By Peter Egwuatu The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced plans to significantly step up enforcement of market rules in 2026, following the enactment of the Investments and Securities Act (ISA) 2025, as part of efforts to strengthen investor confidence […]
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Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) says its replacement with the defunct Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) will overhaul the architecture of the country’s revenue administration. The Executive Chairman of NRS, Dr Zacch Adedeji, said this in a television interview monitored from […]
Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Dr. Zacch Adedeji, has dismissed fears that the new tax reform framework could be used by the Federal Government to marginalise political opposition or target individuals on the basis of political affiliation, insisting […]
The implementation of new tax laws commenced yesterday on a clearer and more transparent footing. The National Assembly directed the release of Certified True Copies (CTCs) of the harmonised bills that were transmitted by lawmakers and assented to by President Bola […]
By Victor Ahiuma-Young & Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu has said that the new tax laws, including those that took effect on June 26, 2025, and the remaining acts scheduled to commence on January 1, 2026, will be implemented […]
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has expressed support for the implementation of new tax legislation scheduled to begin in January. The Director-General of NECA, Mr Wale Smatt-Oyerinde, disclosed this at a media briefing on Tuesday in Lagos. He commended […]
By Peter Egwuatu The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC has directed capital market operators to renew their registration from January 1 to 31, 2026. In a bid to make the process as seamless as possible, the Commission also disclosed that it will […]
The Federal Government, FG, has inaugurated the National Tax Policy Implementation Committee (NTPIC), marking a deliberate shift toward a more predictable and market-aligned rollout of the newly enacted capital-gains-tax (CGT) provisions. The move follows extensive technical engagements with key capital-market institutions, […]
The East African Court of Justice has dismissed a case challenging TotalEnergies’ massive oil project in Uganda and Tanzania, after civil society groups sought a full trial over the controversial development. Four civil society groups first filed a petition in […]
By Babajide Komolafe The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has refuted recent allegations concerning the appointment of Xpress Payments as part of the national revenue collection system, describing the claims as inaccurate and capable of politicising a strictly administrative process. In a […]