The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Wednesday apologised to Christians over its controversial Easter message posted on its social media account to celebrate the Easter festival. FIRS, in a now-deleted post on its social media accounts on Saturday, wrote: “Jesus paid your debt, not your taxes”, sparking significant public outcry among Christians. The Informant247…
The Nigerian Government on Monday, announced that the Student Loan Scheme would be funded through the Education Tax Fund, under the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). According to FIRS Chairman, Zacch Adedeji, while briefing State House Correspondents alongside the Executive Secretary of the Board, Dr Akintunde Sawyerr, at the Presidential Villa, in Abuja, the deployment…
The former Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami, has spoken about the record he would have set if President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had not replaced him. The Informant247 had, on Thursday, reported that President Tinubu had asked Nami to proceed on three months of pre-retirement leave while announcing Zacchaeus Adedeji,…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday, approved the appointment of Hon. Zacch Adedeji as the new Acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Tinubu, in a statement by his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, directed the erstwhile FIRS Chairman, Mr Muhammad Nami, to proceed on three months of pre-retirement leave, as provisioned…
Taiwo Oyedele, the chairman, presidential committee on fiscal policy and tax reforms on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, on Wednesday, stated that Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and 62 other ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) of the federal government should not collect revenue directly. Oyedele, a former fiscal policy partner and Africa tax leader at…
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has said Taxpayers can now generate their Tax Clearance Certificate from the computer via the Taxpro Max platform of the FIRS, starting from January 1. Executive Chairman, Muhammad Nami, said the taxpayer can only generate their TCCs on the TaxPro Max platform when they do not owe any liabilities, among…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has implemented “Self-Service Stations” at its offices around the country. Taxpayers will be able to use the stations to submit tax returns, pay taxes, apply for and validate tax clearing certificates, and perform other activities on their own. This was stated in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) collected about N6.4 trillion as taxes in 2021. Its Executive Chairman, Muhammad Nami, gave the figure in Abuja on Wednesday at a public presentation and breakdown of highlights of the 2022 Appropriation Act. “We collected more than 70 per cent of the target set for 2021 with the help…
VAT-Tussle: FG directs remittance by firms to FIRS | The Informant247 The federal government of Nigeria has directed that remittance by firms should be paid to Federal Inland Revenue Service. This was stated by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami (SAN) who clarified that the status quo referred to the…
The Nigerian Government has through its official Twitter account, earlier Friday issued an apology for ordering account holders of different financial outfits to re-register their accounts. The Informant247 gathered that the instruction also extends to account holders in all account holders in banks, including insurance companies, to fill and submit a Self-Confirmation form The directive…
