In a proactive step taken, the former Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami has debunked the report making rounds that he approved about N11billion to be given to contractors. The statement reads, “My attention has been drawn…
By Matthew Denis For Nigeria to attain optimum tax revenue collection capacity across the Federal, States and Local Government tax authorities, the country must make hard but necessary reforms that would yield long term benefits. This was the position stated…
For Nigeria to attain optimum tax revenue collection capacity across the Federal, States and Local Government tax authorities, the country must make hard but necessary reforms that would yield long term benefits. This was the position stated by the Chairman…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced a total tax revenue collection of N5.5 trillion for the half-year period of January to June 2023. In a statement signed by Johannes Oluwatobi Wojuola, Special Assistant to the Executive Chairman, FIRS…
…Also bags BusinessDay Newspaper Excellence in Public Service Award 2022 The Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Muhammad Nami has been named winner of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) Merit Award 2023 in its Non-Members…
Nigeria has continued to participate in rules development in the interest of the country and Africa. A delegation from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) met with Nigerian representatives on 4th and 5th April 2023, at a workshop…
The Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), Mr Muhammad Nami has appealed for harmonisation of tax systems among member states of Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators (CATA). Nami made the appeal on Monday in Abuja at the 42nd Technical…
Tax dialogues, which provide a platform for exchange of diverse ideas on taxation, have been described as a tool for engendering tax compliance through collective ownership of the tax system, as well as a means to strengthening tax systems. Speaking…
By Matthew Denis Abuja Governments across Africa must begin to rethink governance, engender public confidence and trust in government by providing value for taxpayers’ money in line with their obligations under the social contract they have with citizens. This was…
The moral right of citizens to demand accountability from government on what their taxes have been used for, is dependent on when citizens have themselves heeded to their civil obligations to pay taxes. This was the position of the Executive Chairman…
