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President of the Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators (CATA) and chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, has called for increased capacity building to enhance tax administration processes among members of the global body.
20 Apr
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has teamed up with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to curb tax evasion and meet up with the FIRS projected N1.9 trillion tax from the public sector.
19 Apr
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has teamed up with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to meet up with the FIRS's projected N1.9trillion tax from the public sector. ICPC Chairman Dr. Musa Aliyu Adamu at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Abuja assured the FIRS that the…
16 Apr
On March 28, 2024, Justice Abubakar Kutigi of the FCT High Court made far-reaching pronouncements in his ruling on the charges filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Mr Mohammed Bello Adoke...
12 Apr
The Chief Executive, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr Zacch Adedeji, said that the organisation witnessed unprecedented progress in revenue collection, culminating in a remarkable achievement of N12.3 trillion in 2023.
4 Apr
The arraignment of Binance Holdings Limited and two of its executives; Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, was stalled on Thursday due to the inability of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to effect service charge on the defendants. When the matter was called for the defendants to take their plea before Justice Emeka Nwite of…
2 Apr
Nigeria's Federal Inland Revenue Service (FRIS) Tuesday apologised for an Easter social media post that the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said was "offensive". "As a responsible agency of government, we would like to say we did not put out the flier purposely to denigrate Jesus Christ or detract from the huge sacrifice He made…
2 Apr
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has faulted the Easter Message disseminated to Nigerians by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The FIRS, in its Easter message, said “Jesus paid your debt, not your taxes”. This message generated many reactions among Christians who wondered why a public office would use such words to pass across…
29 Mar
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has set a revenue collection target of N5 trillion from Value Added Tax (VAT).
29 Mar
The House of Representatives’ Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has queried the alleged payment of N15 billion to a payment platform, Remita, from the Office of the Accountant General for the Federation (OAGF).
25 Mar
The Nigerian Government has initiated criminal proceedings for tax evasion against global cryptocurrency exchange platofrm Binance. The charges, filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, were announced on Monday by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The lawsuit implicates Binance with a four-count tax evasion accusation. READ ALSO: Binance executive arrested in Nigeria escapes…
19 Mar
A Prosecution Witness, PW6, has revealed how the Head of Stakeholders Unit of the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), Emmanuella Eteta Ita, diverted money to her private school, Surestart School Ltd. The witness in the ongoing N2 billion fraud trial of Ita made this disclosure to Justice Giwa Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court sitting…