All Progressives Congress (APC) Chieftain, Chief Ayiri Emami, has appealed to the Federal Government not to approve the implementation of a 15 per cent ad-valorem import duty on petrol and diesel brought into Nigeria. He made the appeal while speaking with newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, saying if approved...
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The trial of the Head of Stakeholders Unit of the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), Emmanuella Eteta Ita, and her Surestart School Limited before Justice Giwa Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, continued on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 with the judge slating December 8, 2025 for...
In a decisive move to shore up Nigeria’s revenue base, the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has teamed up with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to launch a nationwide revenue recovery initiative aimed at reclaiming unremitted funds owed to the Federation Account. The collaboration was formally...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has scheduled November 12, 2025, to deliver a ruling on a motion filed by Binance Holdings Limited, challenging the method used by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to serve court documents in a $79.5 billion tax evasion case. Presiding over the...
The latest news on Nigeria’s growing tax revenue haul is something to cheer for many reasons. The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) said it has collected N20.62 trillion in tax revenue between January and August 2025, a period of eight months. FIRS Chairman, Zacch Adedeji, who reeled out the...
Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zaccheus Adedeji, has emphasized the crucial role of the media in promoting voluntary tax compliance among Nigerians. Adedeji, who was represented by the Technical Assistance on Broadcast Media, Arabinrin Aderonke, made this known while delivering his opening remarks at a...
Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr. Zacch Adedeji, has attributed Nigeria’s unprecedented surge in revenue to sweeping fiscal reforms championed by President Bola Tinubu led administration. Speaking to journalists at the State House in Abuja, Adedeji revealed that the federal government recorded N3.64 trillion in revenue...
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for an impartial investigation into the devastating fire at United Bank for Africa’s (UBA) Afriland Building and a series of blazes ravaging Lagos Island. This demand comes in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by the NLC’s Acting President, Prince Adewale Adeyanju....
Chairman of Afriland Properties Plc and Heirs Holdings, Tony Elumelu, has expressed profound sorrow over the devastating fire at Afriland Towers in Lagos on Tuesday, which claimed the lives of several employees. In a heartfelt statement verified by the media relations unit and shared with newsmen on Wednesday, Elumelu...
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) is reeling from the devastating loss of four staff members in a fire that broke out on Tuesday at Afriland Towers, Broad Street, Lagos. The incident, which has plunged the entire FIRS community into mourning, occurred at the building where FIRS occupies the sixth...
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has officially endorsed eTranzact International Plc as a certified provider for its nationwide e-invoicing initiative, building on their prior collaboration in VAT automation under the Tax Administration 2.0 framework. Head of Corporate Communications at FIRS, Adeyemi Opene, announced on Thursday that this approval solidifies...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has mandated a comprehensive review of revenue retention and deduction practices by key federal agencies to enhance Nigeria’s financial framework. The directive was disclosed by Finance Minister Wale Edun following the Federal Executive Council meeting, presided over by Tinubu, on Wednesday at...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the National Single Window (NSW) Steering Committee to ensure the platform becomes fully operational by the first quarter of 2026. The directive was delivered during Tuesday’s fifth steering committee meeting at the State House, Abuja. The President was represented by his...
Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has stated that there is currently no concrete evidence to support allegations that some state governments are diverting funds allocated to local governments. Chairman of the Committee on Inland Revenue Services at RMAFC, Mr. Bimbo Kolade, disclosed this in an interview with...
Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the tax evasion case filed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) against Binance Holdings Limited to October 14, due to the absence of the trial judge, Justice Emeka Nwite. The case, which was scheduled for the continuation of the cross-examination of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has directed the opening of tax offices on weekends for the month of June to help companies meet the Companies Income Tax (CIT) filing deadline. FIRS Chairman, Zacch Adedeji, announced that tax offices will operate from 10:00 a.m. to...
The Federal Capital Administration (FCTA) has sealed the premise of Federal Internal Revenue Service (FIRS) Access Bank and Total Energy in Wuse over unpaid ground rent. The FCTA also sealed the Chinese Cultural Centre, Wuse, belonging to Jade Garden Restaurants, for nonpayment of ground rent for 19 years. The...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) is set to host the public launch of a book titled: ‘Taxation: Essential Knowledge for Nigerian Children’. The presentation forms part of the activities planned to mark the 2025 Children’s Day celebrations. The event director, Mr Jerry Adesanwo,...
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has prayed the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss an application by Binance Holdings Limited, seeking to vacate the ex-parte order made in its favour. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Inyang Ekwo had, on Feb 11, granted leave...
Binance Holdings Ltd. has prayed the Federal High Court in Abuja to set aside the ex-parte order granted the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) for substituted service of all court documents on it. Binance lawyer, Chukwuka Ikwuazom, SAN, told Justice Inyang Ekwo shortly after the matter was called on...