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FULL TEXT ON THE NIGERIA TAX ACT 2025: A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF CONSOLIDATION, IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES, AND INSTITUTIONAL IDENTITY CRISIS BY Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics LTD/GTE

  THE NIGERIA TAX ACT 2025: A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF CONSOLIDATION, IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES, AND INSTITUTIONAL IDENTITY CRISIS. Abstract The Nigeria Tax Act (NTA) 2025 is the most significant legislative change to the Nigerian income tax environment since the return to democracy.  By consolidating an array of statutes - inclusive of the Companies Income Tax Act (CITA), Capital Gains Tax Act, and various other state levies - to make it less complex for compliance, the NTA 2025 represents an attempt to modernize revenue administration. Central to the government metrics (NTA 2025) is the 'Single-Digit Ambition', a policy goal that will ultimately look to convert the multitude of taxes into a manageable number of taxes, in order to improve 'ease of doing business' metrics.  Additionally, the NTA 2025 brings Nigeria in-line with OECD norms, through the OECD Pillar Two framework, by providing for a minimum effective tax rate (ETR) of 15% for large businesses. This article ...

NACCIMA seeks deeper partnership with media, pledges continued collaboration with CICAN

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  By allcitynews.ng  Director-General of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Sola Obadimu, has pledged unwavering support to the newly elected executive council of the Commerce and Industry Correspondents Association of Nigeria (CICAN). Just as he used the occasion to seek for deeper relationship with media and pledged continued collaboration with CICAN. Obadimu made this commitment during a courtesy visit by CICAN’s new leadership, led by its Chairman Taiwo Hassan, to NACCIMA House in Lagos. The visit aimed to formally introduce the new council and reinforce the longstanding relationship between both organizations. Congratulating CICAN on a peaceful and successful election, Obadimu lauded the association’s professionalism and its role as a vital partner in advancing Nigeria’s commerce and industry sectors. He emphasized that NACCIMA and CICAN share a common vision and have become inseparable allies in promoting economic...

NEWS UPDATE @ DAWN ON PRINTED/ ONLINE NEWSPAPERS,SATURDAY, 17 JANUARY WITH LINKS TO THE PUBLISHERS' ADDRESSES, TO GIVE YOU MORE ACCESS TO THE TOP & MAJOR HEADLINES, WHICH YOU PROBABLY MISSED ON WEDNESDAY 14, THURSDAY 15, FRIDAY 16 JANUARY

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  ENJOY THE READING ‎ ‎News Update, Saturday, 17/01/2026 ‎ ‎**El-Rufai hails FG’s action for first time, advises Tinubu’s Govt ‎ ‎**Nwoko urges APC members to embrace e-registration for party renewal ‎ ‎**Insecurity: Interior, Defence ministers vow greater synergy between military, paramilitary ‎ ‎**Tinubu salutes Bisi Akande’s national legacy at 87 ‎ ‎**Sanwo-Olu celebrates Akande at 87 ‎ ‎**NEC moves to boost non-oil revenue, sets up panel on legacy projects ‎ ‎**Ex-Senate Minority Leader dumps PDP for APC ‎ ‎**Plot to create rift between Okpebholo and I will fail, says deputy gov Idahosa ‎ ‎**Sanwo-Olu cautions royal council against manipulation in Akran succession process ‎ ‎**Radda flags off N21bn life, death benefits for Katsina workers ‎ ‎**Kano suspends doctors over scissors found in patient’s stomach ‎ ‎**NANS confirms release of detained AAU students, others ‎ ‎**Next Awujale: Olowu commends Fusengbuwa house as kingmakers await nomination li...

