Rwanda announced Wednesday it was scrapping an 18 percent value-added tax on sanitary pads to make them cheaper for girls who are often forced to skip school during their periods.

Primate of All Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Revd. Nicholas Okoh has joined the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) as well as the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN)

State governors yesterday expressed support for the Finance Bill, which seeks to increase Value Added Tax (VAT) from five per cent to 7.5 per cent. Vice-chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) and Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal disclosed this at the NGF monthly meeting in Abuja.

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday said that the drive to increase the state’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) would not hurt the residents. He also pledged not to tamper with the autonomy enjoyed by the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS).

Recapitalisation is a form of a corporate reorganisation, which involves making substantial changes to a company’s capital structure. It is one of the strategies companies use to improve their financial stability. Currently, the insurance industry is undergoing the process.

Sequel to the Nigerian Government announcement of a new $3billion credit line from the Bretton Woods Institutions to overhaul electricity infrastructure in the country

Tax practitioners, yesterday, urged the Federal Government to conserve revenue from oil and gas, and focus on tax to increase funding for government expenditure.

A tax strategy must be intrinsically linked to the commercial and overall strategic objectives of an organisation. This is because poor tax management and lack of governance can have a negative commercial impact on the business.

For the umpteenth time, Executive Director of Grace Schools, Lagos, Mrs. Tokunbo Edun, has appealed to government at all levels to see private investors in education as partners and not moneymaking machines.

Justice Rilwanu Aikawa of the Federal High Court in Lagos has barred the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), from enforcing VAT provisions on goods and services consumed in hotels, restaurants and event centres in Lagos State.

A US federal judge in New York on Monday dismissed President Donald Trump's efforts to block access to years of his personal and corporate tax returns, saying sitting presidents are not immune from criminal investigations.

Oyo State Government has warned illegal tax collectors against issuing fake tickets to commercial motorists at motor parks and purporting to do so on behalf of the government.