Tax Archives - PRNigeria News https://prnigeria.com/tag/tax/ Reliable Platform for Press Release Syndication Sat, 08 Aug 2026 10:21:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://i0.wp.com/prnigeria.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/PRNigeria-Icon.jpg?fit=32%2C23&ssl=1 Tax Archives - PRNigeria News https://prnigeria.com/tag/tax/ 32 32 42672738 Nigeria’s Independent Tax Ombud Strengthens Compliance, Trust – FG https://prnigeria.com/2026/08/08/nigeria-independent-tax-ombud/ Sat, 08 Aug 2026 10:21:38 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=198772 Nigeria’s Independent Tax Ombud Strengthens Compliance, Trust – FG The Federal Government has described the establishment of Nigeria’s independent Tax Ombud as a major step toward strengthening voluntary tax compliance and restoring public trust in the country’s tax administration. The Tax Ombud/Chief Executive of the Office of the Tax Ombud, Dr. John Nwabueze, disclosed this […]

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]]> 198772 Kogi N1.1Bn Commission payment: Tax consultant acted in line with CBN regulations – witness https://prnigeria.com/2026/01/16/kogi-commission-payment-tax/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:19:48 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=180494 Kogi N1.1Bn Commission payment: Tax consultant acted in line with CBN regulations – witness A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr David Ajoda has told the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory FCT in Abuja that Kogi State Board of Internal Revenue (KSIRS) paid sum of N1, 164,929,569 as commission […]

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]]> 180494 Hon. Dasuki Flags Tax Law Discrepancies in National Assembly https://prnigeria.com/2025/12/17/hon-dasuki-flags-tax-law/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:30:09 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=176922 Hon. Dasuki Flags Tax Law Discrepancies in National Assembly Hon. Abdulsamad Dasuki (PDP, Sokoto) has raised an alarm over alleged significant discrepancies between the tax laws passed by the National Assembly and the versions subsequently gazetted for public use. Rising under Order Six, Rule Two of the House Rules during Wednesday’s plenary, Dasuki insisted that […]

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]]> 176922 Kano targets N80b revenue in 2025, to prosecute tax defaulters https://prnigeria.com/2024/12/21/kano-targets-revenue/ Sat, 21 Dec 2024 20:13:11 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=153254 Kano targets N80b revenue in 2025, to prosecute tax defaulters The Kano State Government, under the leadership of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, will commence the prosecution of all tax defaulters in 2025 as part of its major reforms in tax administration. This was contained in a statement issued by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin […]

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]]> 153254 Tech Giants Contribute $1.5 Billion in Taxes to Nigeria in First Half of 2024 https://prnigeria.com/2024/12/03/tech-giants-contribute/ Tue, 03 Dec 2024 16:56:04 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=151635 Tech Giants Contribute $1.5 Billion in Taxes to Nigeria in First Half of 2024 In a significant boost to Nigeria’s digital economy, foreign digital companies, including major players like Google, X (formerly Twitter), Microsoft, and TikTok, have collectively paid over N2.55 trillion (approximately $1.5 billion) in taxes during the first half of 2024. The announcement […]

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]]> 151635 FG Approves Tax Reliefs, Incentives for Start-Ups https://prnigeria.com/2022/05/23/approves-tax-reliefs/ Mon, 23 May 2022 10:34:30 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=72560 FG Approves Tax Reliefs, Incentives for Start-Ups The Federal Executive Council approved a plan to incentivise and further harness Nigeria’s digital innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, during its meeting on 18th May, 2022. This followed the presentation of a memo by the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami. The approval […]

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]]> 72560 CISLAC calls for imposition of tobacco tax on shisha pots, electric smoking devices https://prnigeria.com/2022/04/15/cislac-calls-imposition/ Fri, 15 Apr 2022 20:21:48 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=71438 CISLAC calls for imposition of tobacco tax on shisha pots, electric smoking devices The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has called on the Federal Government to include shisha pots and other electric smoking devices in the new tobacco tax regime. The CISLAC’s Programme Manager on Democratic Governance, Mr Okeke Anya, made the call when […]

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]]> 71438 FIRS Offers Concession To Taxpayers With Foreign Currency Tax Liabilities https://prnigeria.com/2022/03/08/firs-offers-concession/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 19:44:51 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=70397 FIRS Offers Concession To Taxpayers With Foreign Currency Tax Liabilities Taxpayers who have outstanding foreign currency tax liabilities can now take advantage of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) one-month window to settle these liabilities in Naira, with effect from the 1st of March, 2022, to 31st March, 2022, this is according to a Public […]

