Nigeria at 60: Expert advocates tax education for robust revenue generation
Mr Niyi Akinsanya, a financial expert has urged governments at all levels to embark on aggressive tax education to sensitise Nigerians with a view to […]
Revenue
Bello suspends management of Kogi Revenue Service
Yahaya Bello of Kogi has suspended the management of the State Internal Revenue Service with immediate effect. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr […]
RMAFC sensitises revenue officials in Zamfara
The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), has organised a three-day orientation exercise on revenue generation for the revenue officials in Zamfara State. The […]
SEMA wants 2% of country’s revenue channel to agriculture
Alhaji Sani Dododo, the Chairman, Kebbi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), on Wednesday advised the Federal Government to channel two per cent of its revenue […]
Revenue commission partners with EFCC to recover unremitted revenue to FG
The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), says it is collaborating with the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), to recover unremitted revenue accruable […]
Lagos records 81% revenue performance in 1st of 2020
The Lagos State Government says it recorded 81 per cent of the projected revenue for the first half of 2020, in spite the scourge of […]
Stamp Duties collection lawful –FIRS
Debates on revenue collections from Stamp Duties between Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and Nigerian Postal Service ( NIPOST) was brought to a close as […]
Medical Guild raises alarm over multiple taxes by AMAC officials
The Guild of Medical Directors (GMD) has raised alarm over irregular multiple taxes by officials of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). In a statement on […]
Nigeria’s economy needs ‘soft rebooting’ — Pantami
The Minister for Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, said that Nigeria needed to reboot its ecosystem with digital technology to survive the present […]
Gbajabiamila warns against non-remittance of revenues
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabimila, on Thursday said that the parliament would no longer tolerate under remittance of funds by […]
NRC generated N3bn from services in 2019 – MD
Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) on Friday said it generated N3.09 billion in 2019 from train service operations nationwide. Mr Fidet Okhiria, NRC’s Managing Director in […]
FIRS plans stamp duty palliatives for tenants – Nami
Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Muhammad Nami, has assured tenants across the country that the Service is working on a stamp duty […]
2019 Annual States Viability Index ASVI: FCT, 36 States Generate N1.3tr IGR
2019 Annual States Viability Index ASVI: FCT, 36 States Generate N1.3tr IGR… Lagos Generates More IGR than 20 States Combined…. RICH/Economic Viable States: Lagos, Ogun, […]
Customs FOU Ikeja generates N17bn from importers, contraband in 6 months
The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has raised Debit Notes on imports worth N17 billion between January and […]
FRSC moves to hunt, arrest, prosecute driver’s licence racketeers in Enugu
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it has spread its intelligence to hunt, arrest and prosecute driver’s licence racketeers within Enugu State. The state […]
Revenue agency clamps down on fraudsters, scammers in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) says it is clamping down on scammers and fraudsters extorting vehicle owners through falsification and forgery of vehicle […]
FIRS: The new spirit of teamwork, By Olufunke Caleb
In the 21st century, rating effective leadership is now based on leaders’ possession of “soft skills”. Leadership today is no longer rated by intimidating or […]
FAAC: FG, States, LGCs share N547.309bn for May
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Wednesday shared N547.309 billion to the three tiers of government for the month of May. Mr Hassan Dodo, […]
Reps C’ttee begins investigation on lottery industry crisis
The House of Representatives Committee on Inter Governmental Affairs has begun investigation into the crisis rocking the lottery industry with a view to block leakages […]
FG generates N338.94bn VAT in Q1 – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says N338.94billion was generated as Value Added Tax (VAT) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2020. The NBS made […]
Saudi Arabia triples value-added tax to counter COVID-19 losses
Saudi Arabia will increase its value-added tax (VAT) from five to 15 per cent in July, the Finance Ministry said on Monday, as part of […]
IPMAN decries proposed merger of PTDF, PPPRA, PEF
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), on Saturday decried the proposed merger of three agencies in the petroleum industry. The agencies are: Petroleum […]
Nigerian Breweries declares N83.2bn revenue in Q1
The Board of Directors of Nigerian Breweries has announced a revenue of N83.2 billion for the first quarter ended March 31. The revenue represented a […]
FIRS collects N1.123trn revenue in first quarter
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it has collected N1.123 trillion revenue in the First Quarter (Q1) of 2020. The FIRS made this known […]
FIRS collects N338.1bn revenue in January
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS ) has collected the sum of N338.1 billion revenue for January 2020 as a against N620.2 billion tax target […]