibition

7th: Met with a delegation from Citibank Nigeria

8th: Participated in Nordic-African Business Association Summit

11th: Declared open National Council on Development Planning
14th: Received International Criminal Court Delegation, chaired National Council on Privatization

16th: Received a delegation from the International Business Machines

17th: Visited Ex-militant's farm in Nasarawa

19th: Attended the Conferment Ceremony of Chief Kessington
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