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- 30 Oct 2019
Step Down CST Tax, It Will Cause Hardship- ATPN
Association of Telecommunications Professionals of Nigeria (ATPN), has called on Senator Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan, Senate President, to step down the proposed bill on Communications Service Tax (CST) due…
- 16 May 2016
A4AI Releases Paper, Says Proposed Communication Service Tax Regressive
The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI)-Nigeria Coalition has urged the federal government to consider other measures to generate revenue as against the proposed Communication Service Tax (CST).…
- 29 Oct 2020
A4AI Asks Nigeria not to Pass Communication Tax Bill
Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), has advised the Nigerian government not to pass its Communication Service Tax (CST) Bill into law. The body in its review of the bill said the nine per cent…
- 24 Aug 2016
NUPTE Says Proposed Communication Tax Amounts to Double Taxation
Sunday Alhassan, President, National Union of Postal and Telecommunication (NUPTE), yesterday said the proposed Communication Service Tax (CST) would amount to double taxation. Alhassan told newsmen…
- 25 Aug 2016
Discontinue the Controversial ICT Tax Now
The proposed introduction of 9 per cent tax on calls, MMS, SMS, data and others by the federal government is most unwelcome. The Communication Service Tax (CST bill) which seeks to levy nine per cent…
- 30 Aug 2016
Communication Service Tax Unacceptable - AAN
ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) has rejected the proposed bill to impose Communication Service Tax (CST), up to 9 percent on all phone calls, short message service (SMS), multimedia messaging service (MMS),…
- 3 Oct 2019
ATCON Kicks as FG Mulls Tax on GSM, Cable TV Subscription
Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), the umbrella organization of telecommunications companies of Nigeria has asked the federal government to drop the bill seeking to…
- 1 Oct 2019
Furore as Telcos Hike Communications Service Tax to 9%
Mobile phone users in Ghana yesterday (October 1, 2019) started paying 3% more on Communication Service Tax, according to Pulse. Nigerians are fighting against the same Bill seeking to impose…
- 5 Mar 2016
FG Plans New Tax on Phone Calls, Pay Tv
Communication service subscribers may pay additional tax if a new Bill now being introduced by the National Assembly is enacted into law. The categories of communication services liable to the tax…
- 14 Mar 2016
Angry Nigerians Reject New Tax on Phone Calls, Pay Tv
Nigerians have reacted angrily to the proposed communications service tax describing it as another way of exploiting the struggling consumers. Nigeria CommunicationsWeek had earlier this month…
- 13 Sept 2016
9% Communication Tax: Soft Land for OTT To ‘Knife’ Telcos
The proposed nine per cent tax on communications services by the Federal Government has variously attracted more ‘nays’ than ‘ayes’ from different quarters. It is expected owing to the fact, if the…
- 29 Sept 2016
Senate Expresses Worries over ICT Tax, Says it is Obnoxious
Senate Committee on Communications has expressed apprehension over the proposed Communications Service Tax Bill before the National Assembly, saying it has the capacity to make life more difficult…
- 6 Sept 2016
ALTON Cautions FG on Introduction of Communications Tax
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has cautioned federal government over the move to introduce communications tax saying that it will amount to double taxation.…
- 17 Aug 2016
FG to Energize Telecom Sector through Legislations
Barrister Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communications, has reiterated the Federal Government’s determination to provide the needed, enabling environment for the ICT and…
- 13 Nov 2019
Telcos Wax Worriedly over Heavy Taxes, Levies
Telecommunications operators in Nigeria now pay over 40 different taxes and levies to various agencies of governments at federal, state and local government levels. These taxes, according to…
- 7 May 2020
A4AI Asks Nigeria, Others to Remove Telecoms Taxes
Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), global coalition for the internet, has urged the Nigerian government and that of other developing countries to remove all taxes associated with…
- 3 Jul 2016
Stakeholders Vote against ICT Tax, Warns of Dangers
Stakeholders in the country’s telecommunications industry have frowned at the proposed communications tax bill before the National Assembly, saying that it is capable of discouraging potential…
- 15 Jun 2021
FG Mulls Excise Tax on Telecoms Airtime Charges
Nigeria is considering introducing an excise tax on telecoms airtime charges, Ben Akabueze, budget director said on Tuesday at a World Bank event where the need for the government to raise additional…