FG decries states’ non-adherence to boundary instruments

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has described 2024 as the most challenging for workers in the country. Mr Joe Ajaero, the NLC President, said this at the 2024 “Harmattan School” on Monday in Abuja, with theme “Trade unions and the Quest for a New Social Contract”. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…

Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has said that 90 per cent of Nigerians support the tax reform bills currently before the National Assembly. Taiwo, who stated this on Monday at a special town hall on the tax reform bills on Channels TV, said his team conducted a…

The Department of State Service (DSS) has challenged a popular civil society organization, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), to implement what it preaches to society. DSS aggrieved staff, who are pressing legal charges against SERAP, used an adage that "it is easier to criticize than to do the right thing" to validate what…

The Kwara State Ministry of Finance has addressed the ongoing delay in the disbursement of November salaries and bonuses for some state government workers. The ministry said many workers have already received their payments, while others are still in the process of being credited. The delay primarily affects those who have not completed their registration…

The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said there is nothing wrong with pursuing the tax reform. The bills, which have passed second reading in the Senate, include the Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria (Establishment) Bill, 2024-SB.583; the Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Bill, 2024-SB.584; the Nigeria Tax Administration Bill, 2024-SB.585; and the Nigeria…

The Presidency has spoken on the urgent need for the recently proposed Tax Reform Bills, stating that Nigeria "can not continue on this path or wait for 20 years if this country is to deliver the prosperity we need for our people." This was disclosed in a statement by President Bola Tinubu's spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga,…

A presiding judge of the Appeal Court, Sokoto division, Justice Muhammad Lawal, has challenged the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Crimes Commission (ICPC) to ensure inclusive prosecution of corrupt practices in the fight against graft in the country. Justice Lawal specifically cautioned the anti-graft agencies to "go after bigger fish and not yahoo boys,"…

Allowing a non-state actor to wage war against a country’s armed forces is the sort of thing that has engendered chaos in countries like Sudan. In Nigeria, the rise of non-state actors has brought about a mix of benefits and challenges

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has claimed that the controversial tax reform bills' implementation would disproportionately benefit Lagos State while economically disadvantage other regions. Zulum cautioned that the bills, if passed into law, could exacerbate existing economic inequalities across Nigeria. "Only Lagos will benefit from this scheme. But what we are telling them is to…

The Management of Port Harcourt Refining Company of Nigeria has attributed the slow pace of loading petroleum products at the facility to