What happens when the laws a government is enforcing are not the same laws its parliament approved? In this episode of The Other Side, Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum examines a growing constitutional controversy surrounding Nigeria’s new tax regime. Allegations have emerged that the tax laws currently being implemented differ from the versions passed by the National…
Abuja, FCT | Friday, December 26, 2025 – Recent public commentary has focused on the legislative process relating to the passage, presidential assent, and publication in the Official Gazette of the Federal Government of the following Acts: the Nigeria Tax Act, 2025; the Nigeria Tax Administration Act, 2025; the Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria (Establishment)…
The federal government has confirmed that coordinated security efforts with international partners, including the United States, have resulted in precision air strikes on terrorist targets in the North-West region. The operation forms part of ongoing measures to combat terrorism and violent extremism across the country. A statement issued by the Ministry the Ministry of Foreign…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has commended Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State for what it described as a “courageous and compassionate decision” to grant a pardon to Sunday Jackson, a farmer who was sentenced to death following an incident in which he…
United States, President Donald Trump, said Thursday that he ordered a deadly strike on Islamic State terrorists in Nigeria. A US official told Financial Times (UK) that the US worked with Nigeria to carry out the strikes, approved by the Nigerian government. Trump had accused the terrorists group of persecuting Christians in Nigeria. In a…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that attacks on Christians in Nigeria has to stop. The Israeli Prime Minister stated this in his Christmas message Wednesday night to Christians around the world. In a message felicitating with Christians around the world, Netanyahu criticised global persecution of Christians, citing Middle Eastern countries of Iraq, Syria,…
