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1 day ago | 
businessday.ng | Anthony Ailemen |Godsgift Onyedinefu
… To take effect January 1, 2026… Experts raise implementation concerns in statesPresident Bola Tinubu on Thursday signed Nigeria’s four boldest tax bills into law. Analysts say these tax laws will renew investor confidence in the Nigerian economy, unlock billions of naira in revenue while protecting small businesses and workers.
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2 days ago | 
businessday.ng | Godsgift Onyedinefu
The newly enacted tax reform laws will foster organic growth for businesses across Nigeria, according to the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), which welcomed the legislation as a long-overdue breakthrough in easing the country’s tax burden and boosting economic productivity. “Our immediate response is uhuru, thank God because we’ve been advocating for this for a long time,” Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, director-general of NECA, said.
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3 days ago | 
businessday.ng | Godsgift Onyedinefu
The House of Representatives committee on Specialty Healthcare has raised concerns that the Federal College of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Abuja, has continued to receive public funds 15 years after its closure.
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4 days ago | 
businessday.ng | Godsgift Onyedinefu
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed for second reading a bill seeking to make Agricultural Science a core and compulsory subject in all public and private secondary schools across Nigeria. The proposed legislation, titled A Bill for an Act to Make Agricultural Science a Core and Compulsory Subject in all Public and Private Secondary Schools in Nigeria and for Related Matters (HB. 2222), was sponsored by Alex Egbona, who represents Yakurr/Abi Federal Constituency of Cross River State.
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4 days ago | 
businessday.ng | Godsgift Onyedinefu
Two members of the House of Representatives have defected form the Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers are; Peter Akpanke, who represents Obanliku/Obudu/Bekwarra Federal Constituency of Cross River State, and Paul Nnamchi, representing Enugu East/Isi-Uzo Federal Constituency in Enugu State. Tajudeen Abbas, Speaker of the House, read their defection letters during plenary on Tuesday.
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5 days ago | 
businessday.ng | Godsgift Onyedinefu
The House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise has approved the proposed N1.132 trillion budget for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for the 2025 fiscal year. The approval was granted during a budget defence session held on Monday, where Bashir Adeniyi, Comptroller General of Customs, represented by Bello Jibo, Deputy Comptroller General, Finance, Administration and Technical Services, presented the financial estimates before the committee on Monday.
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6 days ago | 
businessday.ng | Godsgift Onyedinefu
The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has alleged that Nigeria’s health sector is now burdened with over ₦30 billion in debt owed to the pharmaceutical industry due to the mismanagement of health funds. The association said this in a strongly worded statement issued in response to the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), which recently defended physician-led hospital leadership and claimed that doctors do not interfere with the roles of other health professionals.
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6 days ago | 
businessday.ng | Godsgift Onyedinefu
The House of Representatives’ Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was clearly proud of its feat when it announced a total recovery of ₦86.5 billion so far from oil companies in unpaid debts to the federal government. After all, in an economy desperate for every naira, plugging leakages in the nation’s oil revenue pipeline is significant. But instead of applause, what came has largely been a wave of cynicism, side-eyes, and jeers. On social media, Nigerians responded mostly with suspicion and sarcasm.
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1 week ago | 
businessday.ng | Godsgift Onyedinefu
Civic organisation, Paradigm Leadership Support Initiative (PLSI), has raised concerns over the state of transparency in the public finance management of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) while flagging missing audit reports for four consecutive fiscal years. The civic organisation disclosed that it found that there were no audit reports for the FCTA on its official portal after conducting a thorough search.
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1 week ago | 
businessday.ng | Godsgift Onyedinefu
Abbas Tajudeen, Speaker of the House of Representatives has said that the people of Kaduna State have no reason to vote for any candidate in the 2027 presidential election apart from President Bola Tinubu. According to Abbas, Tinubu has demonstrated commitment to Kaduna State “in very practical terms”, by initiating “a wide range of federal infrastructure projects that directly impact” the people of the state.
