FIRS
15 Feb
The chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zaccheus Adedeji, has said that the N2.59 trillion Tax Credit Scheme introduced by the Muhammadu Buhari administration in 2021 is not working.
9 Feb
MultiChoice Group, owner of satellite television services DStv and GOtv, has agreed to pay N35.4 billion as part of its tax obligations to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).
6 Feb
The House of Representatives is set to hold the second edition of its Sectoral Debates/Dialogue on Tuesday, February, 6, 2024, as part of its periodic Policy Brief Series.
1 Feb
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has directed banks to remit electronic money transfer levy (EMTL) on foreign currency transactions to the Federal Government. "Financial institutions are to deduct a levy of N50 on all inflows (both cash and electronic deposits) of N10,000 and above and equivalent in foreign currencies, and remit the same to…
31 Jan
Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, yesterday, called for the strengthening of the relationship between FIRS and the Armed Forces in the country.
26 Jan
The plan by the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to spend a combined N8.7 billion on software alone this year has received mixed reactions from stakeholders.
25 Jan
The National Assembly is set for a fresh amendment to the constitution – an exercise that has routinely cost the country an average of N1 billion yearly.
25 Jan
The federal government said its target is to achieve a 25 per cent revenue to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio in the 2024 fiscal year.
24 Jan
A fellow of Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, (CITN), Mr Francis Uzoma Ubani, has said some provisions of Finance Acts 2021 and 2022 are unconstitutional.
23 Jan
A fresh exhibit has been admitted against Head of Stakeholders Unit of the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) Emmanuella Ita and Surestart School Limited. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in a statement, said the fresh exhibit was admitted by Justice F. Giwa Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday,…
23 Jan
The Federal Government, yesterday, revealed that the Student Loan Scheme it recently initiated would be funded from education
23 Jan
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, will, on Wednesday, declare open a two-day strategic management meeting of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).
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