The reforms were designed to address Nigeria’s weak tax-to-GDP ratio, reduce the cost of tax compliance, and broaden the revenue base without increasing rates. The senate on Thursday, 8 May 2025, passed the remaining two of the four tax reform bills submitted by President Bola Tinubu in October 2024. The two bills passed at Thursday’s plenary are the Joint Revenue Board (Establishment) Bill and the Nigeria Tax Bill. Their passage marks the conclusion of the...
“You cannot even resolve the crisis in that Labour Party. Is it the crisis of boko haram that you will come and resolve in Nigeria? The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has taken a swipe at the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, challenging his capacity to lead Nigeria when he “cannot resolve crises” within his own political party. Akpabio made the comments during Thursday’s plenary during his closing remarks...
Another defection in the House of Representatives as three Katsina lawmakers dump PDP for APC The gale of defections rocking the Nigerian political landscape has continued to have its fair share in the the House of Representatives, with three lawmakers from Katsina state announcing their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Their defection was formally announced during Thursday’s plenary session and was witnessed by the Governor of...
Upon resumption, the tax reform bills, long pending before the legislature, appeared as one of the first items addressed, signalling the urgency attached to their consideration. The senate has passed a set of long-awaited tax reform bills aimed at overhauling Nigeria’s outdated tax framework. This followed the presentation of a report by the Committee on Finance chaired by Sen. Sani Musa (APC, Niger East) during Wednesday’s plenary. The four (4) bills include the Nigeria Tax...
The House of Representatives has canvassed for more cancer treatment centers and free cancer screening services The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to establish additional cancer treatment centers equipped with radiotherapy machines across Nigeria and to make cancer screening services free of charge. This resolution followed the adoption of a motion moved by Rep. Aderemi A. Oseni (APC Oyo), during plenary on Wednesday. In presenting the motion, Rep. Oseni described cancer...
The House of Representatives adopted four motions of national importance, raising serious concerns over the alarming rate of insecurity and killings across the country, including the resurgence of boko haram The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, adopted four motions of national importance, raising serious concerns over the alarming rate of insecurity and killings across the country. Lawmakers called on the federal government to bolster security operations and urgently take decisive action to protect both military...
The Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele, was named as chairman of the committee. The senate has set up an 18-member committee to oversee the activities of the Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.). The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, announced the constitution of the committee during the senate’s plenary on Tuesday, explaining that it was established to enhance transparency and accountability in the governance of Rivers State. The Leader of...
Ningi raised alarm over the growing audacity of armed groups, warning that suburbs of the FCT were no longer safe after dark. Sen. Abdul Ningi (PDP, Bauchi central) has issued a scathing rebuke of the national assembly’s handling of security oversight, calling for an urgent interrogation of its security-related committees. He pointedly accused the senate of abdicating its constitutional responsibility to scrutinise defence spending and military procurement and opting for summits instead. Ningi made the...
Speaker Abbas said Nigeria is taking a continental step to provide electricity to 300 million Africans by 2030 The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has said that Nigeria is assuming a leadership role in Africa’s clean energy revolution, setting a bold target to help provide electricity to 300 million Africans by 2030. He lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s approval of a $1 billion financing package for the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), announced...
Akpabio reaffirmed that the aim of the summit is to facilitate a holistic and strategic approach to national security. The senate has resolved to organise a two-day national security summit in Abuja as part of efforts to tackle the country’s deepening insecurity and rising global uncertainties. The resolution followed the consideration of a motion sponsored by Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim (APC, Ondo South) and co-sponsored by Sen. Titus Zam (APC, Benue North-West), Sen. Onyeka Nwebonyi (APC,...
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