Former Vice President of the World Bank, Ezekwesili, demanded a halt to the implementation of the controversial tax laws Former Vice President of the World Bank, Dr Obiageli ‘Oby’ Ezekwesili, has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately halt the implementation of Nigeria’s Tax Reform Act amid allegations that a tainted version of the law was gazetted, warning that the controversy poses a grave threat to constitutional governance. In a public notice addressed to the...
The author submits that the shameful circumstances surrounding the tax laws should stimulate deeper reflections on the state of legislative representation For over a week now, flipping through the pages of Nigerian newspapers, social media, and other media platforms, the dominant issue trending nationwide has been the discovery of significant discrepancies between the gazetted version of the Tax Laws made available to the public and what was actually passed by the Nigerian legislature. Since this...
The minority caucus in the House of Representatives backs decision to investigate the alleged discrepancies in the new tax laws, urges federal government to suspend implementation The minority caucus of the House of Representatives has urged the federal government to suspend the implementation of the newly enacted tax laws pending the conclusion of investigations and the establishment of clarity and certainty on the versions to be enforced. Parliament Reports had earlier reported that the House...
OrderPaper Nigeria has been invited to join the Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) research network as an institutional member OrderPaper Nigeria, the country’s foremost parliamentary monitoring organisation and public policy think tank, has been invited to join the Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) research network as an institutional member. The organisation’s Programmes Manager Uko Etuk, who disclosed this via a press release on Monday, said the invitation was conveyed in a formal communication...
The crisis of climate change is getting more real in everyday life and living as the author’s experience while spending Christmas in Bauchi reveals Perhaps it happened years before I was born. However, I have never witnessed the 25th of December with a temperature of above 30°C in the evening; not even close to that. This year, I happened to be in Bauchi, my home state, during the time. It was quite surprising how confused...
Just two years into his tenure, Hon. Abdulmalik Zubairu has sponsored an impressive 27 bills, making him the lawmaker with the highest number of sponsored bills among Zamfara State representatives in the House of Representatives While some lawmakers pass through the National Assembly with little imprint on the legislative landscape, the lawmaker representing Bungudu/Maru federal constituency, Hon. (Dr.) Abdulmalik Zubairu, has emerged as one of the most proactive voices in Nigeria’s 10th House of Representatives....
The leadership of the National Assembly has directed the Clerk to re-gazette the tax reform Acts and issue Certified True Copies of the versions duly passed by both chambers The National Assembly has assured Nigerians that issues surrounding the passage, presidential assent and gazetting of key tax reform laws are being handled strictly within the constitutional mandate of the National Assembly. The assurance follows growing public commentary over discrepancies relating to the harmonisation of versions...
GESI considerations on rights and rural inclusion are embedded in two bills under consideration in the House of Representatives Not every GESI-relevant bill announces itself as such. Some arrive quietly, framed around institutions, development, or reform. Yet their real impact lies in who they protect, who they prioritise, and who may still be left behind. In this Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Tracker, we examine two bills at the second reading stage in the...
With the latest defections, 10 out of the 13 members representing Rivers State in the House of Representatives are now in the APC The House of Representatives on Tuesday recorded another wave of defections as six lawmakers from Rivers State dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The defecting lawmakers are Rep. Dumnamere Dekor (Khana/Gokana federal constituency), Rep. Solomon Bob (Abua/Odual and Ahoada East federal constituency) and Rep. Hart...
Hallowmace Foundation has called for an independent investigation into the allegations of alteration of tax reform laws and suspension of its implementation Hallowmace Foundation Africa has called for an urgent investigation into allegations that recently passed tax reform laws were altered without the approval of the National Assembly, demanding the immediate suspension of their implementation pending the outcome of a probe. The group made the call on Friday in a statement jointly signed by Executive...
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