•The Nigerian Senate Senators from the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria have expressed support for the Tax Reform Bills presented to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu. The lawmakers under the aegis of the South-South Senators’ Forum stressed the importance of tax reforms in boosting national revenue and fostering economic ...
•Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau For northern politicians, accusations of acting against “northern interest” can be politically perilous. This is the charge the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has been battling since the controversy over the tax reform bills caused an uproar in the Senate. Last Tuesday, Senator Barau...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate yesterday constituted a committee headed by the Minority Leader, Senator Abba Moro (PDP, Benue South) to meet with the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) today, to address the contentious issues associated with the tax reform bills which have generated various concerns across the country. The Deputy Senate Pre...
•Tinubu The Niger Delta Youth Congress (NDYC) has rejected the proposed Tax Reform Bill introduced by the Tinubu administration, describing it as one that “represents an alarming departure from the principles of equity and shared prosperity upon which our nation was built.” The youths disclosed this yesterday in a statement signed and released...
•Tinubu and National Assembly complex, Abuja President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Justice and the National Assembly to work on concerns raised over the tax bills. Criticisms have greeted Tinubu’s transmission of the Tax Reform Bills to the National Assembly. The move has pitted the president against some governors with th...
•House of Representatives The green chamber experienced a rowdy session when a member of the house from Ekiti State, Akin Rotimi touched on the controversial tax reform bills. The lawmaker in moving a motion for consideration of two reports had introduced himself as being from Ekiti State, the first state to adopt the tax reform […]
Nigeria is on the cusp of transiting from the archaic tax regime that has been retarding its collective prosperity to a progressive alternative that places businesses and people at the core of its general principles. But this transition has elicited highly spirited debates at the National Economic Council, NEC, and the National Assembly. Again...
•Senator Seriake Dickson Following the controversy trailing the Tax Reform Bills, Senator Seriake Dickson (PDP: Bayelsa West) yesterday said that heavens will not fall if the bills are passed by both chambers of the National Assembly. Senator Dickson, who chairs the Senate Committee on Ecology and Climate Change, made the declaration whil...
•Nigerian governors The Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, has said that it is wrong to say that governors of the 36 states are against the Tax Reform Bills, explaining that they only wanted to get clarifications in some areas. Speaking during Channels Television yesterday, the governor hailed the bills but stated that there are [&hel...
•Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State has criticised the tax reform bills, saying it will drag the northern part of the country backward. The bills, transmitted to the National Assembly by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in September, have faced stiff opposition, especially from the north, with stakeh...
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