The Senate yesterday confirmed 21 nominees for appointment as federal commissioners in the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). The Senate’s resolution followed the consideration of the report of its joint Committee on National Planning and Economic Affairs and Finance during plenary. In August, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu nominated the 21 federal commissioners-designate for appointment in RMAFC pending the …

Nigeria’s second arm of government, the Legislature, is in the eye of the storm again! Tongues keep wagging the National Assembly basically on two issues that keep recurring. The first has to do with its salaries, allowances, emoluments and perquisites, which many believe are out of this world and out of tune with realities. The second is how effectively and …

The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has called for the complete autonomy of local government councils across the country. The commission said it was lending its support to the Federal Government’s legal efforts to free the local governments from the control of state governments by enforcing the Constitution’s provisions. In a statement, RMAFC Chairman Mohammed Bello Shehu said …

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, yesterday, backed the proposed 300 per cent increase in the salaries and allowances of judicial office holders in the country by President Bola Tinubu. The National Judicial Council (NJC), Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), and the Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Allocation Commission (RMAFC), among others, also endorsed the …

The House of Representatives Committee on Judiciary has invited the Ministers of Finance, Budget and National Planning as well as the Secretary, National Judicial Council for deliberation over the poor remuneration of judicial officials across the country. Also invited to the meeting slated for Monday, 25 March 2024, are the National President, Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria, the Chairman, Revenue …

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, and the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), have resolved to strengthen collaboration to block revenue leakages in the mining sector. During a recent visit to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake in Abuja, RMAFC Chairman, Alhaji Mohammed Bello, who led his team, commended efforts of …

The Chairman of Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Muhammad Shehu, says Nigerians must endeavour to pay their taxes to boost government revenue and improve service delivery. This is as the RMAFC boss noted that less than 40 million Nigerians are presently captured in the tax net and paying taxes. “That is too low for a country that has …