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  By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government has announced the enforcement of a five per cent withholding tax on gaming payouts, directing licensed betting companies across the state to begin immediate automatic deductions from customers’ winnings. The Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority, Mr. Are Bashir, issued the directive in a public notice to licensed gaming platforms, confirming the immediate commencement of the tax regime targeting winnings generated through regulated betting operators. According to the notice released on Friday, the state has begun implementing a 5% Withholding Tax (WHT) deduction on gaming winnings in line with applicable Nigerian tax laws and regulatory directives governing the gaming industry. The deduction will apply directly to players’ earnings before payment is made. The notice clarified that the tax applies to net winnings from licensed gaming platforms operating within Lagos State and will be deducted at th...

  The British government on Friday mulled passing a law to remove former prince Andrew from the line of succession, as police stepped up investigations into his conduct, quizzing the disgraced royal’s former protection officers. Amid a torrent of often tawdry revelations from the files of late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, King Charles III has already stripped his younger brother of all his titles and ousted him from his home in Windsor. But the son of the late Queen Elizabeth II remains eighth in line to the British throne after Princess Lilibet, the daughter of his nephew, Prince Harry. The government would consider introducing legislation to remove Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of succession once the police investigation is over, sources told AFP. The former prince was arrested on Thursday at his new home on the king’s remote Sandringham estate in eastern Norfok on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Public outrage has grown over past months amid a daily drip of inf...

Nigeria’s education sector has taken centre stage on the global map as the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, received a Guinness World Record plaque for the largest gathering of teachers in the world and pledged sweeping reforms to elevate the teaching profession across the country. The plaque was presented during a courtesy visit to the minister by the convener of the “Let There Be Teachers” Conference, Mr. Oluwaseyi Anifowose, who led a delegation to the Federal Ministry of Education in Abuja on Friday. The visit also sought federal collaboration for an ambitious 2026 conference targeting 200,000 teachers nationwide. In a passionate and wide-ranging address, Dr. Alausa congratulated Anifowose for “putting Nigeria in the global spotlight for something positive,” describing the record as a powerful counter-narrative to the negative perceptions often associated with the country. “You have made Nigeria proud. When you devalue your country, you devalue yourself. We must begin to sp...