Tax

Anambra State Internal Revenue Service (AIRS) has arrested the coordinator of Moniepoint in-charge of Anambra, Mr. Ndubuisi Anadi over alleged diversion of taxes paid by members of the public and removal of the state…

In a landmark ruling, the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has declared that the Rivers State Government and not the Federal Inland Revenue…

A judge has ruled that Colombian popstar Shakira must face trial in Spain for allegedly evading €14.5m (£13m) in tax. Spanish prosecutors claim Shakira, 44, stopped paying…

Motor park louts and brigands (popularly referred to as agberos) in Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital and most populous city, are fleecing the state to the tune of…

The Federal Government has been urged to reverse its decision to increase the excise duty on locally produced alcoholic beverages and tobacco as the policy is capable of affecting the over N420bn investments so far made in the wine and…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered N28billion from tax defaulters for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Executive Chairman of the FIRS Babatunde Fowler stated this when he led a delegation to…

The federal government may bow to pressure as it has started reviewing the requests by the States and private sector for an extension of the tax amnesty programme, the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS). Minister…

The Federal Government has been advised by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) not to go ahead with the proposed excise duty hike on alcoholic beverages and tobacco products in Nigeria, as doing so would portend negative…

Tunde Fowler says the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) recorded four million new taxpayers, resulting in N700 billion increase in revenue in 2017 The FIRS chairman said this at the 13th general assembly of the West African Tax…

Dangote Cement recently released its 2017 annual report revealing that it made a profit of N204.2 billion compared to N142.8 billion in 2016. The company has often been criticised for “not paying taxes” or perhaps not paying enough…