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- 30 Jan 2023
LIRS Boss, Ayodele Subair, Bags Vanguard's Public Sector Icon Award
Mr Ayodele Subair, Executive Chairman, Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has been conferred with the 2022 Public Sector Icon of the year at the 11th edition of the Vanguard Personality of…
- 28 Jan 2026
Subair: LIRS Won't Raid Accounts – Unless You've Lost Every Court Battle
Lagos State Internal Revenue Service Executive Chairman Ayodele Subair Tuesday demolished online panic over alleged bank account raids, insisting the agency's "Power of Substitution" targets only…
- 9 Oct 2024
Subair Emerges Most Outstanding Public Sector CEO @TPP FEST 2024, As LIRS Wins Multiple Awards
In a remarkable recognition of exemplary leadership and dedication to public service, Mr. Ayodele Subair, executive chairman, of Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, LIRS, has been named the Peak…
- 18 Dec 2019
LIRS Introduces e-Tax Platform
Lagos State Revenue Service (LIRS) has introduced an e-platform portal to make the process of tax payment easier and faster. This was made known by Mr. Ayodele Subair, chairman, LIRS, at a…
- 6 Feb 2023
LIRS, FIRS Ink MoU on Exchange of Information, Joint Tax Audit
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) and Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Monday, February 6, 2023, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the exchange of information and…
- 2 Aug 2022
LIRS Set to Launch Whistle-Blower Initiative August 5
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) is set to launch its Whistle-Blower initiative, a state-wide project, introduced to provide a platform for employees, stakeholders and the general…
- 24 Nov 2025
Subair named board chair of the year, as LIRS emerges top revenue agency
Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has once again demonstrated excellence and sector leadership as it received major recognitions at the 2025 Peak Performer Awards, held at the Lagos…
- 7 Aug 2022
LIRS Partners Deloitte to Boost Transparency in Tax Administration With Whistle-Blower Initiative
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has said its Whistle-Blower Initiative will deepen transparency, and accountability and uphold a high standard in the administration of the tax system…
- 18 Feb 2025
Lagos Lawmakers Commend LIRS on Historic N1 Trillion Revenue Milestone
Legislators in Lagos State have commended the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) for achieving an unprecedented milestone in revenue generation, surpassing ₦1 trillion. This landmark…
- 7 Jun 2023
LIRS, FIRS Issue Public Notice on Joint Tax Audit/Investigation
The Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) have issued a public notice on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by both agencies to establish a…
- 28 Feb 2026
LIRS Extends Deadline for Filing Individual Tax Returns to April 14
Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has extended the deadline for filing individual annual income tax returns to April 14, 2026. The extension shifts the original statutory deadline from…
- 22 Jan 2023
LIRS Reaffirms January 31 Deadline for Filing of Annual Tax Returns by Employers of Labour
Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has announced that January 31, 2023, remains the deadline for filing the annual tax returns by employers of labour. The LIRS Executive Chairman, Mr Ayodele…
- 29 Mar 2022
No Extension of Deadline for Filing Individual Annual Tax Returns, LIRS Warns
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has announced that there is no plan to extend the deadline for filing individual annual tax returns beyond its statutory date of March 31. Mr. Ayodele…
- 12 Apr 2026
LIRS Extends Individual Tax Filing Deadline to April 21
Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has further extended the deadline for filing individual annual income tax returns to April 21, 2026, following high traffic on its eTax platform. LIRS LIRS…
- 22 Feb 2018
Lagos Govt Introduces Electronic Revenue Assurance System
The Lagos State Government yesterday introduced Electronic Revenue Assurance System (ERA) to enhance collection of consumption tax. The electronic device is in accordance with the Hotel Occupancy and…
- 26 May 2020
LIRS Extends Deadline for Filing Annual Returns to June 30 over COVID-19
Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), further extended the deadline for filing of Annual Tax Returns to June 30, 2020, following the continued economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a…
- 14 Jul 2020
LIRS Plans Additional Tax Incentives and Reliefs to Taxpayers in Lagos
Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has commenced the implementation of additional reliefs and measures to further ease the impact of the pandemic on taxpayers in Lagos State starting from…
- 21 Jan 2021
LIRS Gives Employers Deadline to File Annual Tax Returns
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has urged all employers of labour in Lagos State to file their Company’s Annual Tax Returns on or before the statutory deadline of January 31, 2021 to…
- 20 Nov 2023
LIRS Upgrades Revenue Collection Process for Hospitality Sector
Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has announced the immediate deployment of an upgraded process for the collection of Hotel Occupancy and Restaurants Consumption Tax (HORCT) in Lagos State.…
- 31 Jan 2024
LIRS Extends Deadline for Filing of Annual Tax Returns to February 7
In view of the recent downtime experienced on the e-tax portal, the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has extended the filing of employers' annual tax returns by 1 (one) week starting from…
- 12 Jan 2025
Lagos State Sets Strict Deadline for 2024 Tax Returns Filing
Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has issued a reminder to all employers in Lagos State to fulfill their statutory obligation to file annual tax returns for the 2024 financial year on or…
- 3 Mar 2025
LIRS Reminds Taxpayers of March 31, 2025 Deadline for Annual Tax Returns Submission via eTax Portal
Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) reminds all individual taxpayers, including self-employed individuals, those in the informal sector, and employees under the Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) scheme,…
- 8 May 2017
Lagos Unveils Special Publication on Nollywood
As part of activities celebrating Lagos at 50, the state government has unveiled a special publication named Cinema in Lagos ahead of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival holding in France from May 17 to…