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Sanwo-Olu tasks institute on deepening taxation practice

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has tasked the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) to be proactive on deepening taxation practice in Nigeria. The governor gave the advice at the Investiture of the 14th President of CITN, Dame Olajumoke Simplice, on Saturday in Lagos. Represented by Mrs Balogun Olufunmilayo, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of […]

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LIRS To Introduce Unique Biometrics-Based Identifier For Taxpayers

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has issued a public notice (the Notice) on its intention to integrate the LASG-EBS Taxpayer Identification Digit (PID) module into the National Tax Identification Number (TIN) system with the Joint Tax Board (JTB). The TIN module is biometrics-based, with the aim of ensuring identity uniqueness for taxpayers. The

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Unavailability of CAC documents stalls forgery trial of Obasanjo’s in-law

The unavailability of documents from the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has stalled the forgery trial of John Abebe, the younger brother of former first lady, late Mrs Stella Obasanjo on Friday in an Ikeja Special Offences Court. Abebe is alleged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to have on June 22, 2010 knowingly

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How ‘Better Tax’ Walks the Talk for Workable Tax Reforms

Since 1956 when crude oil was discovered in commercial quantity in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region, a flurry of economic experts have continually pitched the benefits of economic diversification to no avail. The immediate fallout of this negligence seesaws between a government perennially starved of funds for capital projects and a citizenry disillusioned by the absence

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Chike-Obi Urges FG To Expand Tax Net, Reduce Rate

Pioneer chief executive of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Mustafa Chike-Obi, on Monday in Lagos reiterated the need for the Federal Government to harness the huge economic potentials inherent in taxation to raise revenue and effectively diversifying the economy from crude oil. This, he said, is possible if the tax net is expanded

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Taxes Killing Ghanaian Companies As Foreign Businesses Thrive

The founder of Perez Chapel International, Bishop Charles Agyinasare, has blamed the collapse of Ghanaian businesses on the immediate tax imposed on them by the government. Preaching at a Sunday service on 2 June 2019 at the Perez Chapel International at the Perez Dome in Accra, Bishop Agyinasare wondered why foreign-owned businesses are given tax

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LIRS to Use Taxpayers’ Bank Verification Numbers for Unique Biometric Identification

Summary Recently, the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) issued a Public Notice (PN) disclosing its intention to integrate the LIRS’ Personal Identification Digit (PID) for taxpayers with the national Tax Identification Number (TIN) system using taxpayers’ Bank Verification Numbers (BVN). The PID, which is also known as the Lagos State Government Electronic Banking System

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ANAN urges improvement in ERGP implementation

The new President, Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), Prof. Muhammad Mainoma, has urged the Federal Government to improve the pace of implementing the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP), as the country’s full recovery from recession rests on this. Mainoma, who said during his inauguration as the11th President and Chairman of Council of

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