FG Reportedly Considers Suspending Import Levies on Food to Curb Inflation The federal government is considering suspending import duties on staple food, drugs, and other essential items for six months to slow inflation in the country. According to a Bloomberg report, the government may also waive...

Govt Revenue Gets Boost with Indirect Taxes Doubling to N1.4tn Q1 Indirect taxes on Nigerian goods surged by 101.65 per cent to N1.42 trillion in the first quarter of 2024 from N705.04 billion in the same period last year, in a boost for government revenue...

Digital Economy: 21 African Countries Enact Tax Laws on Electronic Services - PwC Twenty-one African countries have enacted rules for non-resident suppliers to account for value-added tax, goods, and sales tax on electronically supplied services, a new report by PwC has revealed. According to the report,...

ICPC, FIRS Join Forces to Tackle Tax Evasion, Target N1.9trn   The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN has assured the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) that the Commission will assist the agency to tackle...

States’ Internal Revenue Collection Rises N2trn, Says Adedeji The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, has revealed that states’ Inland Revenue Service (IRS) have recorded improvements in revenue collection which has now reached N2 trillion mark for the first time. Adedeji...

Tax Crimes Commission Bill Passes Second Reading  The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill seeking the establishment of the National Tax Crimes Commission to address revenue leakages in tax management and administration in the country. When established, the bill sponsored by the Deputy Speaker...