JAMB begins 2026 UTME, DE forms sale January 26, sets registration, exam dates

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  By allcitynews.ng  The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced the commencement of the sale of application documents for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry admissions for the 2026/2027 academic session. This was detailed in a release, a photostatement signed by the Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede and shared on the Board’s official X handle on Tuesday night. JAMB said, “Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria for the 2026/27 academic session.” The Board stated that eligibility is tied to age, noting that, “Only candidates who will not be less than 16 years old by 30th September, 2026 are generally eligible to apply/be considered.” UTME/X It, however, made provision for underage candidates under strict conditions The release further read, “Candidates less than 16 years old by 30th September, 2026 will have to undergo an intensive evaluation to determine their...

Election, Taiwo Hassan becomes new Chairman of Commerce and Industry Correspondents Association of Nigeria

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  By allcitynews.ng  Following the expiration of the tenure of its executive team, members of Commerce and Industry Correspondents Association of Nigeria (CICAN) on Thursday, 15 January 2026 elected a new leadership. The election, which was keenly contested, took place at the NACCIMA House, Lagos, attracted members from over 45 media houses. The atmosphere at the venue reflected both anticipation and professionalism as members queued to exercise their franchise in what many described as a defining moment for the association. At the end of the voting process, Comrade Taiwo Hassan of New Telegraph emerged as Chairman, securing 25 votes to defeat the only challenger, Comrade Rhoda Ogunseye of CrystalNews.com, who polled nine votes,  as one vote was voided out of  the 35 members that  took part in the election. The official results were announced by the three-member electoral committee led by Comrade Haruna Jimoh of MITV, who declared the process transparent and in ...

Mother of five dies in Kano after hospital abandoned scissors in her womb during surgery

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  By allcitynews.ng  Barely few hours of  death of a baby due to alleged hospital's negligence,  a case of alleged medical negligence has again thrown another  family into mourning after a woman, a mother of five, identified as Aishatu Umar, reportedly died following months of severe pain caused by a pair of scissors allegedly left inside her body during a surgical operation at the Abubakar Imam Urology Center, Kano State. According to a report by Vanguard Newspaper, the  woman,  Aishatu Umar passed away on Monday at about 1am, after enduring unbearable abdominal pain for several months following a surgery carried out in September 2025. Tragedy has struck in Kano State following the death of a mother of five, Aishatu Umar, after an alleged case of medical negligence at the Abubakar Imam Urology Centre, a government-owned health facility. A relative of the deceased, Abubakar Mohammed, said Aishatu died after enduring months of severe abdominal pain foll...

NEWS UPDATE @ DAWN ON PRINTED/ ONLINE NEWSPAPERS, WEDNESDAY, 14 JANUARY WITH LINKS TO THE PUBLISHERS' ADDRESSES, TO GIVE YOU MORE ACCESS TO THE TOP & MAJOR HEADLINES, WHICH YOU PROBABLY MISSED ON SUNDAY 11, MONDAY 12, TUESDAY 13 JANUARY

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  FREE READERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA IN THEIR DUTY POST ENJOY THE READING ‎ ‎ News Update,Wednesday, 14/01/2026 ‎ ‎**APC to Peter Obi: Tinubu not missing ‎ ‎**APC registers over 2 million members in one week ‎ ‎**Rivers lawmakers urge colleagues to halt Fubara impeachment ‎ ‎**A new Nigeria is possible but not by lamentation – Kukah, urges resistance to bad governance ‎ ‎**New Awujale to emerge next month as kingmakers screen 86 nominees ‎ ‎**List of Princes nominated as candidates for Awujale of Ijebuland’s stool emerges ‎ ‎**Celebrating Senator Fatimat Rasaki at 70 ‎ ‎**Former Imo Governor Ihedioha dumps PDP for ADC ‎ ‎**Ex-Ekiti governor, Segun Oni, dumps SDP for APC ‎ ‎ **Alumnus gifts UI Research Facility, Institutes scholarships ‎ ‎**Akwa Ibom lawmakers propose 10-year jail term for women who sleep with married men ‎ ‎**Okpebholo orders release of AAU students arrested during Ekpoma protest ‎ ‎**Kebbi reopens Girls’ School after abduction of 24 ...