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
The Kano State House of Assembly on Monday rejected the Tax Reform bills currently under consideration at the National Assembly (NASS). At a plenary, presided over by the Speaker, Isma’il Falgore, the lawmakers kicked against the bills after extensive deliberation. The Majority Leader, Lawan Husseini (ANPP-Dala) introduced a motion of ‘urgent public importance,’ emphasising the … Read more
The Presidency has dismissed allegations that the tax reform bills before the National Assembly were designed to impoverish certain regions. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in a statement clarified the bills aimed to enhance quality of life for disadvantaged Nigerians, rather than destroying economy of any section of … Read more
Mr Peter Obi has said the tax reform bills currently before the National Assembly (NASS) should not be rushed on Nigerians and that public hearings must be conducted to allow for diverse opinions and inputs on the bills. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Mr Obi, candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, said this … Read more
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has urged calm amid rising criticism of the Tax Reform Bills from the northern region. The bills, currently before the National Assembly, have sparked widespread backlash in the north, with prominent figures and millions of residents calling for their review. Critics have described the bills as … Read more