This note seeks to clarify matters arising regarding the 5% fuel surcharge in the new tax laws. The charge is not a new tax introduced by the current administration. The provision already exists under the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (Amendment) Act, 2007. Its restatement in the new Tax Act is for harmonisation and transparency rather than immediate implementation.

The Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB) has approved a $300 duty-free limit for imports, a new policy that takes effect on 8 September.

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has denied a report that it could shut its petrol unit for two to three months. The spokesman of the Dangote Group, Anthony Chiejina, described the report as “fake”.

The Nigeria Labour Congress and federal government workers have demanded an urgent review of the national minimum wage, insisting that the current ₦70,000 is no longer sustainable.

The Federal Government has appealed to the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to shelve their planned nationwide strike against the Dangote Group, urging that dialogue remains the most effective way to resolve the dispute.

The Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD), a prominent branch of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), have launched an attack on the union’s national leadership, calling for immediate arrest of key executives.