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Boyoorisha: Governor Babatunde Fashola shola of Lagos State says Lagos is the only state that can survive if crude oil supply – the mainstay of Nigeria economy- is shut down.

Fashola explained that this was possible because the government in the state had made it a policy to implement the laws on taxation to the letter, which allows it to have funds for capital project.

He spoke on Thursday during the state’s sixth Taxation Stakeholders Conference in Ikeja.

The governor said, “A life without tax is a lie. If they shut down on oil, this is the only state that can survive. Everything that we have done in the past six years was funded by our taxes.

“Since I became governor, I have not made any tax law; only implementing the existing laws on taxation.”

Fashola, however, observed that majority of the state residents had not been paying their taxes, saying the government had started prosecution to achieve higher percentage in tax compliance by residents of the state.

He said, “While our population continues to grow, one cannot see appreciable growth in tax. Our record shows that only three million people are currently paying their taxes against eight million that should pay tax.

“Since we have a population of 20 million people in this state, it means that three million people are carrying the burden of 20 million, instead of eight that should be doing so. In the last four years, we have been doing enlightenment on the need to pay tax; but now, we will prosecute.”

The governor also explained that the government had made a list of the tax regime of the local governments which had been signed into law. He advised residents to acquaint themselves with the law so there would be no confusion.

He said his administration had judiciously managed revenue generated to turn the state into a place where everything works.

http://www.punchng.com/news/only-lagos-can-survive-without-oil-fashola/

This is a dumb statement. The huge tax revenues is in plenty ways linked to oil and gas related activities. Obviously the tax income will hugely drop, without crude oil. I just don't know why people can't think. And it's so easy.

cheleku: And you think you know about european football?
No coach would want to work under Abramovich? You must be kidding. You'd rather say no pussyfooting coach would want to work with him. Moreover, Mancity, PSG, Milan all wanted his signature. Why didnt he go to any of these clubs? Answer that.
Mou did build that inter team. He brought in Wesley, Eto and Milito to mention a few, and we know how influential these signings proved.
Yet, he left everthing for a bigger challenge; the hallmark of a genious. Lets see how Bayern fare in the champions league nxt season.

What bigger challenge? Moronho was sacked by chelsea and went to inter, where he luckily won some trophies. He's just an average coach with no football legacy to show the world. I have never heard anybody mention Moronho football style. He has none. The only thing he's good at is leaving all his previous clubs in disarray. He'll soon run away from real Madrid after creating disaster and disharmony there. Useless self centered fellow with overhyped skill.

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And you think you know about european football?
No coach would want to work under Abramovich? You must be kidding. You'd rather say no pussyfooting coach would want to work with him. Moreover, Mancity, PSG, Milan all wanted his signature. Why didnt he go to any of these clubs? Answer that.
Mou did build that inter team. He brought in Wesley, Eto and Milito to mention a few, and we know how influential these signings proved.
Yet, he left everthing for a bigger challenge; the hallmark of a genious. Lets see how Bayern fare in the champions league nxt season.[/quote]What bigger challenge? Moronho was sacked by chelsea and went to inter, where he luckily won some trophies. He's just an average coach with no football legacy to show the world. I have never heard anybody mention Moronho football style. He has none.

The only thing he's good at is leaving all his previous clubs in disarray. He'll soon run away from real Madrid after creating disaster and disharmony there. Useless self centered fellow with overhyped skill.

ActiveMan: it is determine by fifa jere no mind all this people saying na captain they vote, can all of them come out and tell us who they voted for?

You're an illiterate.

mukina2: sepp blatter should go and hug transformer jor

Why would sepp batter hug transformer? There's so much ignorance on this forum. Who told you FIFA was behind expected messi win? The choice was made by coaches and captains of National teams. Think! It's easy

Nashoji: Lie lie fifa don rob us oooo

If you're looking for who to blame, look beyond FIFA. FIFA doesn't vote. The winner was chosen by coaches and captains of National teams. Think! It's easy

Donalð Genes: God punish fifa

Na you God go punish for being so daft that you failed to realize that FIFA has nothing to do with the award. The winner was chosen by the coaches and captains of National teams. Think! It's easy.

mukina2: Fifa is stupid abeg

What where you expecting? Truly deserved. CR7 is forcing a laugh.

delkuf: is dribbling a criterial to winning best player, then pple like lampard, cannavor shldnt have won, or be among d list of d best player

No, dribbling is not the only criteria. But the fact remains that Ronaldo can't dribble like messi. The only area of football that he's good is in scoring. Again in that area, messi, scores more. Then, on what ground whatsoever should Ronaldo be preferred to Messi? No ground Bros.

Donalð Genes: If ronaldo no win
I am leavinq NL

Better start leaving now. We won't miss you. Messi all the way!

olasmith10: To be very objective,messi deserves the award,but zlatan Ibramhovic once said "if madrid players supports CR7 the way barca players supports messi,CR7 will always win the ballon D'or award.

