In Line With Tax Reform Acts, Oyedele Inaugurates Committee to Develop 2026 VAT Modification Order Says new order to provide certainty for businesses, investors, tax administrators
Ndubuisi Francis in Abuja
The federal government has
inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Committee to develop the 2026 Value Added Tax (VAT)
Modification Order, a major step towards ensuring the smooth implementation of Nigeria's new
tax laws and providing greater certainty for businesses, investors and tax administrators.
Among others, the committee is saddled with the task of recommending a comprehensive
schedule of VAT-exempt and Continued on page 5
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Tinubu: We Will Soon Overcome Insecurity Challenges in the North
North has stagnated due to loss of values, says Ango Abdullahi Sultan seeks repentance of perpetrators of evil in Nigeria
Deji Elumoye in Abuja and John Shiklam in Kaduna
President Bola Tinubu has said that the security challenges confronting Nigeria, particularly
the northern region, will soon be overcome. He said that his administration
had put in place decisive measures to end the activities of criminal groups across the
country. This is just as the Chairman of the Northern Elders Forum
(NEF) and former ViceContinued on page 5
Kwankwaso: Obi Will Honour His One-term Promise If Elected in 2027
Chuks Okocha in Abuja
The vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has expressed confidence that the party’s presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, will honour his pledge to serve only one term if elected in the 2027 presidential election. Kwankwaso stated this during an interview on News Central’s 60 Minutes with Mr. Kay, while responding to questions about Obi’s commitment to a single fouryear tenure and whether he would seek the presidency after the proposed arrangement. According to him, Obi has publicly made the promise and should be trusted to keep his Continued on page 5
PAYING HOMAGE TO THE SEAT OF THE CALIPHATE…
L-R: Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III; First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu; and Sokoto State Governor, Dr. Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto, during the First Lady’s visit to the Sultan in Sokoto…yesterday