Senate removes NPA, NIMASA, NAFDAC, seven others from budget
Senate has approved the removal of Government Owned Enterprises (GOEs) from the 2023 National budget. The affected agencies are Nigerian Port Authority (NPA), Joint Admission …
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS)
FIRS Director killed by Bandits in Niger Attack; AbdulRazaq mourns
The Coordinator, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in charge of Zamfara, Sokoto and Kebbi states, Alhaji Muhammad Kudu Adamu, has been reportedly killed by bandits …
FIRS can collect VAT from Lagos hotel owners – Court rules
The court of appeal sitting in Lagos has ruled that the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) can collect value-added tax (VAT) from Lagos hoteliers. …
How eTranzact Stole N450m in 10 Months From Federal Civil Servants
eTranzact: The meeting was slated for one of the conference rooms in the Office of the Account-General of the Federation (OAGF) in Garki, Abuja. …
FIRS officials charged with document falsification lose bid to stop trial
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday rejected the request to stop the trial of two officials of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) …
Appeal Court declines to bar FIRS from VAT collection
The Court of Appeal on Thursday declined to accede to the request of Rivers and Lagos States for the appointment of Receiver or Manager for …
VAT too minimal, governors should seek regionalism – Gani Adams
Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, on Wednesday, urged the 36 state governors in the country to demand regionalism and not just agitate for the collection …
VAT: Wike Goes to S’Court, Wants Stay of Execution Nullified
The Rivers State government on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court of Nigeria to quash the ruling of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, which ordered …
FIRS To Lose 92 Billion Naira To States over VAT
If the judgement of the Federal High Court asking states government to collect Value Added Tax (VAT) in their domain is upheld by the Appeal …
Allow VAT legal battle run full course, Ekweremadu tells National Assembly
As members of the National Assembly prepare to resume on Tuesday after a two-month holiday, a former deputy president of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has …
VAT Collection: Appeal Court orders Rivers, Lagos to ‘stand down’
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has stopped Rivers and Lagos State governments from collecting Value Added Taxes (VAT). Justice Haruna Simon Tsanami, in …
NDDC Seal-Up Tied To Forces against Forensic Audit
There are clear indications that the recent seal-up of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) offices in Port Harcourt by the Federal Inland Revenue Services …
Group express shock over the seal of NDDC Headquarters by FIRS
A non-governmental and advocacy Organization, Citizen Quests for Truth Initiative, has expressed shock over the sealing of the gate of the Niger Delta Development Commission …
Senate bars NIPOST from tax collection, withdraws regulatory powers
The Senate on Tuesday finally laid to rest the lingering controversy between the Nigerian Postal Service, NIPOST and the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS …
Court rules N50 As Stamp Duty Charges illegal against Zenith Bank
The Federal High Court sitting in Asaba presided over by Hon. Justice (Dr.) Nnamdi O. Dimgba in a case between Mr. Rupert Irikefe and CBN, …
FIRS Generates N4.178trn In 10 Months
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Monday, 23rd November, said as of the end of October 2020, it had generated N4.178 trillion out of …
Stamp duty account: You lied – NIPOST fires back at FIRS
The management of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) on Sunday August 9, reacted to the Federal Inland Revenue Service’s (FIRS) claim of operating an illegal …
FIRS: Stamp duty will apply to new agreements NOT rent renewal
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says the stamp duty charge on rents and leases would only apply to new agreements and not renewals. …
Fire at the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Office
There was a fire outbreak at the newly constructed office block of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) area office in Katsina State, on Monday. …
FIRS wants companies experiencing BOOM to pay them.
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it wants companies that are experiencing “boom” in business, during this COVID-19 Pandemic, to pay their tax. …