The Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Zacch Adedeji, says evaders and unpatriotic individuals are behind criticisms of Nigeria's new tax laws

Adedeji embodies a rare alignment between vision and execution. In a reform space historically weakened by fragmentation, that alignment may prove to be the most consequential reform of all. ‎

Ex-Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun Backs Nigeria’s Tax Reform Agenda Former Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun has publicly endorsed the Federal Government’s newly introduced tax reform framework, describing it as a necessary overhaul that could strengthen revenue generation and improve compliance across the Nigerian economy. In a...

Growth vs. Stability: The Difficult Trade-offs of MPC’s 2025 Decisions, by Kabir Abdulsalam   If monetary policy were a balancing act, 2025 was the year the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) walked a particularly narrow rope. On one side lay the danger of...

Tax Reforms Cause Stir as Shipping Lines Plan to Raise Prices   There appears to be palpable tension among freight forwarding practitioners in the nation’s maritime sector over the tax implementation that kicked off on Thursday, January 1, 2026. Some agents explained that some shipping lines have...

93% Growth in Insurance Stocks Pushes Market Cap to N904bn   Nigeria’s insurance sector recorded a sharp rally in 2025, with combined market capitalisation climbing by 93 per cent year-on-year to approximately N904bn as of 24 December 2025. The surge reflects broad-based gains across 17 underwriters listed...