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15 Aug 2023
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and its civil society allies have threatened to embark on immediate industrial action if the pump price of petrol is increased from its current N617 per litre
20 Jul 2023
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced a total tax revenue collection of N5.5 trillion for the half-year period of January to June 2023. Executive Chairman of the FIRS, Muhammad Nami, disclosed this while presenting the 2023-2024 tax revenue outlook to the National Economic Council (NEC) at its meeting held on Thursday 20th July…
21 Jun 2023
The Africa Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria (APFFLON) has frowned at the call to merge the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), saying it will further impede ease of doing business in the maritime sector.
21 Jun 2023
Former Director General/Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Ade Dosunmu, has said the Presidential Policy Advisory Group classification of NIMASA as a revenue generating agency and its proposed merger with Customs and Federal Inland Revenue Service...
16 Jun 2023
The Federal Government’s economic advisers have come up with a proposal towards the merger of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) into the Nigerian Revenue Service (NRS).
29 Apr 2023
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has cried out over the recent policy by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) – TaxPro Max, describing it as another heavy burden on organised businesses.
26 Apr 2023
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced that it has extended the deadline for the filing of Value-Added Tax (VAT) for the month of April 2023. "Following the introduction of a new process of claiming INPUT Tax which took effect from 1st April 2023, and the consequent concerns raised by taxpayers, the Federal Inland…
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The Oyo State Government says it demolished the building belonging to the Yoruba Nation agitators in its capital, Ibadan, over alleged illegal and nefarious activities in the house.
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Landmark Group said the Lagos State government is yet to consult it on the Lagos-Calabar coastal road construction and beach sand filling. Landmark made this disclosure in a statement on Thursday and said the issue of the Lagos-Calabar coastal road passing through Landmark Beach remains a topic of wide-reaching discourse. The Group said it wants…
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The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Maj-Gen. Hassan Dada, has expressed concern about the high number of weapons in unauthorized hands in Nigeria.
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The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has secured an exparte injunction restraining further action on his purported suspension as member of the party. In an exparte motion granted by Federal high Court in Kano, Wednesday, Justice A. U Liman ordered the purported suspension of Ganduje as member of the…