₦airaland Forum

Donaldoni:
Why was there no noise about it?

lebete3000:
Autism?

CandyOps:
You made that diagnosis all from looking at a 30sec video?

JASONjnr:
This is why I believe that the same effort put into tax bill should be considered on the salary scale....

Some agencies are earning better and still receiving better incentives......

Give other agencies the privilege to generate funds so they can get good packages....

JASONjnr:
But CBN said we should report any bank that's hoarding cash and refused to dispense either over the counter or at the ATM.

This one that VP is coming out to speak now is out of joblessness....

A former Governor of Niger State and ex-chairman of the Northern Governors Forum, Babaginda Aliyu, has taken a swipe at those against the tax reform bills.

According to him, those against it have not taken their time to study the bill.

The bills, including the Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria (Establishment) Bill, 2024, the Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Bill, 2024, and the Nigeria Tax Bill, 2024, have sparked widespread debate since their introduction to the National Assembly.

During a meeting on October 28, governors of the 19 northern states under the platform of the Northern Governors Forum had rejected the new derivation-based model for Value Added Tax distribution outlined in the tax reform bills.

Days later, the National Economic Council called for the bills’ withdrawal, urging the president to allow more consultations.

Speaking at the graduation ceremony for the Executive Intelligence Management Course 17 at the National Institute for Security Studies in Abuja on Saturday, Aliyu also criticised the government for poor communication about the policy.

Aliyu added that the citizens need to understand that no policy benefits everyone equally.

He said, “I was speaking to the NSA when we were in the common room, and I said to him, look, many of the people debating the tax bill have not read it. But again, there is the problem of communication; the government should speak more when the majority of the people are not literate. You should be the first to speak on any major policy, particularly one that will bring changes so that people can understand it.


“People can know that there is no policy that will come to somebody; if the majority comes and one person is disturbed, you can only tell him. But you cannot say because of one person, the policy cannot be taken. So communication is very, very important.”

Speaking at the event, Vice President Kashim Shettima highlighted the evolving nature of global threats, including cyber warfare and disinformation, calling for innovative responses and a redefinition of security paradigms.

Represented by the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, the vice president also stressed that technology must serve as a tool for progress, not a weapon of destruction.

“The security issues we face—from terrorism and transnational crime to climate migration and cyber warfare—transcend borders.

“Your journey through this institution has equipped you not only to defend but to build alliances that honour our shared humanity. Learning is the gateway to finding lasting solutions to complex problems.

“Our world shrinks every day, and no challenge in one nation can be isolated from others. The social and economic tensions we must douse as leaders cannot be addressed with archaic ideas,” he said.


He urged the graduands to transform crises into opportunities for stability and growth, describing the current era as standing “at the confluence of opportunities and vulnerabilities.

Dalohad:
Which of the factions. Damagum-Wike faction abi.

Iseoluwani:
bro, dollar go increase by Jan

flyinnizam:
Tinubu met the exchange rate at less than 800naira now it's 1500 and they are happy. Nigerians have a long way to go

diamond68:
hopefully it reflects in price of goods too though heheh

Iseoluwani:
exactly. na because people dey come home. e go shock them by Jan

JoeyNaza:
I can confirm this. Dollar fell a lot in the black market too.

Edit: No celebrate too much or praise Tinubu. My BDC guys explained that it's seasonal, as diaspora people are returning for the holidays, they are selling their FX in exchange for Naira, which is temporarily propping up naira value.

MrEverest:
Now let me enlighten you:

1. Imports crashed because Nigerians no longer have disposable income to spend. They only spend money on food, rent and school fees.

2. Exports didn’t increase, rather naira became worthless and the dollars earned from exports became huge in naira which the bastards are now using in their nonsense propaganda.

3. Oil and gas remains by far the biggest source of forex, yet our export volumes hasn’t increased.

Add points 1, 2 and 3 to get your answer. Stop being gullible and stop promoting rubbish propaganda!!!

allthingsgood:
Because it's a bad precedent and govt cannot control security if every and anyone, including terrorists, can land everywhere and anytime.

MrEverest:
Stop being gullible and stop promoting foolish propaganda. What exactly are you exporting more??!

Tinubu the old fool made naira worthless against other currencies. Exports earn dollars, now quote the so-called export earnings in dollars and see how much it has reduced compared to even Buhari era.

Nairaland has become a community of gullible people.

Bebigiby1:
You're the tribal bigot for trying to tribalize this thread.... Obi has on several occasions challenged Nigerians to sue him

godofuck231:
Nigeria always known for having ugly people in top positions

iykepromotions:
Nigeria should export more. Even digitally. And be mors productive. e

allthingsgood:
Why must we choose to copy bad things Just because you want to be slave to religious leaders. So everybody should start having airstrip

JudasNaKarrot:
There is nothing like appreciation because of one policy or not. The appreciation is due to the festive season when Nigerians come back home to celebrate the season, thereby increasing the inflow of dollars.

Zulu11zulu:
I'm just looking at tinubu from far away.

Wee don't want wee will memorandum or what so ever Nigeria want action not buhari Promax.

Pickmycall:
What is the reform Tinubu is embarking on that all the sectors are in total collapse?