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IGR: Taxes, MDA’s Revenue Rakes in N1.93tn for States in 2022 – NBS

IGR: Taxes, MDA's Revenue Rakes in N1.93tn for States in 2022 - NBS The National Bureau of Statistics report shows that the total Internally Generated Revenue of states in the country marginally rose to N1.93tn in 2022. The report disclosed that the IGR figures for the...

Only 40m Out of 200m Nigerians Pay Tax – RMAFC

Only 40m Out of 200m Nigerians Pay Tax – RMAFC   Chairman, Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Mohammed Bello Shehu, has revealed that only 40 million out of over 200 million Nigerians currently pay taxes to the nation’s coffers. Speaking with Economic Confidential, Shehu said that...

NEITI Knocks NNPCL Over Failed 2.8tn Tax Payment

NEITI Knocks NNPCL Over Failed 2.8tn Tax Payment The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited did not pay approximately N2.8 trillion in taxes to the Federal Government in 2022, according to the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. In its newly released ‘2021 Oil and Gas Industry Report’,...

FG to Cut 83% in Taxes, Levies 

FG to Cut 83% in Taxes, Levies  The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, has said Nigeria has over 60 different forms of taxes and levies, many of which make life unbearable for the poor in society. Oyedele...

Tax Revenue Hits N3.48trn in H1’23 – Report

Tax Revenue Hits N3.48trn in H1’23 - Report Revenue from Value Added Tax (VAT) and Company Income Tax, CIT, grew Year-on-Year (YoY) by 17 percent to N3.48 trillion in the first half of 2023 (H1’23) from N2.97trillion in the corresponding period of 2022, H1’22. Details of...

Consumers, Companies’ Taxes Increase by 96% to N2.3trn

Consumers, Companies’ Taxes Increase by 96% to N2.3trn   Government revenue got a boost as taxes from companies and consumers rose by 96.11 per cent to N2.31trn in the second quarter of 2023, signifying a huge jump between the first quarter and second quarter of the...