The controversial Tax Reform Bills proposed by President Bola Tinubu were the focus of discussion yesterday during a special town hall meeting on Channels TV as participants expressed their views on the appropriateness or otherwise of the proposed legislation.

The Presidency has rejected claims that the ongoing Tax Reform Bills, currently before the National Assembly, propose the scrapping of key government agencies such as Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) or that they will impoverish the northern region. The…

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), an Islamic human rights organisation, has said economists and finance experts should be the ones talking about the Tax Reform Bills which are before the Senate. The Executive Director, MURIC, Ishaq Akintola, said this as videos of northern Islamic clerics preaching against the bills trend on social media. The bills,…

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…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has spoken out on the contentious tax reform bills proposed by President Bola Tinubu. Atiku’s statement follows the National Economic Council’s (NEC) recommendation to withdraw the Tax Reforms Bill, currently before the National Assembly. In a statement released on Sunday, Atiku emphasized the need for a fiscal system that promotes…

The Senate advanced President Bola Tinubu’s ambitious tax reform bills yesterday, touting their potential to ease burdens on vulnerable Nigerians and strengthen fiscal federalism.

The Senate is poised for a decisive moment today as lawmakers prepare to vote on the contentious Tax Reform Bills, following yesterday’s stormy session marked by sharp disagreements over the presence of external tax experts in the chamber.

The House of Representatives will meet with members of the executive today to deliberate on the tax reform bills currently before the National Assembly.  

A South-West socio-political group, Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum, yesterday, said the Tax Reform Bills have trappings that would only benefit the drafters, not Nigeria. 

Sen. Mohammed Ndume (APC-Borno) and Sen. Shehu Sani have differed on the President Bola Tinubu’s proposed Tax Reform Bills before

The Deputy spokesman of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, has said he is rallying his colleagues to support President Bola

The Northern Redemption Coalition (NRC) has criticised Senator Ali Ndume for opposing the tax reform bills forwarded to the National Assembly