Mr Babatunde Fowler

Report says that immediate Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Babatunde Fowler, has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). READ ALSO:…

Mixed reactions have trailed the proposed plan by the Federal Government to slam a five per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) on goods bought online. Experts told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos, that the plan could…

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday threatened to suspend states over failure to upload appropriate data on vehicles, motorcycles and tricycles. Corps Marshal, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, gave the warning at a meeting in Abuja, on…

Babajide Okeowo The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr Babatunde Fowler, has expressed confidence that the revenue agency will surpass N5.32 trillion revenue collection in 2019. While presenting a…

The Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr Babatunde Fowler, says Value Added Tax (VAT) is a consumption tax designed to support the poor and not to create hardship for them. FIRS Spokesman, Wahab Gbadamosi, said…

Nigeria’s influential employers union has warned the Federal Government not to go ahead with a proposal to increase the Value-Added Tax (VAT) charged in the country. On March 19, the Federal Inland Revenue Service hinted that it might…

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), on Tuesday, urged Nigerians to brace for an increase in Value Added Tax (VAT) by between 35 and 50 per cent in 2019. This will raise the VAT from the current five per cent to between 6.75 and…