A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has supported the controversial tax reform bills proposed by President Bola Tinubu’s administration. According to him, the bills which have generated concerns especially in the Northern part of the country, would free most people in the region struggling with the burden of taxation. He shared … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the National Assembly (NASS) to protect the Tertiary Education Trust (TETFUND) from being abrogated under the Nigeria Tax Bill 2024. Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, the President of ASUU, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Osodeke said that the proposed bill was worrisome and also … Read more
The President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, says the National Assembly will prioritise the interest of all Nigerians in considering the tax reform bills. Akpabio made the pledge on Wednesday in Abuja at a roundtable on the four tax reform bills organised by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS). He said … Read more
The National Orientation Agency (NOA), says it will translate the proposed tax reform bills and other critical national issues into 36 Nigerian languages, to enhance public understanding and engagement. The Director-General of the agency, Lanre Issa-Onilu said this at a town hall meeting on Tuesday in Maiduguri. He was represented by Inuwa Yusuf-Kobi, Director, Personnel, … Read more
Public enlightenment typically precedes the introduction of new policies to facilitate understanding, acceptance, and implementation. This is why companies seeking to go public on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) prepare an information memorandum to educate stakeholders and the general public. Unfortunately, the current government has repeatedly overlooked this fundamental principle, as seen in … Read more
The South East Caucus in the Senate has called for wider consultations with stakeholders on the Tax Reform Bills currently undergoing legislative process at both chambers of the National Assembly (NASS). Leader of the caucus, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe (APGA -Abia South), said this in an interview with journalists on Monday after a closed … Read more
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has said most of the disquiet over the Federal Government-led proposed tax reform in the country is borne out of misunderstanding. Abiodun said this on Thursday at the ongoing Africa Investment Forum, Market Days 2024, in Rabat, Morocco. The event, on its second day, is under the theme: ‘Leveraging … Read more
Mr Lanre Issa-Onilu, the Director-General, National Orientation Agency (NOA), says the proposed tax reform bill will bring progress and yield positive results to Nigerians. He stated this at the inauguration of a nationwide sensitisation campaign on five critical national issues, on Thursday in Gombe. The campaign, themed: “Promoting Awareness, Ethical Values and National Development,” is … Read more
The Senate on Thursday said that it did not suspend deliberations on the Tax Reform Bills as reported in some quarters. Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele, made the clarification when he raised Senate Point of Order 42, during plenary. Raising the order, Bamidele said that it was reported by a news medium … Read more
A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has faulted the stand of some federal legislators on the Tax Reform Bills proposed by President Bola Tinubu. According to Dogara, some of the lawmakers are beclouded by sentiments and are beginning to sound like spokespersons of the state governors. Speaking on Monday during a … Read more