How else can the Madrid players support CR7? He's allowed to take all free kicks and penalties. He gets assists for almost all his goals but provides few assists to others. No matter how you Madrid and MORONWHOR fans plus jealous Ibramhovic twist and tweak facts, messi is simply better than Ronaldo by far. Coaches and captains of National teams know this and have already voted. Weep!

elrony: Lol quit d hate 4 d guy abeg..a very saddistic post frm oga carpenter..
Abeg do knack dat plywood akpako!

Bros, there's no sadism abeg.... Its just the plain truth. Ronaldo can't dribble like messi or Iniesta. He's only a kinda "shot on site" player comparable to RVP, Falcao, Drogba etc.. Its an anomaly to be comparing him to Messi when he does not possess upto half of messi talents.
Well only Madrid and MORONwhor Fans can ignore such obvious fact. Coaches and captains of National teams know better. They've already voted.

yemhosky: Messi deserves this award. It's not strange to win the award more than 3 times, at least Marta of Brazil won it 5 times consecutively in the female football category. Messi has been around this award since 2007. The stats says that he was second place in 2007 & 2008 (Christians won), so it is not a big deal for Christiano to be second or third place again. Like someone said, you should compare CR7 with the likes of RVP, Falcao or Lewandowski - these all are sharp shooters and no one beats the other. Winning the Copa del Rey is no mean feat as some as put it, since Real Madrid was eliminated by the same Barcelona. If the award was all about the league performance, the players from Borussia Dortmund, Juventus or ManCity should be here. Finally, lets stop the Messi has not played in the EPL syndrome, the English Premier league is overrated and receives lots of acclaim due to the amount of money that TV put into it, that is not the same as the quality of the league. If anyone can recall, Sky paid a little above £2billion for the current season for EPL, while they paid about €800million for the LaLiga. Most of the great performers in the EPL today came from LaLiga and other leagues,so the fact that......

Well said!

Donyahoozee: I wish Ronaldo can win d award.

I wonder why you'll expect someone like Ronaldo who can't dribble to win the award. The only area that he compares with messi is in goal scoring. Even on that, messi scores more. In other aspects of football like dribbling, assists, ball sense, team play, football skill, maneuverability etc, Ronaldo is way way behind messi and Iniesta.

It will be the biggest upset if he collects this award. He doesn't deserve it more than Aguero, van persie, or Falco. These are the category of players that Ronaldo can measure up to and not messi for heavens sake.

Oahray: In my opinion, Zidane should have won it that year, cos he was by far the best player in the world cup in a season without any exceptional player in club football.

I think Cannavaro had this world cup medal to thank.

If this is your argument, it doesnt help the Ronaldo cause.

Ronaldo won only the La liga, which is not more important than the EPL which players Aguero and Yaya Toure helped win, or Serie A in which a Pirlo-inspired Juventus went unbeaten for the whole season to win it.

Didier Drogba was Chelsea's best player and they won European clubs' biggest prize that season.

Now lets go international football. Messi didnt play in the Euros. Ronaldo put in lack-lustre performances in his first two games in the Euros. He shone in the next two.
However it would be a sacrilege to even mention Ronaldo's Euro performance in the same sentence with that of Pirlo or Iniesta (who happens to be a contender). I apologize for just doing so.

In the Euros, Ronaldo was only as good as Balotelli.

In any individual part of last season, or the whole, Ronaldo didnt come out tops in the world.

The facts (including the one you quoted) supports this.

Thanks

vicenzo: So,can we now agree that the award is but popularity contest,tainted by sentiments of the voters.

They choose who they consider to be the best player. There's no way a choice made by such people can be wrong. It's people here on this forum that are choosing candidates on sentiments.

Bobbystanley: if it should be based on individual perfomance...why did fabio cannavaro won it in 2006 ahead of Zinedine Zidane and Gaucho Ronaldinho?
Dats because he led italy to claim the world cup dat year..its given based on contribution to teams success..

Its just that Fifa is now a political party like PDP

Exposing ignorance in a public forum is as low as it gets. My dear Bobbystanley, FIFA has nothing to do with this award. The best player is selected by coaches and captains of National teams. Think before you write!, it's easy.

Men change after marriage for a number of different reasons. The main reason is because they are not satisfied with what they have. No matter how beautiful, forgiving, supporting or loving a man's wife is, he'll always feel as though he has missed the better bus.

Another reason for the changes in man after marriage is the marital contract. Once he obtains a woman's signature & her "I do", that is all he needs to feel secure that she can't get away & must deal with his many flaws & shortcomings. He may no longer feel the need to impress her, woo her,or even tell her he loves her once she's locked down for life.

