More facts have emerged as to how President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the 36 state governors of the federation finally arrived at a consensus on the contentious tax reform bills. The president, yesterday, issued a statement praising the governors who, speaking under the umbrella of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), announced some adjustments to t...
•Dr Nnimmo Bassey A renowned Nigerian environmental activist and poet, Dr Nnimmo Bassey, has slammed the Nigerian Governor’s Forum for rejecting an increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT) but turn around to propose an ‘unacceptable’ revised sharing formula for same. The Frontier reports that the governors’ decision was an...
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has rejected the move to increase Value Added Tax (VAT). The governors also expressed support for the ongoing legislative process of the Tax Reform Bills, reports The Nation. It also proposed an “equitable” sharing formula for value-added tax (VAT). This development was an outcome of a meeting between the NGF...
•Tinubu, Shettima and state governors President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has denied speculations making the rounds that he is at war with state governors over his push for local government autonomy across the country. In July 2024, the Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgement affirming financial autonomy for the 774 local government areas in the ...
Governors Hyacinth Alia (Benue), Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom), Abba Yusuf (Kano), and Umar Namadi (Jigawa) yesterday signed the 2025 Appropriation Bills of their states into law. Alia, a Catholic Reverend Father, signed Benue State’s N550,112,988,930.45 Appropriation Bill, named: Budget of Human Capital Development, Food Security, and the Digital Econo...
Stakeholders across the country are using the current Christmas and New Year period to review and discuss the controversial Tax Reform Bills ahead of resumption of debate on the bills by the National Assembly early in 2025. It is understood that governors and federal legislators have been reaching out to critical interest groups and individual...
•Police roadblock The Police High Command says state governors are aware of the roadblocks mounted by its personnel either on major highways or some intercity roads in their respective locations. It also said that Nigerians abroad are trooping into the country to enjoy Christmas in their respective communities sequel to improved security situa...
•Tinubu and some Nigerian governors The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has issued a stern warning to state governors bypassing the Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy, threatening to seek a contempt of court suit if the defiance continues. Fagbemi stated this in Abuja, y...
The National Economic Council (NEC) has received position reports on the establishment of state police from the 36 state governors. The NEC meeting was chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima and attended by state governors, deputy governors, ministers and some presidential aides, reports Channels TV. Briefing State House Correspondents shor...
•Lateef Fagbemi Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN today said any state governor who tampers with funds belonging to their Local Government Areas will be guilty of gross misconduct, which is an impeachable offense. The AGF, while addressing the 2024 annual conference of the National Ass...
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