Amid the dispute between the Federal Inland Revenue Service and the Rivers State Government over the collection of Value Added Tax and the order by the Court of Appeal directing the parties to maintain the status quo, the Lagos Chamber…
By Samuel Omojoye BACKGROUND TO THE DISPUTE It is apparent from ongoing discourse that the judgment of the Federal High Court (FHC) in the case of Attorney General for Rivers State (“AG Rivers”) v Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) &…
The Director-General of the Progressives Governors Forum, Dr. Salihu Lukman, has said it was time for Nigerian politics to be refocused to tap into the productive potential of each state instead of the current debate on revenue sharing. Lukman said…
…Declare support for collection of VAT by States …Commend enactment of anti-open grazing law across region By Uthman Salami The Governors in the southern region of Nigeria have once again insisted that the 2023 presidency should be zoned to the…
The Ondo State Internal Revenue Service (ODIRS) says the state will implement the law as it relates to the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT in the state. Mr Tolu Adegbie, the Executive Chairman of ODIRS, stated this at a…
By Uthman Salami The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria has urged the Federal Government to rescind its decision by removing the 7.5 per cent VAT on the product, MOMAN also kicked against the reintroduction of Value Added Tax (VAT)…
A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Setonji David, has said that the state will go ahead with the implementation of its recently assented VAT Law despite a stay of execution by the Appeal Court in Abuja last…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has signed into law a bill empowering the state government to collect Value Added Tax (VAT). The Commissioner of Information and Strategy in Lagos, Gbenga Omotoso, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. “The governor…
The speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, said on Wednesday, the proposed law on Value Added Tax (VAT) would help the state meet more of its developmental goals. Obasa said this during a public hearing on a…
..as court reserves ruling Barth Ndubuwah, Port Harcourt The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has reserved judgement in the relief sought by the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) to restrain the Rivers State Government from enforcing the judgement…
