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FG Cuts Interest Rate for Late Payment of Tax from October 1

Ndubuisi Francis and James Emejo in Abuja The federal government yesterday issued the Nigeria Tax Administration (Interest on Late Payment of Tax) Order, 2026, which sets the applicable interest rate

  • Nigeria reduces late tax payment interest rate from October 1, 2026
  • New rate tied to market rates, lower than previous five percentage points
  • Foreign currency tax rate set at SOFR plus six percentage points

From Macroeconomic Stabilization to Shared Prosperity: Why Fiscal-Monetary Coordination and Lower Interest Rates Matter for Nigeria

BY Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru Nigeria’s economic management has reached an important inflection point. After a difficult period of painful but necessary macroeconomic adjustment, there are now clearer…

  • Nigeria's economy stabilized after macroeconomic adjustment period
  • MoU between Finance Ministry and CBN for fiscal-monetary coordination
  • CBN reduced MPR by 350 basis points to 23% for lower interest rates

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