BUSINESS

FG plans tax exemption cards for small businesses under ongoing reforms

Daily Dispatch December 31, 2025

The Federal Government has announced plans to introduce tax exemption cards for small businesses and informal sector operators nationwide as part of its ongoing tax reform agenda. The initiative, according to the government, is designed to protect low-income earners and small-scale

NEWS

Reps Minority caucus demands immediate suspension of new Tax Laws

Daily Dispatch December 29, 2025

The House of Representatives Minority Caucus has urged the Federal Government to immediately suspend the implementation of Nigeria’s new tax laws over alleged post-passage alterations. Led by Minority Leader Rep. O.K. Chinda, the caucus says the gazetted versions differ from what lawmakers debated and passed. The affected laws are the Nigeria Tax Act 2025, Nigeria […]

BUSINESS

New tax regime reintroduces levies scrapped in 2020, says Air Peace CEO Onyema

Daily Dispatch December 28, 2025

Allen Onyema, Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, has raised concerns that Nigeria’s newly introduced tax laws have reinstated charges abolished under the 2020 tax reforms. Speaking during an interview on Arise News on Sunday, Onyema disclosed that the taxes include customs duties on imported aircraft, spare parts and engines, as well as the imposition […]

COLUMNS

Bridging the gaps in budget implementation

Daily Dispatch December 28, 2025

By Tunde Rahman To state that there are gaps in the implementation of the 2024 and 2025 budgets is actually stating the obvious. One does not need to be an economist or an expert in fiscal matters to know this. Top government functionaries charged with budgetary matters have all made the point and confirmed that […]

NEWS

Photos: Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, presents the Nigeria Tax Reform Acts to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Daily Dispatch December 28, 2025

Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, presents the Nigeria Tax Reform Acts to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at his Lagos Residence. Friday, December 26, 2025 L-R: Chief of Staff to the President Rt Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila; Chairman of the National Tax Policy Implementation Committee (NTPIC), Joseph Tegbe; […]

BUSINESS

Nigeria gazettes tax reform laws, implementation to begin January 2026

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2025

The federal government has gazetted Nigeria’s new tax reform laws, with full implementation scheduled to begin on January 1, 2026. Taiwo Oyedele, chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, confirmed the development in a post on X on Monday, noting that the move marked a major milestone in the government’s drive to […]