During Thursday’s plenary, the Senate replaced Chief Whip Senator Tahir Monguno (APC, Borno North) with Senator Kaka Shehu (Borno Central) as the North East representative in the committee meeting with the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF).
This adjustment followed...
The Nigerian Senate has established a committee, led by Minority Leader Senator Abba Moro (PDP, Benue South), to address contentious issues in the recently proposed tax reform bills. Announcing the decision during Wednesday’s plenary, Deputy Senate President Barau I....
The Presidency has rejected claims that the proposed tax reforms would harm northern Nigeria or disproportionately favour Lagos and Rivers states. Presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, explained that the reforms are designed to improve the quality of life for all...
Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has raised concerns over the proposed tax reform bills, warning they disproportionately benefit Lagos State while disadvantaging others, including the North. Speaking on Politics Today, he clarified that his criticism was not against President Tinubu...
The Nigerian Senate, on Thursday, advanced four controversial tax reform bills submitted by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, passing them for a second reading. This development came after Senate Leader Senator Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central) presented the bills for...
A session of the Senate on Wednesday took a dramatic turn during deliberations on the suspension of standing rules to permit members of President Bola Tinubu’s economic team into the chamber. Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central) sought...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has clarified that the House has not yet taken an official position on the proposed Tax Reform Bills under review.
In his opening remarks at an interactive session on the Tax...
The Federal Government has announced that Nigerians earning the new national minimum wage, or slightly above, will be exempt from the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax under the upcoming tax reform bills. The announcement was made by Taiwo...
Sunday Dare, Special Adviser to the President on Public Communication and Orientation, has countered Senator Ali Ndume’s assertion that the Federal Government’s proposed tax reform bill is "dead on arrival" in the National Assembly.
Dare acknowledged Senator Ndume as an...
