FG Says New Taxes, Tariffs May Be Imposed Soon     The Federal Government has indicated the possibility of introducing new taxes, tariffs and levies as part of measures to shore up its revenue. This is just as the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning has...

FIRS Urges Govts To Add Value To Collected Taxes             The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has urged state governments not to only collect taxes but also add value to the taxes collected. The Service is also worried that 22 years since Nigeria started this democratic dispensation...

How COVID-19, Taxes Stifled MSMEs In 2020         The year 2020 has got its ups and downs for many businesses in Nigeria especially as they felt the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic and its attendant lockdown as well as multiple taxes from the various authorities of...

Lower Oil Sector Taxes Guaranteed In New PIB - Sylva         The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Timipre Sylva has said that Nigeria’s long-awaited Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) will include low tax provisions to sustain stable investments in the country’s oil sector. Sylva equally noted...

IOC Taxes Dip By N16.46bn Amid Production Cuts     The tax revenue accruing to the Federal Government from Production Sharing Contracts with international oil companies operating in the country fell by $45.72m (N16.46bn) in May. The tax lifted as oil by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on...

Taxes Contributed N500bn To Revenue In June – FIRS     The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has said tax revenues contributed at least N500bn to the N696 billion revenue that the three tiers of government shared in June 2020. The Executive Chairman, FIRS, Mr. Muhammad Nami, who...