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
Legislators Are Speaking As If They Are Governors’ Spokespersons …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> 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 … Read more
Presidency clarifies major aims of tax reform bills …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> 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 … Read more