A Lagos High Lagos in sitting in Igbosere on Monday renewed a bench warrant for the arrest of actress and producer, Monalisa Chinda Coker, over a tax evasion charge. The presiding judge, Adedayo Akintoye renewed the order for Coker’s arrest following her repeated failure to honor court summons. When the case was called Monday, neither
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The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has asked the Federal Government to tread with caution in the drive for improved revenue. The Director-General of MAN, Mr Segun Ajayi-Kadir, said this in a statement on Wednesday while reacting to the plan by the government to increase the Value Added Tax (VAT). Officials of the Federal Ministry
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Tax administration and the system of taxation in Nigeria was once again brought to the fore when President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday reiterated the federal government’s resolve to continue to sensitise and encourage Nigerians to cultivate the culture of paying taxes by ensuring fair policy implementation and effective utilisation of resources. The Special Adviser to
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) yesterday explained that the Value Added Tax (VAT) is a consumption tax primarily designed to support poor people, and not to create hardship for them. It’s Executive Chairman, Babatunde Fowler allayed fears that the increase in VAT may cause hardship for the poor, stating that VAT is charged on
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, on Thursday urged the Federal Government not to increase the Value Added Tax. He said an increase in VAT will reduce the spending capacity of the people and might increase hardship. He urged the Federal Government to rather consider increasing the tax net. He spoke
Having dug itself into a fiscal hole, the Federal Government is preparing to make Nigeria’s public finances even messier. To meet its obligations in the impending new wage bill negotiated with labour unions, Budget and National Planning Minister, Udoma Udo Udoma, said changes were being mulled in the Value Added Tax rate, among others, “to
Taiwo Oyedele, head of tax, PwC Nigeria, says Nigeria is one of the most difficult places to pay tax despite the government’s need for taxpayers’ money. Speaking at the recently held Tax Academy Clinic, the tax master advised the tax authorities to make technology the platform for paying taxes; not as an option. “Technology makes
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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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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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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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