Breaking: Man Trapped In Lagos Collapsed Building Has Been Rescued

A few hours after Naija News reported that a man has been trapped in a collapsed three-storey building in Lagos, it has been confirmed now that the unnamed man has been rescued.

According to a report by The Nation, the man who got trapped in the Friday early hour incident has been successfully evacuated alive by emergency officials and noted that he was given a first aid treatment while he has been taking to a nearby hospital for proper treatment.

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In other news, Naija News has reported that Nigerian Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has revealed that the implementation of Value Added Tax (VAT) increment from five per cent to 7.5 per cent will take effect from Feb. 1.

Ahmed who made this known during the inauguration of the Chairman and Board members of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS)  revealed that the new Finance law will,  provide the Nigerian government with additional opportunities to incrementally improve the fiscal policy and regulatory and legal environment. she also said that the new law is in order to further strengthen our domestic capital market, and ultimately ensure sustained and inclusive growth and development

The minister recalled that the Finance Act had also taken care of essential palliatives to support Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and mitigate the impact of the VAT rate increase on the most vulnerable businesses, communities and citizens in the economy.