NEWS

FG halts guidelines on new Tax Laws over uncertainty on final version

Daily Dispatch January 15, 2026

The Federal Government has suspended the release of implementation guidelines for Nigeria’s new tax laws due to uncertainty surrounding the final approved text, according to Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman of the Presidential Tax Reform Committee. Oyedele disclosed this in Lagos at the 2026 Economic

NEWS

Tax Reform: I face death threats for overhauling Nigeria’s faulty system — Oyedele

Daily Dispatch January 14, 2026

The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has disclosed that he has received threats to his life as a result of his involvement in Nigeria’s ongoing tax reforms. Oyedele made the revelation in Abuja while speaking at a governance colloquium organised to celebrate the 50th birthday of the […]

BUSINESS

New tax laws: Only income is taxable, not bank inflows — Analyst

Daily Dispatch January 10, 2026

Economic analyst, Kalu Aja, has said that money entering a bank account is not automatically taxed, contrary to widespread belief. Aja made the comment on Nairametrics’ X space on Thursday, with the topic “How the new tax law affects your pay, business and daily spending. The clarification follows growing public concerns around Nigeria’s new tax […]

COLUMNS

A Rejoinder To ‘Bola’ s Tax: When Simple Logic’ Becomes Simple Misdirection

Daily Dispatch January 8, 2026

By Tanimu YakubuThe essay you circulated is rhetorically powerful, but its “simplicity” is achieved by subtracting the very provisions that determine the outcome. That is not clarity; it is selective accounting.Let’s dismantle the argument on its own terms calmly, sequentially, and with arithmetic that actually follows the law.1) The core confusion: pension and health

NEWS

2026 And The Tax Man

Daily Dispatch January 5, 2026

By Kazeem AkintundeOne issue that would dominate discourse this year is the new tax laws which came into effect on January 1. Asides partisan politics, the tax issue would command significant attention. Already, many Nigerians are apprehensive on what to expect and how much the tax man (President Tinubu) is likely to take from their […]

BUSINESS

Tinubunomics and the arithmetic of illusion

Daily Dispatch January 4, 2026

By Tanimu Yakubu A striking feature of Nigeria’s current economic debate is the enthusiasm with which huge numbers are circulated—and the casualness with which they are assembled. Tax collections are added to oil receipts; oil receipts are added again under customs or “subsidy savings”; borrowing is treated as income; and the resulting total is presented