The controversy surrounding Nigeria’s new tax reform laws intensified yesterday, as the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) and prominent human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), separately warned the Federal Government against implementing the laws from January 1, 2026, amid unresolved allegations of post-legislative alterations. Recall that President Tinubu, in a statement signed on Tuesday, had reaffirmed that the implementation of the tax reforms would proceed as scheduled from January 1, 2026, describing them as “a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build a fair, competitive and robust fiscal foundation”, and insisting that no…
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