Consultations on contentious areas yielding fruit, FIRS chairperson says as FG delegation, lawmakers meet

Consultations on contentious areas yielding fruit, FIRS chairperson says as FG delegation, lawmakers meet

The Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, has said the ongoing consultations with stakeholders including government representatives and lawmakers on the tax reform bills have so far been fruitful. Mr Adedeji stated this on Monday while speaking with journalists after the federal government delegation led by the Attorney General of the … Read more

Tax Bills: Kano, Zamfara to get increased VAT allocation

Tax Bills: Kano, Zamfara to get increased VAT allocation

The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, has said the tax reform bills currently before the National Assembly recommend an increase in the allocation of Value-Added Tax to Kano and Zamfara states. He said the provisions recommended 6.17 per cent to Kano compared to the current 0.89 per cent the state is receiving and that Zamfara will … Read more

Tax Bills, Tinubu’s MTEF/FSP request, Port Harcourt refinery probe plan, other top stories from Senate

Tax Bills, Tinubu’s MTEF/FSP request, Port Harcourt refinery probe plan, other top stories from Senate

NUC wants more bills on new varsities from senators The Senate Committee on Tertiary Education and TETFund, chaired by Muntari Dandutse, commenced activities with a public hearing on the proposed Federal University, Okigwe, Imo State. During the hearing, the acting Executive Secretary of the Nigerian University Commission (NUC), Chris Maiyaki, asked the federal government to … Read more

Tinubu’s tax bills, CCT chairman’s removal, screening of army chief, other stories from Nigerian Reps

Tinubu’s tax bills, CCT chairman’s removal, screening of army chief, other stories from Nigerian Reps

Reps’ hammer fall on embattled CCT boss Last week, the House of Representatives invoked Section 17(3) of the Fifth Schedule of the 1999 Constitution to concur with the removal process of Umar Danladi as Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The Senate initially commenced the process but proceeded in error by using the … Read more