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TaxationTransportationLagos Sets to Collect N800 Daily Levies from Danfo, Taxi, Others from February 1

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 19, 2022

LAGOS — The Lagos State Government has said that danfo, taxi, and other commercial vehicles in the state will begin to pay N800 levy daily from February 1, 2022. This is after the state government and transportation stakeholders in the State on Tuesday signed an agreement and officially unveiled the ‘Consolidated Informal Transport Sector Levy’ to harmonise dues collected by the government from commercial motorists at parks and garages across the State. This was made...

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TaxationJOMSAN Decries Multiple Taxations On Roads

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 17, 2022

ABUJA — The Joint Mobile Sanitation Agency of Nigeria (JOMSAN) has decried multiple taxations and blocking of Federal roads by miscreants collecting purported government revenue. Dr. Nnamdi Ogbogbo JOMSAN, President made the appeal in Abuja at the unveiling of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) 2022 Seal, urging Federal, State, and Local Governments and security agencies to stop the illegality. He stated that hooliganism associated with collecting revenue has negatively impacted Nigeria’s image...

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EconomyTaxationVAT collection: Rivers Not In A Fight With FG – Wike

Beloved John (Staff Writer)October 25, 2021

ABUJA — Rivers’ Nyesom Wike, has said the state is not in a feud with the federal government over the collection of value-added tax (VAT). Governor Wike said this on Sunday in Abuja at a public lecture to mark the 60th birthday of Ahmed Raji, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN). The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and some state governments are currently embroiled in a legal tussle over VAT collection. But Wike who was...

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EconomyTaxationFIRS 2022 Budget: N2.8bn on Uniform, N550m on Meals, N200m on Sporting Activities, Others

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)October 17, 2021

ABUAJ — The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has earmarked the sum of N2.8bn for “uniforms and clothing” for the year 2022. The tax body has also budgeted about N550m for refreshments and N200m for sporting activities. The FIRS, which is one of the highest revenue-generating government bodies, set aside N262.5m for security votes while N17.8bn would be spent on “miscellaneous” expenses. The details are included in the 2022 budget proposal the agency submitted separately...

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BusinessTaxationFG Considering Taking States to the Supreme Court over VAT

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)October 7, 2021

ABUJA — The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has said that the Federal Government, may, at the Supreme Court, challenge states that legislated on the Value Added Tax. Malami said this while answering questions from State House correspondents after the meeting of the Federal Executive Council at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Responding to his position on VAT and governors’ push for states to take custody of the tax, the...

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MoneyTaxationWorld NewsPANDORA PAPERS: At Least Ten Nigerian Politicians, Eight Other African Countries Feature In Pandora Papers

PilotnewsOctober 5, 2021

No less than 10 Nigerian politicians have been implicated in the Pandora Papers. At least eight African countries are featured in the document. In all, there are 336 politicians listed in the document, according to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, which published the earth-shaking papers on Sunday. The ‘Pandora Papers’ is an investigation based on one of the biggest-ever leaks of financial documents which, on Sunday, exposed a hidden world of shielded wealth belonging...

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BusinessTaxationSouth-South States to Join Rivers, Lagos at the Supreme Court Over VAT

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)October 5, 2021

ASABA — South-South Governors have declared their intention to join Rivers state at the Supreme Court in the ongoing tussle on the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) by states. In a statement signed by its chairman and governor of Delta, Ifeanyi Okowa, the forum said, “We Unequivocally support the decision for states to collect value-added tax, and resolved to join the suit before the Supreme court.” The decision follows a meeting by the forum...

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BusinessEconomyTaxationDecentralization of VAT Collection is Detrimental to Interstate Trade – NGF

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 27, 2021

KADUNA — The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) has said the collection of value-added tax (VAT) by states will result in inflation in the prices of goods and services. The forum asserted that such a move will also create interstate trade barriers. This resolution was at a meeting with northern state emirs and chiefs in Kaduna on Monday. “VAT is being confused by these State Government as a sales tax. “If every State enacted its own...

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BusinessEconomyTaxationLagos Will Do More for Residents if VAT is Decentralized – Sanwo-Olu

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 27, 2021

LAGOS — The state government will be able to do more for residents if allowed to collect value-added tax (VAT), according to the Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The governor made his point on Sunday at the 61st Independence Day celebration service, held at the Chapel of Christ The Light, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos state. The FIRS has been embroiled in a legal tussle over VAT collection with the Lagos and Rivers state government in the...

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BusinessTaxationSanwo-Olu Gives New Reason for Lagos to Collect VAT

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 27, 2021

LAGOS — Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, said the state will do more for citizens if allowed to collect the Value Added Tax. The governor also explained that allowing Lagos to collect VAT is a way of promoting fairness justice, and equity, which are needed for Nigeria to progress at 61. He said this at the 61st national Independence Day Celebration service held at the Chapel of Christ The Light, Alausa, Ikeja,...

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