Yerima breaks down North’s opposition to tax reform bills …C0NTINUE READING HERE>>> Shettima Yerima, President of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), has voiced serious concerns over the Federal Government’s approach to the contentious tax reform bills currently under consideration by the National Assembly. In an interview with Saturday Vanguard, Yerima highlighted key flaws in … Read more
RMAFC hails Tinubu, denies opposing tax reform bills …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has firmly denied claims that it opposes President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s proposed Tax Reform Bills currently under review by the National Assembly. Earlier reports had alleged that the RMAFC had “vehemently rejected” the contentious tax … Read more
Northern senators split over contentious tax reform bills …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The contentious tax reform bills currently before the National Assembly have sparked division among northern senators, with some lawmakers now backing the proposals despite initial widespread resistance. The bills, including the Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria (Establishment) Bill, 2024, Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has criticized the Tax Reform Bills, which propose the abolition of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). ASUU President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, warned that scrapping TETFund would devastate Nigeria’s public education system and perpetuate inequality by denying underprivileged children access to quality education. Speaking during an interview with … Read more
Tax Reform Bills: It Is Not Time To Condemn The President …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> 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 … Read more