The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) has fixed January 2028 as the deadline for the full transition to mandatory electronic invoicing. The move, the agency says, will transform tax administration through real-time transparency, reduced fraud and improved economic planning. Project Manager for the e-invoicing implementation, Mohammed Bawa, made this known on Tuesday at a stakeholders’ workshop …
Despite sweeping reforms that ended Nigeria’s long-standing fuel subsidy regime, many citizens are yet to feel the full economic impact of the policy shift, an economist and energy expert, Kelvin Emmanuel, has said. Mr Emmanuel, who is the co-founder and CEO of Diary Hills, said even though the removal of the fuel subsidy was a …
The Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivatives Company, Bismarck Rewane, has said Nigeria's economic outlook shows consumer confidence is improving. This is expected to play a key role in driving the country's economic growth in 2026. He said this on Saturday at an economic discourse tagged ‘Building with Resilience in the Nigerian Economic Environment,’ organised …
Nigeria’s net foreign exchange inflow declined by 18.3 per cent year-on-year to $48.1 billion in the nine months ended September 2025, reflecting weaker capital inflows and persistent pressure on foreign exchange supply. Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) data showed that the decline was largely driven by a sharper 15 per cent drop in total foreign …
Nigeria’s economic outlook for 2026 will be shaped by a mix of global and domestic pressures, according to the Managing Director of Cowry Asset Management Limited, Johnson Chukwu. Chukwu spoke at the Cowry Quarterly Economic Discourse (QED), which was held virtually on Thursday, December 15. Delivering a keynote presentation titled “Nigeria in 2026: Will Politics …
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) have strengthened their partnership aimed at boosting revenue collection for the Federation. The decision was taken on Monday, when the new NUPRC Chief Executive, Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, visited the NRS Chairman, Zacc Adedeji, at the corporate headquarters of the tax agency in Abuja. …
As Nigeria ushers in 2026, the country appears to be finding firmer footing in its economy, buoyed by a rebound in non-oil sectors and easing inflation. Beneath the surface, a report by CSL Stockbrokers Limited fears that deep-seated insecurity, social pressures, and global uncertainties loom large, threatening to complicate the journey ahead. In the report, …
As Nigeria ushers in 2026, the nation operates under a landmark fiscal framework, the 2025 Tax Reform Laws. Designed to modernize the tax system, broaden compliance, and strengthen national revenue, these reforms have generated both optimism and anxiety. A wave of misinformation circulating online has raised fears that the new system could allow authorities to …
There are concerns that the crisis in Venezuela presents a significant risk for Nigeria’s 2026 budget and the broader economy. While Venezuela and Nigeria are geographically distant, they are direct competitors in the global oil market. After months of tactical preparations, the United States invaded Venezuela during the weekend. The U.S. military force launched strikes …
Reactions have trailed President Bola Tinubu’s approval for the major write-off of debts owed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to the Federation Account, clearing over 90% of legacy obligations up to the end of 2024. A report by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) presented during the November 2025 Federation Account …
