Fuel Marketing Companies’ Revenue Decline By N331.54bn
Five of the major oil marketing companies in the country saw their total revenue plunge by N331.54bn last year amid the impact of the COVID-19 […]
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FIRS Still in Charge of Stamp Duties Collection
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has debunked news reports which claimed that the Finance Act 2020 has stripped it of Stamp Duty collection functions […]
UK plans to tax firms that profited from pandemic: Sunday Times
Abuja (Sundiata Post) – Britain plans to tax retailers and tech companies whose profits have soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sunday Times reported, citing […]
Nigerian Breweries Sealed Off Over N169 Million Tax Liabilities
The Nigerian Breweries (NB) Plc depot in Akure has been sealed off. The order for the sealing was given by an Ondo State High Court […]
Debt servicing, greatest risk to Nigeria’s economy – Adesina
The African Development Bank has projected a growth rate of 1.5 per cent for Nigeria in 2021, and a 2.9 per cent growth in 2022. […]
Buhari Orders MDAs, Others to Grant Access to FIRS for Tax Collection
President Muhammadu Buhari has mandated ministries, departments, agencies and business enterprises to grant access to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to their systems for […]
GTBank Sealed for Owing Millions In Tax
Guaranty Trust Bank offices in Uyo have been sealed. According to NAN, the affected offices are two branches in Uyo. The offices were sealed by […]
Poor tax remittances weaken our economy, says SGF
He spoke at the second civil society tax compliance advocacy workshop organised by the Initiative for Leadership and Economic Watch in Nigeria, on Monday in […]
Income Tax Revenue Lags Behind Fed Govt Projections
Amidst various pressures on the Federal Government’s finances and 2020 budget’s revenue estimates, an indication has emerged that the government has already recorded a 25.3 […]
Fed Govt Considers Another Tax Exemption For Small Businesses
The exemption of small businesses from the payment of tertiary education tax has been proposed in the draft Finance Bill 2020. This was disclosed by […]
Lafarge, Dangote Sinotrucks, 35 Others Enjoy Three-year Tax Holidays
Lafarge Africa Plc, Honeywell Flour Mills Nigeria Plc, Dangote Sinotrucks West Africa, and 34 other firms have been identified as companies currently enjoying Pioneer Status […]
BBNaija: Lagos, Ogun demand tax from Laycon after victory
LAGOS – The Lagos Internal Revenue Service and its counterpart in Ogun State have indicated interests in the collection of tax from the winner […]
18 Revelations From a Trove of Trump Tax Records
Times reporters have obtained decades of tax information the president has hidden from public view. Here are some of the key findings. The New York […]
Taxation keeping Nigeria afloat, says FIRS
Tax revenues generated by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) have kept the Nigerian economy going despite the ravages of the COVID-19, Executive Chairman, FIRS, […]
EU plans clampdown on ‘harmful’ tax systems to aid recovery
Brussels – The European Commission, on Wednesday, unveiled plans to clamp down on aggressive corporate tax planning regimes that distort the level playing field of […]
Apple wins fight against $15bn EU tax order
Luxembourg – Europe’s second-highest court on Wednesday rejected an EU order for Apple (AAPL.O) to pay 13 billion Euros (15 billion dollars) in Irish back […]
Governor Ugwuanyi: The man in the arena, By Osmund Agbo
This essay was inspired in part by a heated exchange I had with a good friend of mine few days ago. The subject of the […]
Nigeria workers deserve 3 months tax holidays, TUC appeals
By Olubukola Aiyedogbon Ilorin – The President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Mr Quadri Olaleye, has called on the three tiers of government to […]
PUBLIC NOTICE! UPDATE ON PALLIATIVE MEASURES TO CUSHION THE EFFECT OF COVID – 19 ON TAXPAYERS – 22nd April 2020
ABUJA – Special Release – Further to my statement on Monday 6th April 2020, on the palliative measures put in place to cushion the […]
Nami: A Tax Collector’s Optimism, By Aniebo Nwamu
Even the oracle in my village can correctly predict the state of the nation’s economy by the third quarter of this year. The IMF therefore […]