The Federal Government of Nigeria (“FGN”), in furtherance of its commitment to infrastructure development being a key growth driver and economic development enabler; issued the Companies Income Tax (Road Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment Tax Credit Scheme) Order, 2019 otherwise referred to as the Presidential Executive Order No. 007 of 2019 (“EO7” or the “Order”).

As FIRS law demands, all limited liability businesses in Nigeria are to register for company tax TIN (Tax identification number) and VAT (Value Added Tax). To enforce taxation by FIRS, all limited liability businesses bank accounts and money therein, will not be allowed access by their owners after 15th March, 2019 until they register and

As the battle over unpaid $2billion tax arrears between MTN Nigeria and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami persist, the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Group, Rob Shuter, has said that the nation’s tax authorities have no particular quarrel with the firm various tax assessments. The telecommunication company boss also, said that the AGF

Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) Plc has announced improved performance for the year ended December 31, 2018 and recommended a final dividend payment of 245 kobo per share. The bank recorded gross earnings for the year grew by 3.7 per cent to N434.7billion, from N419.2billion reported in 2017. Its net interest income fell from N246.663 billion

While competitive enough to bolster the country’s appeal to foreign investors and skilled expats, Nigeria’s tax system is also tasked with the responsibility of providing the government with enough resources to finance the country’s development – company tax and petroleum royalties in fact account for the primary source of government revenue. Here is an overview

The Federal Government’s intention to generate almost double of the amount realised last year in tax revenue may set it on collision path with the Organised Private Sector (OPS). The concern for a possible friction stems from the nation’s current economic situation, poor infrastructure, and difficulties in accessing funds among others, which members of the

The year 2018 was not the best of years for the stock market but the economy grew at its fastest pace since the recession in 2016 after real gross domestic product in 2018 expanded at 1.9 percent. Companies like Zenith Bank and Dangote who have released their 2018 results have seen strong profit growth in