Some men are emotional carpenters. They enjoy building the shelves of marriage, only to sit their wives on them while they go & work, hang out with their friends, or chase the better bus. These types like to know that they have a lady at home, but they don't put much effort into giving her a reason to stay there.

Men also enjoy the thrill of the chase. Once they obtain a woman's hand in marriage the chase pretty much ends. Sometimes the thrill ends as well.

Not all man change in these ways after marriage. There are still a handful of chivalrous, loyal, attentive men out there.
It is also not only men who change after marriage. Women change as well.

Donalð Genes: objection plss,messi can n'ver be the 'GOAT'when he is yet to smell that elusive world cup or european cup,all the best players have carried but why is messi own difft,let him leave barca and qo test himself with other clubs just like Ronaldo,zidane,pele,figo,Ronaldinho did,his sojourn with barca is lonq over due,am not saying he is not good but let him at least try other climes lets see how good he still will be,Ronaldo has done that,from Man utd to real and still doing what he knows best,#just facts#

so ronaldo is better than messi?

Abujafood: I've heard of men who cry when their girls break up with them but not when they lose their mums! Some men haven't cried in over 15 years even when they lose their own kids and it amazes me when one day they cry if something else happens!

What makes or can make you cry as a man?

When I am cumming

AyaSammy: Where is your village, so we can come over for our next Let's Go A Fishing, It's free bro.

There's no financial incentive, so you won't come. Stop decieving yourself.

Ishilove: Stop spewing bullshiit and go back and read his post. MFM Prayer City is located along Ibadan Express way, not Lagos. You people just come here to say all manner of rubbish without getting your facts right.

You quoted the op's post without even reading it. The address is there for all to see, yet you are here vomitting garbage a mile a minute.

Fucckin retardeen.

Ibadan..yes, but Lagos population is the target..you're the one pretending not to understand reality and it's a shame. why is it not in my village in the south south this year?

baseg25: You are all invited to the 2012 MOUNTAIN OF FIRE AND MIRACLE MINISTRIES ANOINTING SERVICE at MFM PRAYERCITY ALONG THE LAGOS/IBADAN EXPRESSWAY, IBAFO, Ogun State.

This service is a 3 in 1 service of POWER MUST CHANGE HANDS, DELIVERANCE OF THE FAMILY TREE AND THE ANOINTING SERVICE

DATE: 1ST OF DEC,2012 (SATURDAY)

TIME: 7AM-12PM...so all Nairalanders are specially invited and I pray as you come the Lord shall answer your prayer by fire in Jesus name..

NOTE:THERE ARE FREE BRT BUSES AT AGEGE AROUND PEN CINEMA TO TAKE U THERE

Come One, Come all

Why must all these anointing be in Lagos? I suspect Lagos population is the reason as it would generate bigger revenues for these business centres. That's why I don't take this people serious. There's no mountain on fire in my village, I haven't seen redeem too or TB joshua, Okotie, Oyedepo churches in my village. Perhaps, we don't need salvation or we can’t afford it?

pDudd: There's a possibility.

Oyedepo and Oritsejafor will be there definitely.

Any airstrip there to park their jets?

Batam: Did they force you to comment? must you antagonise others' post

did they also force you to respond to his posts? must you antagonise the poster?

victor1: This is an invitation to all NLers. The Holy Ghost Congress of the Redeemed Christian Church of God will take place from the 10th to the 15th of Dec. 2012.

Venue: Redemption Camp, KM46, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

You can be sure that God will do something great in your life.

Cheers!

Is Goodluck Jonathan coming?

ballabriggs: punchng.com

why must he include mosques?

Ujujoan: Mtcccccccheeeeeeeeeeeeew!

what is wrong with you?

Unknown Member: ...


-So to serve God, I must look like a pauper?!

decent dressing is not equivalent to looking like a pauper. Is it when you dress half naked that you'll see yourself looking not like a pauper?

Sweetdbest: I thought the guy was reasonable. How can you marry out of sympathy. In fact most of these celebrities are sick animals.

Folks it’s possible to marry out of sympathy. His reasons were clear. The marriage decision was enhanced by a desire to ensure kids are with both parents. There's nothing abnormal about that. What I can't understand is why the consideration for the same kids waned and he's quitting the marriage. That's hypocrisy!!!!

dopeJemi: Abeg abeg abeg


Y'alL can tawk abt matteo's sack alL day buh don't bring guardiola into this


D man is coming 2 manchester united n dats finaL


Abramovic shud be d coach n assistant coach of cheLsea

Reporter to Pep Guardiola: ''Chelsea sacked their manager, you want to be their new manager?''
Pep Guardiola: ''I Dont know how to drive a bus.''

lucenzo: Wiki to bad. Truth is this that abram never wanted him the first place and they just saw an opportunity to fire him. God will punish abramovich.

Why should God punish Abramovich? Let's be realistic, RDM's champions league triumph had more to do with luck than tactics. He's not a seasoned coach!