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Nigeria is not a poor country. Dr. Tope Fasua, Special Adviser to the President on Economic Affairs, insists the nation suffers from structural inequality rather than a lack of resources. He argues that persistent narratives of poverty distract from the actual work of fixing the economy. Wealth exists within the system, he claims, hidden by…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has attributed the recent escalation of insecurity across parts of Nigeria to political maneuvering ahead of the 2027 general elections, asserting that the unrest is designed to discredit the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Akpabio made the remarks yesterday at the official commissioning of a major tax administration facility by…
Monthly federal revenue has jumped from N711 billion in May 2023 to N3.635 trillion by September 2025, marking a 411.3 per cent increase under the current administration. Zacch Adedeji, Executive Chairman of the newly christened Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), announced these figures during the inauguration of the agency’s 16-storey headquarters in Abuja. The growth reflects…
Taiwo Oyedele, the Minister of State for Finance, has admitted that the nation’s recently enacted tax reform laws contain significant errors. Speaking at a legal conference in early 2026, he blamed manual drafting processes and multiple review stages for the discrepancies. This admission follows months of confusion and allegations that the public versions of the…
Nigeria’s tax landscape is undergoing a fundamental restructuring aimed at relieving low-income earners while tightening the net on high-net-worth individuals and corporate profits. Speaking at the 2026 BusinessDay Tax Conference in Lagos, Adesokan of the Joint Revenue Board (JRB) revealed that the reforms seek to stop “taxing poverty.” The new regime consolidates a fragmented library…
