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The Federal Inland Revenue Service has apologised to the Christian Association of Nigeria over an Easter post the association described as being provocative. The PUNCH earlier reported that the Christian body had demanded a public apology from the FIRS after the Service posted a picture on its X (formerly Twitter), #FIRSNigeria. The service had shared […]

The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee on Thursday said the failure of the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Mr Zacch Adedeji, to appear before its members after multiple invitations was a contempt of parliament. The Chairman of PAC, Bamidele Salam, mentioned this during the continued investigation into revenue leakages in […]

The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee criticized the head of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Mr. Zacch Adedeji, for not attending meetings despite being invited multiple times, saying it showed disrespect for the parliament. Bamidele Salam, the Chairman of PAC, expressed this during the continued investigation into revenue losses in Abuja. Recall that […]

The Federal Inland Revenue Service has stated that the Federal Government aims to reach a Value Added Tax of N5 trillion in 2024 and is also taking steps to address identified tax gaps. It also mentioned that the FG is prepared to comply with the Economic Community of West Africa State’s directive on tax reform. […]

The court has scheduled April 4, 2024 for the arraignment of Binance Holdings Limited and its officials, Tigran Gambaryan, and Nadeem Anjarwalla, who is currently on the run, for allegedly evading taxes. The involved parties received the hearing notice containing the date. The Federal Inland Revenue Service filed charges against […]

A witness for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ijeoma Maltida, revealed how Emmanuella-Eteta Ita, the Head of the Stakeholders Unit at the Federal Inland Revenue Services, siphoned and diverted funds meant for stakeholders’ assignments to her private school, Surestart School Limited. The EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, […]