Nigerian governors have thrown their weight behind the Federal Government’s tax reform bills. But they are proposing a new sharing formula for value-added tax (VAT). The decision followed a meeting of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and the Presidential Tax Reform Committee which was held on Thursday. In a...
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A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain, Sen. Nicholas Tofowomo, has urged President Bola Tinubu to allow local government autonomy and the country’s refineries to function properly before introducing the new tax reforms. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president had, in October 2024, presented four Tax...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Sokoto Zone, has expressed concerns over the proposed Tax Reform Bill before the National Assembly, warning that the bill is a deliberate attempt to dismantle the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfund), a vital source of funding for...
Some residents of Enugu State have hailed President Bola Tinubu for visiting the state to inaugurate projects done by Gov. Peter Mbah on Saturday. They said the visit would deepen further collaboration and understanding between the Federal Government, Enugu State Government and the South-East in general. The News Agency...
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday commiserated with the Government and people of Ondo State over the death of Temitayo Oluwatuyi, the Secretary to the State Government. Oluwatuyi, fondly called Tukana, died on Sunday following hospitalisation for serious injuries sustained in an accident on Dec. 15, 2024, Mr Bayo Onanuga,...
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo has said that President Bola Tinubu’s visit to Enugu State demonstrates the Federal Government’s attention to South-East development. Governor Soludo made the assertion in a statement signed by his Press Secretary, Mr Christian Aburime, on Saturday in Awka. President Tinubu would make his first...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Friday assured enhanced Federal Government support for Nasarawa State government’s agricultural programmes. Shettima gave the assurance when he inaugurated the distribution of tractors, Jangwa Paddy to the 13 Local Government Chairmen and relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state. The News Agency...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said Nigerians would smile and prosper in 2025, as the economy has turned the corner. He said this while addressing State House Correspondents after a visit to President Bola Tinubu in Lagos on Wednesday. “The economy has started picking up, and in the coming weeks...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has wished Nigerians a happy New Year, assuring of better days. According to the party, the country is on a bold and steady march to full recovery and enduring prosperity. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka, said these in a statement on...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has condoled with the government and people of the United States of America over the death of former President Jimmy Carter at the age of 100. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the presidential spokesman,...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has refuted claims by Niger Republic that Nigeria and some ECOWAS member states were colluding with France to sponsor terrorism against the country. ECOWAS made this known in a statement issued by its spokesman, Joël Ahofodji, describing the allegations by Niger...
A coalition of 25 civil society organisations (CSOs) has called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the ongoing controversy surrounding the selection of a vice-chancellor for University of Abuja. The coalition, under the aegis of Civil Society Coalition for Educational Development, made the call in Abuja on Friday....
A former spokesman and former Director-General of Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr Doyin Okupe, has said the south and not the north, should produce the president in 2027. Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos , Okupe said it was...
A former presidential spokesman Dr Doyin Okupe, has said opponents of the proposed Tax Reform Bills are enemies of the country, saying the bills are pro-poor and pro-development. Okupe, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, said that no right thinking person would stand...
Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has faulted the pushback by the 19 northern governors against the tax reform bills introduced by President Bola Tinubu. “As far as I am concerned, that tax bill must go on,” the nonagenarian said on the Sunday edition of Inside Sources with Laolu Akande,...
Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has said President Bola Tinubu has lifted the ban on mining in Zamfara to boost economic activities and raise the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the state. The minister made the disclosure at a dinner session organised to host stakeholders of All...
By Kingsley Okoye, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Since the recent introduction of four tax reform bills by the executive arm, the National Assembly has taken a significant step toward contributing significantly to the latter’s quest to revolutionalise the country’s tax system. Over the years, many tax experts, who have...
Nigeria Dangote Refinery has partnered with MRS Oil and Gas to sell petrol at ₦935 per liter at retail outlets nationwide. This price reduction follows a decrease in the ex-depot price from ₦970 to ₦899.50 per liter. Head of Media Communications of Dangote Refinery, Mr Anthony Echiejina, disclosed this...
As the curtain falls on 2024 in a matter of days, there were major events and key moments that Nigerians and global citizens would agree defined the year. On the local scene some Nigerians believe that 2024 offered more not-so-pleasant memories, with little to cheer about amidst the soaring...
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) said on Friday that free train rides were open to no fewer than 340,000 passengers across the country from Dec. 20, 2024 to Jan. 5, 2025. NRC acting Managing Director, Mr Ben Iloanuse, made this known while addressing newsmen after a train started the...