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Tax Reform Bills: Tinubu directs Justice ministry to work with National Assembly to address concerns 20240717 144546

Tax Reform Bills: Tinubu directs Justice ministry to work with National Assembly to address concerns

Offor Callistus December 3, 2024
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Justice to work closely with the National Assembly to address concerns regarding the new tax reform bills. President Tinubu gave the directive in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by the Minister of...
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No part of Tax Reform Bills recommends scrapping TETFUND, NASENI, NITDA… no provision will impoverish the North – Presidency President Bola Tinubu

No part of Tax Reform Bills recommends scrapping TETFUND, NASENI, NITDA… no provision will impoverish the North – Presidency

Offor Callistus December 3, 2024
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The presidency has clarified that the tax reform bills will not eliminate key agencies like TETFUND, NASENI and NITDA. Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), Bayo Onanuga, said in a statement on Monday that the bills aim to simplify the tax system,...
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Kano Assembly rejects Tax Reform Bills before National Assembly Kano State House of Assembly

Kano Assembly rejects Tax Reform Bills before National Assembly

Offor Callistus December 3, 2024
The Kano State House of Assembly on Monday rejected the Tax Reform bills currently under consideration at the National Assembly. At a plenary, presided over by the Speaker, Isma’il Falgore, the lawmakers kicked against the bills after extensive deliberation. The Majority Leader, Lawan Husseini (ANPP-Dala) introduced a motion of...
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Why Northern Governors asked Tinubu to pause on Tax Reform Bills – Zulum Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum

Why Northern Governors asked Tinubu to pause on Tax Reform Bills – Zulum

Offor Callistus December 2, 2024
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, on Sunday, explained why the northern governors advised President Bola Tinubu to hold on before pushing the controversial tax reform bills. The governor who appeared as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, said the Northern Governors Forum only needs time for consultation....
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Tax Reform Bills: Borno LG Chairman backs Ndume, Zulum, others …as Senator empowers 300 dry-season farmers IMG 20241201 WA0039

Tax Reform Bills: Borno LG Chairman backs Ndume, Zulum, others …as Senator empowers 300 dry-season farmers

Offor Callistus December 1, 2024
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri– The Executive Chairman of Shani Local Government Area, Hon. Hassan Labaki has said that his people are solidly behind their Senator Mohammed Ndume and Governor Babagana Zulum for their disposition over the controversial Tax Reform Bills sent to the national assembly which has passed second...
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Group faults Monguno for criticizing Ndume’s call for review of Tax Reform Bills images 1 2024 11 30T091518.442

Group faults Monguno for criticizing Ndume’s call for review of Tax Reform Bills

Offor Callistus November 30, 2024
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A non-political Group under the umbrella of Southern Borno Concerned Citizens (SBCCs) has expressed shock and displeasure over the position of Senator Mohammed Monguno (APC Borno North) for endorsing the controversial Tax Reform Bills sent to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu. It...
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Tax reform bills propose new sharing formula, cede 55% to state govt. 20241120 145059

Tax reform bills propose new sharing formula, cede 55% to state govt.

Offor Callistus November 28, 2024
The Senate, on Thursday, resumed its debate on the Tax Reform Bills. The bills are a set of four legislative proposals to increase Value-Added Tax (VAT) distributable to the sub national governments to 55 per cent while reducing the federal government’s share to 10 per cent. These far-reaching initiatives...
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Why National Assembly must pass the tax reform bills By EX-FIRS CHAIRMAN, MUHAMMAD NAMI IMG 20220510 WA0000

Why National Assembly must pass the tax reform bills By EX-FIRS CHAIRMAN, MUHAMMAD NAMI

Offor Callistus November 26, 2024
I have read a ton of views on the proposed Nigeria Tax Administration and other tax reform bills. On one hand, some stakeholders decry the bills as being a contrast to the current administration’s championing for local government autonomy. Some, like the National Economic Council (NEC), last month recommended...
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Tax reforms: Northern reps will uphold national interest, says Doguwa Rep. Alhassan Doguwa (APC, Kano)

Tax reforms: Northern reps will uphold national interest, says Doguwa

Offor Callistus November 18, 2024
The leader of the Northern Regional Caucus in the House of Representatives, Rep. Alhassan Doguwa,  has said that the caucus will allow national interest to take precedence in the consideration of the four tax reform bills. Addressing newsmen in Abuja on a Monday, Doguwa assured that the caucus will...
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Tax Reform Bills not against the North; it will benefit all states – Presidency President Bola Tinubu

Tax Reform Bills not against the North; it will benefit all states – Presidency

Offor Callistus October 31, 2024
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- The Presidency has said that the Tax Reform Bill will not increase the number of taxes currently in operation, but rather optimize and simplify existing tax frameworks. The Presidency also clarified that the proposed derivation-based model for Value-Added Tax (VAT) distribution is designed to create...
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