Tax Reform Bills Archives

BREAKING: Reps Pass Four Tax Reform Bills

GISTSMATE 012 weeks ago04 mins

The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the four tax reform bills transmitted to the National Assembly in October 2024 by President Bola Tinubu. The bills are “A Bill for an Act to Provide for the Assessment, Collection of, and Accounting for Revenue Accruing to the Federation, Federal, States and Local Governments; Prescribe the Powers…

FLASH: Reps Approve Tinubu’s Tax Reform Bills

GISTSMATE 012 weeks ago06 mins

The House of Representatives on Thursday approved the tax reform bills forwarded by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly. The bills include the Nigerian Tax Bill, the Tax Administration Bill, the Revenue Tax Board Bill, and the Nigerian Revenue Service Establishment Bill. This followed clause by clause consideration of all relevant amendments on the…

BREAKING: Tax Reform Bills Scale Second Reading At House Of Reps

GISTSMATE 011 month ago04 mins

The four tax reform bills transmitted to the National Assembly in 2024 by President Bola Tinubu have scaled second reading at the House of Representatives. The bills scaled second reading on the floor of the Green Chamber on Wednesday six months after the President transmitted them to the National Assembly for consideration following the recommendations…

BREAKING: Nigerian Governors Back Tax Reform Bills, Propose VAT Sharing Formula

GISTSMATE 012 months ago04 mins

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has finally thrown its weight behind the proposed tax reform bills currently at the national assembly. In a statement on Thursday, the group proposed an “equitable” sharing formula for value-added tax (VAT). The development was an outcome of a meeting between the NGF and the presidential tax reform committee, convened…

Tax Reform Bills Nearing Passage As Senate Committee Finalises Discussions

GISTSMATE 012 months ago04 mins

Strong indications emerged on Monday that the Senate is on the verge of holding a public hearing on the Tax Reform Bills, with the aim of presenting them for a third reading and eventual passage. This development was confirmed following a closed-door session of the Senate Ad-hoc committee and key government officials, including the Attorney…

JUST-IN: Kano Government Rejects Tax Reform Bills

GISTSMATE 013 months ago04 mins

The Kano State Government has strongly expressed opposition to the proposed tax reform bills before the National Assembly. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, who spoke through his Deputy, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, declared the government’s position during the 2025 celebration held at the Filin Mahaha, Kofar Naisa open theatre, a statement issued by the deputy governor’s Chief…

NLC Insists On Withdrawal Of Tax Reform Bills

GISTSMATE 013 months ago08 mins

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday insisted on the withdrawal of the Tax Reform Bills forwarded by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly for passage to enable all key national stakeholders to be part of the process. Recall that the bills had drawn sharp criticisms from some parts of the country, especially the north,…

Tax Reform Bills, Change In National Anthem, Rollout Of CNG Vehicles – Notable Tinubu Decisions In 2024

GISTSMATE 013 months ago010 mins

President Bola Tinubu unfurled a raft of directives with far-reaching implications in 2024. From the launch of the compressed natural gas (CNG) initiative to the re-adoption of the old national anthem; from the rejig of his cabinet to the controversial tax bills before the national assembly; 2024 was the year Tinubu attempted to steady a…

JUST-IN: Tax Reforms Here To Stay, Says Tinubu

GISTSMATE 013 months ago02 mins

President Bola Tinubu has stated that his administration’s tax reforms have come to stay. The Nigerian leader stated this on Monday night while speaking during his first presidential media chat in Lagos State. The tax reform bills, which are before the National Assembly, have generated controversies and met push back especially from the Northern leaders,…

Northern Christian Leaders Warn Against Politicisation Of Tax Reform Bills

GISTSMATE 013 months ago03 mins

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said that multiple and obsolete taxation has denied Nigeria so much foreign investments over the years as potential investors were scared of setting up their businesses in the country due to the tax system. He stated this on Thursday in Kaduna at a town hall…

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Tax Reform Bills

BREAKING: Reps Pass Four Tax Reform Bills

FLASH: Reps Approve Tinubu’s Tax Reform Bills

BREAKING: Tax Reform Bills Scale Second Reading At House Of Reps

BREAKING: Nigerian Governors Back Tax Reform Bills, Propose VAT Sharing Formula

Tax Reform Bills Nearing Passage As Senate Committee Finalises Discussions

JUST-IN: Kano Government Rejects Tax Reform Bills

NLC Insists On Withdrawal Of Tax Reform Bills

Tax Reform Bills, Change In National Anthem, Rollout Of CNG Vehicles – Notable Tinubu Decisions In 2024

JUST-IN: Tax Reforms Here To Stay, Says Tinubu

Northern Christian Leaders Warn Against Politicisation Of Tax Reform Bills