February 11, 2025
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Tax Reform Bills ‘ll not distract us from passing 2025 budget – NASS

…says January-December budget circle sacrosanct By Haruna Salami The National Assembly said not even the tax reform bill could distract the parliament from passing the 2025 budget of the federal government on January 31, 2025. This Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senators Adeola Olamilekan who disclosed this on Monday at a crucial meeting with chairmen […]
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Tax Reform Bills: Atiku urges NASS to ensure transparency, objectivity in conducting public hearing

By Samuel Luka As the tax reform bill of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu generates public discourse, former Vice President and 2019, 2023 People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has called for objectivity and transparency in conducting public hearing regarding the bill. Alhaji Abubakar who made this known in Facebook post during the
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Tax reform bills: Afenifere calls for understanding, says it’s not targeted against any region

BY STEPHEN GBADAMOSI The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has stated that the tax reform proposed by the Federal Government has a lot of beneficial potentials. In a press statement released by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi, the body submitted that no region in the country should entertain any fear regarding the
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Nigeria loses N17trn to tax waivers

By Tunde Opalana Nigeria lost N17 trillion to tax waivers within the last years, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has revealed. The FIRS made the revelation on Monday during its budget presentation session with the Senate Committee on Finance. Describing the development as unacceptable, the Senate committee ordered FIRS to suspend tax waivers on […]
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Nigeria moves to close N20trn tax gap

By Ukpono Ukpong Federal Government yesterday initiated moves to close the about N20 trillion annual tax revenue gap in the country. Government also said the Chairman of Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee will help to make the country financially buoyant to fund its projects thereby putting an end to over-reliance on borrowing. This is […]