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]]> 70397 South Africa firm, Multichoice Africa loses legal battle on $342M tax to FIRS https://prnigeria.com/2021/10/26/south-africa-firm-multichoice/ Tue, 26 Oct 2021 18:38:36 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=67872 South Africa firm, Multichoice Africa loses legal battle on $342M tax to FIRS The long drawn legal battle by the South African Company, Multichoice Africa Holdings B.V with the Nigerian government owned Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) over the disputed $342M tax has been struck out. The Tax Appeal Tribunal on Tuesday struck out the […]

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]]> 67872 Bar Ahmed Raji Advocates Wealth Tax to relief Nigerians of poverty https://prnigeria.com/2021/10/24/bar-ahmed-raji-advocates/ Sun, 24 Oct 2021 15:30:09 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=67818 Bar Ahmed Raji Advocates Wealth Tax to relief Nigerians of poverty An Abuja based Senior Advocate of Nigeria SAN, Malam Ahmed Adeniyi Raji has called on the Nigerian government to immediately introduce Wealth Tax Policy that will make super rich Nigerians to pay deserved tax that would be used to cater for the downtrodden citizens […]

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]]> 67818 President Buhari Excited over NNPC’s Profit after Tax https://prnigeria.com/2021/08/26/president-buhari-nnpcs-profit-tax/ Thu, 26 Aug 2021 16:12:11 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=65754 President Buhari Excited over NNPC’s Profit after Tax In fulfillment of an earlier pledge by the Federal Government to publicly announce the financial position of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed a Net Profit, first time in the 44-year history of the establishment. According to the President, who doubles as Minister […]

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]]> 65754 Nigerian National Debt + COVID-19: More of an Accountability crisis than a health issue https://prnigeria.com/2021/05/19/nigerian-debt-covid-accountability-crisis/ Wed, 19 May 2021 18:21:24 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=63339 Nigerian National Debt + COVID-19: More of an Accountability crisis than a health issue The Public Finance integrity in Nigeria is probably at its lowest state. The debt profile has defiled all economic prudence frameworks that exist in the laws. Hardly do we pass any week without the President’s request for a fresh loan and […]

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]]> 63339 ICPC, CITN Plan Sanctions Against Tax Offenders https://prnigeria.com/2018/10/09/icpc-citn-plan-sanctions-against-tax-offenders/ https://prnigeria.com/2018/10/09/icpc-citn-plan-sanctions-against-tax-offenders/#respond Tue, 09 Oct 2018 18:39:41 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=15807 ICPC, CITN Plan Sanctions Against Tax Offenders Arrangements have gone into overdrive for tax evasion to be reduced to the barest minimum in Nigeria. This obviously will be the outcome of the collaboration wrought between the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences (ICPC) and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) which culminated […]

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]]> https://prnigeria.com/2018/10/09/icpc-citn-plan-sanctions-against-tax-offenders/feed/ 0 15807 Lagos to Shut Down Companies over Tax Matters https://prnigeria.com/2017/11/12/lagos-shut-companies-tax-matters/ https://prnigeria.com/2017/11/12/lagos-shut-companies-tax-matters/#respond Sun, 12 Nov 2017 11:27:44 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=11126 Lagos to Shut Down Companies over Tax Matters …Gives Monday Deadline To Remit All Outstanding Payments The Lagos State Government on Sunday said it will commence the process of shutting down the corporate headquarters of organisations in the State who have defaulted in remitting statutory taxes to government from Monday, November 20. In a statement […]

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]]> https://prnigeria.com/2017/11/12/lagos-shut-companies-tax-matters/feed/ 0 11126 FG is not increasing taxes, Udoma tells National Assembly https://prnigeria.com/2017/02/14/fg-not-increasing-taxes/ https://prnigeria.com/2017/02/14/fg-not-increasing-taxes/#respond Tue, 14 Feb 2017 11:29:17 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=8207 The Federal Government does not have any intention of increasing taxes but is working towards increasing its internally generated revenue through the broadening its tax base. Responding to a comment by Senator Ben Bruce at the public hearing of the Joint Session of the National Assembly on the 2017 Budget, the Minister of Budget and […]

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