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FULL TEXT: President Tinubu’s second year anniversary speech

Sharon EboesomiMay 30, 202513 min

Read the full text of President Bola Tinubu’s second-year anniversary speech, where he outlines his administration’s achievements, challenges, and vision for Nigeria’s future amid ongoing economic and security reforms. Fellow Nigerians, as we mark the second anniversary of our administration, I salute your resilience and undaunted spirit. Two years ago, you entrusted me with the sacred responsibility to lead our nation at a time of historic challenges. Together, we have faced these headwinds with courage...

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NCCC calls for carbon tax inclusion in Nigeria’s fiscal reforms

Sharon EboesomiApril 30, 20255 min

At Rembinar 2.0, the NCCC emphasises the role of carbon markets and climate accountability in Nigeria’s tax reform agenda. The Head of Legal Services at the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC), Awele Ikobi-Anyali, has underscored the urgent need for Nigeria’s fiscal laws and tax reforms to align with climate policy, particularly through the inclusion of a carbon tax mechanism. She made the call while representing the NCCC’s Director-General, Dr. Nkiruka Maduekwe, at the second edition...

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EITI standards can enhance transparent and accountable energy transition, says NEITI Director

Sharon EboesomiApril 29, 20257 min

NEITI’s Dr. Dieter Bassi highlights how fiscal reforms and EITI principles can align Nigeria’s extractive sector with clean energy goals. The Director of Policy, Planning and Strategy (PPS) at Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Dr. Dieter Ahmed Bassi, has emphasised that adopting Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) standards can significantly strengthen transparency and accountability as Nigeria navigates its energy transition. Speaking at the second edition of the Rembinar Dialogue Series held on Monday, April...

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Terseer Ugbor: Tax reforms must fuel clean energy goals

Leah TwakiApril 29, 20256 min

Parliamentarian, environmentalist and renewable energy enthusiast, Rep.Ugbor says the tax reform bills do not explicitly spell out incentives for renewable energy investments Rep. Terseer Ugbor, deputy chairman of the House of Representatives committee on environment, has underscored the need for Nigeria’s ongoing tax reforms to actively support sustainable development and the nation’s clean energy ambitions. Speaking at the second edition of the Rembinar Dialogue Series on Monday, themed “Tax Bills and Implication for Energy Transition,”...

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‘Youth innovation key to energy transition’

Leah TwakiApril 29, 20256 min

At the Rembinar Dialogue Series second edition, climate activist, Olumide Idowu, executive director of ICCDI, highlighted the critical need for youth participation in Nigeria ‘s energy transition Climate activist and Founder/Executive Director of the International Climate Change Development Initiative (ICCDI), Olumide Idowu popularly known as “Mr. Climate” on social media has called for a youth-led approach to Nigeria’s energy transition. Idowu made this call during a stakeholder engagement session organized by OrderPaper Nigeria in collaboration...

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Tax policy must drive Nigeria’s energy transition — NEITI Boss

Sharon EboesomiApril 28, 20253 min

Dr. Orji urged Nigeria to reform tax policies to drive energy transition, warning that fossil fuel bias could derail clean energy goals. The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, has called for urgent reforms in Nigeria’s tax policies to support the country’s energy transition agenda. Speaking at the second edition of the Rembinar Dialogue Series, held on Monday, 28th April 2025, Dr. Orji described the dialogue on...

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How Nigeria’s Tax Reforms Could Shape the Future of Energy

Timileyin OkunlolaApril 25, 20258 min

Amid growing climate challenges and a global push for sustainability, Nigeria has laid out an ambitious energy transition roadmap. But as the country envisions a cleaner, greener future, how aligned are its tax reforms with this ambition? Here’s a closer look at the recently introduced tax reforms and their implications What is Energy Transition? Energy transition refers to the shift from traditional fossil fuels like oil, gas, and coal to cleaner, more sustainable sources such...

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OrderPaper, BudgIT launch advocacy on executive-legislative relations

Sharon EboesomiMarch 19, 20254 min

OrderPaper and BudgIT, leading civic tech organisations in Nigeria, have launched the advocacy to improve separation of powers in Nigeria. Two leading civic organisations, BudgIT and OrderPaper, have expressed deep concern over the weakening of Nigeria’s democratic institutions, citing increasing executive overreach, a compromised legislature, and a judiciary struggling to maintain independence. In a joint statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja, both organisations decried the steady erosion of the constitutional principle of separation of powers,...

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The imperative of passing the early voting and diaspora voting bills

Op-ed EditorMarch 17, 202515 min

As citizens become increasingly engaged with the global and technological landscape, it is imperative that the National Assembly passes laws enabling both early voting and diaspora voting. By Anthony Ubani In a dynamic and rapidly changing world, the principles of democracy must evolve to meet the needs of all citizens, wherever they may be. In Nigeria, two crucial reforms—early voting and diaspora voting—are long overdue, with the potential to significantly enhance electoral participation, inclusivity, and...

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At OrderPaper, NEITI dialogue, stakeholders engage on Nigeria’s tax reforms

Sharon EboesomiMarch 4, 20259 min

While the tax bills were generally applauded, stakeholders urge caution on implications for transparency and accountability in extractives Stakeholders have raised concerns over the potential impact of the proposed Nigeria Tax Bill (NTB) and other related reforms on the extractive sector. The reforms, however, received generally positive commentaries from speakers and contributors during a stakeholder engagement session convened by OrderPaper Nigeria in collaboration with the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) which held on Monday,...

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