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Social media users have begun to raise concerns that landlords will hike rents because of a provision in the new tax law. Their worries bordered on the provision of the 20 per cent relief on annual rent and up to ₦500,000 relief the new tax law provides. In a Facebook post, a social media user …

The image is used to illustrate Nigeria's new tax provision on rent relief

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Bismarck Rewane, has urged the federal government to either reduce the capital gains tax (CGT) to 10 per cent or defer the implementation date. The renowned economist said this on Channels Television's Business Morning programme on Tuesday, November 11, while sharing his thoughts on what …

Bismarck Rewane

In a sweeping structural reform, Nigeria has effectively abolished its standalone 10% Capital Gains Tax (CGT) and integrated the gains into its new income tax regime, a move that has triggered widespread debate over its potential to stifle investment or modernize tax fairness. Under the newly signed Nigeria Tax Act, 2025, capital gains for individuals …

The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has said that the new tax law will offer investors in the Nigerian capital market a N150 million annual exemption in capital gains tax (CGT). Oyedele reportedly clarified this during a high-level stakeholders dialogue with issuers, investors, intermediaries, and regulators, convened …

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has raised significant concerns over the potential introduction of a tax stamp system for excisable goods, warning that such a move could undermine the government’s recent tax reforms and place an additional financial burden on local industries. While the association acknowledges the government's efforts to modernise tax administration through …

As the Nigerian government prepares to implement new tax laws on January 1, 2026, there are mixed feelings of anticipation and anxiety among businesses, economic experts, and citizens regarding the impact. The six-month deadline set from June 2025, when the laws were signed by President Tinubu, was intended to allow for robust stakeholder engagement and …

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