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Taxation: We need to enhance and expand govt’s revenue base —Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Federal Government will continue to sensitize and encourage Nigerians to cultivate the culture of paying taxes by ensuring fair implementation of policies and effective utilisation of resources. Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, said Buhari stated this when he received the […]

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Sanitation council calls for tax reduction on sanitary pads

The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to reduce tax paid on the importation of sanitary pads to promote menstrual health in the country. Dr Virginia Kamowa, the Technical Expert on Menstrual Hygiene Management, WSSCC made this call at the ongoing Training of Trainers Workshop on Menstrual Hygiene

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VAT: Harmonise minimum wage for quick assent, TUC tells NASS

President of Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, Mr. Bobboi Kaigama, on Monday called for quick harmonisation of the N30,000 national minimum wage bill to enable President Muhammadu Buhari assent to it. Kaigama spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on the implementation of the new minimum wage. NAN reports that the leadership of

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How new reforms are impacting on tax revenue generation

Taxation globally is seen as a way of mobilising and supporting a nation’s financial resources. In this vein many nations have been taking the initiative to ensure that the tax administration is efficiently operated. The Nigerian tax system is beset by myriad of challenges, such as non-availability of tax statistics, inability to prioritize tax effort,

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Experts caution FG: VAT increment will further worsen Nigerians’ situations

Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma and Executive Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Mr. Babatunde Fowler of government’s intention to raise the rate of value added tax (VAT) before the end of 2019 is presently causing ripples among various categories of Nigerians. But experts have warned that such a

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CAC Set To Host Stakeholders, Customers In Abuja

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has said that all is set for its 2019 quarterly Customers’/Stakeholders Forum. Godfrey Ike, Head, Public Affairs of CAC, who disclosed this through a statement, said the event is  slated for Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at the Merit House, Maitama, Abuja, by 11.am. “The CAC’s Customers/Stakeholderss Forum is interactive in

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Implications of FGN’s Increase of VAT Rate to Pay for the New Minimum Wage

The Minister for Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma and the Executive Chairman of the FIRS, Babatunde Fowler hinted during an interactive session with the National Assembly on Tuesday 19 March 2019 that VAT rate is likely to go up to enable government fund the new minimum wage of N30,000 per month approved by

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FIRS Resumes “Freezing” of Taxpayers’ Bank Accounts

Summary Following the suspension of lien placed on the bank accounts of alleged non-compliant taxpayers in February 2019, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has directed banks in Nigeria to resume restriction of bank accounts of a number of taxpayers for alleged non-payment of taxes effective 15 March 2019. Details Earlier in the year, the

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