The Federal Government has commenced a six-week review of Nigeria’s new tax laws, with a technical committee mandated to identify implementation gaps, clarify ambiguities and address unintended consequences arising from the reforms. The review, which will feed into the proposed Finance Bill 2027, will examine issues including Value Added Tax (VAT) thresholds, withholding tax, capital gains treatment, multiple taxation, taxpayer rights and the ease of doing business. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of...

The National Assembly has transmitted the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, which proposes establishing state police services, to the 36 State Houses of Assembly for consideration and approval. The Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, 16 September 2026, saying the transmission was made pursuant to the directive of the National Assembly leadership and in accordance with Section 9 of the...

A new political mobilisation platform, “Tinubu Must Go,” has emerged ahead of the 2027 general election, with its conveners urging opposition parties to unite behind a single presidential candidate to challenge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The campaign, according to one of its leaders, Barrister Hamza Nuhu Dantani, is being driven by activists who are dissatisfied with the direction of the Federal Government and want to mobilise Nigerians around their opposition to Tinubu’s bid for another...