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- 13 Nov 2024
MTN Group Service Revenue Hurt by Nigerian Regulatory Issues
MTN Group has reported a lower service revenue for the nine months ended September 30 as regulatory registrations in Nigeria hurt subscriber numbers in the region. MTN, with 288 million subscribers…
- 29 Jun 2016
Remita Wins Most Efficient E-Revenue Service Award
Remita, the integrated electronic payments and collections platform developed by Systemspecs has been adjudged the “Most Efficient e-Revenue Service” at the recently concluded CBN CardExpo Africa…
- 26 Jun 2026
NRS, CITN Deepen Partnership to Strengthen Tax Awareness
As Nigeria continues its journey towards a more efficient, transparent and citizen-focused tax system, the Nigerian Revenue Service (NRS) and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN)…
- 30 Jul 2021
MTN Nigeria Records N790.3b Increase in Service Revenue in Half –Year Ended 30 June 2021
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has released its unaudited results for the half-year ended 30 June 2021, as well as plans to celebrate its 20th anniversary with numerous national impact projects.…
- 29 Sept 2019
MTN Nigeria Kicks off MoMo Agent Service in Major Nigerian Cities
MTN Nigeria’s Y’ello Digital Financial Services (YDFS) officials over the weekend stormed various market locations across the country including Igando, Ikotun and Iyana Ipaja markets in Lagos as well…
- 6 Jun 2013
NCS Partners Heritage Bank for Improved Revenue Drive
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has appointed Heritage Bank as a designated Customs Duty Collecting Bank in a move designed to further strengthen the Services’ renewed drive for improved revenue…
- 25 Jan 2013
Railway Rakes in Revenue from Shuttle Service
Fresh from its new breathe of life, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has been counting its gains saying its newly introduced mass transit rail service between Minna, Niger state and Kaduna…
- 2 Jan 2026
FIRS Transforms into NRS as Nigeria Ushers in New Tax Era
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has officially given way to the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), signalling a pivotal shift in the country's revenue administration framework as the Nigeria…
- 21 May 2025
Nigerians Spend N5.3 Trillion on Telecom Services
In 2023, Nigerians spent a total of about ₦5.3 trillion on telecommunications services, which includes calls, data, SMS, and other telecom services, according to the Leadership . Specifically for…
- 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…
- 26 Oct 2009
Soaring Revenue Base through Value Added Services
The traditional service that telecommunications operators are meant to provide is voice communications. However, there has been increased demand for value added service which is secondary focus of…
- 1 Oct 2021
Stakeholders Seek Govt., Technology Service Providers Engagement to Boost e-Governance
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and other stakeholders who spoke at the 2021…
- 22 Sept 2014
FIRS Warns Nigerians on Online Recruitment Scam
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has warned Nigerians to disregard online recruitment adverts credited to the organization. The FIRS, in a statement on its website, said that it was not…
- 23 Aug 2020
Pantami Writes Buhari, Seeks End to Stamp Duty Feud
Isa Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has assured stakeholders that the crisis between the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service…
- 14 Aug 2020
Reps Move to Settle FIRS, NIPOST Rift over Stamp Duty
House of Representatives has offered to play the role of a mediator in the ongoing feud between the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) over collection of…
- 18 May 2026
FG Says All Taxable Nigerian Must Obtain Taxpayer ID
Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), in collaboration with the Joint Revenue Board (JRB), has announced the implementation of a nationwide Taxpayer Identification (Tax ID) system, mandating all taxable…
- 4 Feb 2026
Majority of Nigerians do not Trust Govt with Tax Revenue – SBM
Majority Nigerians do not trust the government to properly utilise their tax payments for good use, according to a survey by SBM Intelligence across nine cities. The survey highlighted why recent tax…
- 15 Jan 2026
FG Directs Banks, Fintechs to Remit VAT on Service Fees
The Federal Government has directed all banks and fintechs to collect and remit 7.5 per cent value-added tax on certain electronic banking services, effective Monday, January 19, 2026, according to…
- 11 Sept 2017
RedCloud, KongaPay Partner to give Nigerians Access to Distributed Banking Services
RedCloud Technologies, the world’s first open banking platform, announced a partnership with Nigeria’s KongaPay; the payment system which aims to facilitate the initiation and completion of…
- 5 Jan 2022
FG Mulls VAT for Digital Services
Nigerians may have to pay more for digital services as the Federal Government has introduced a policy requiring foreign companies that provide digital services in the country to collect and remit…
- 14 Sept 2025
No Plan to Block Bank Accounts Without TIN- FIRS
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has debunked claims that Nigerians must obtain a separate Tax Identification Number (TIN), before they can own or operate a bank account. The Service…
- 12 May 2022
NCC, FIRS Inaugurate Joint Committee to Boost National Revenues in Telecoms Sector
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) have taken their collaboration a notch further by setting up a Joint Committee of senior and management…
- 12 Feb 2026
Adedeji, NRS Boss says Technology is Crucial to Tax Reform’s Success
Zacch Adedeji, the Executive Chairman of the Nigerian Revenue Service (NRS), has described technology as a crucial factor in the implementation of the new tax laws. Adedeji stated this while…
- 18 Apr 2016
NIPOST to Introduce Banking Services – Shittu
Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST) will soon introduce banking services to rural areas of Nigeria, Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications, has said. Shittu told NAN on Sunday in Abuja, that the…
- 9 Jul 2020
NIPOST Workers Threaten Strike Action over Stamp Duty
Workers of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) have given 21 days for the federal government to intervene on the alleged “usurpation of her function and duties” by the Federal Inland Revenue Service…
- 3 Mar 2026
NRS Targets N40trillion in Tax, Royalty Revenue in 2026
Nigerians’ commitment to paying taxes has produced historic results. In 2025, voluntary compliance propelled the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) to collect a record ₦28.3 trillion, exceeding its target…
- 14 Jan 2026
Angst as FG Demands 7.5 Percent VAT on Mobile Bank Transfers, USSD
Nigerians will begin paying a 7.5 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) on selected banking services, including mobile bank transfers and USSD transactions, from January 19, 2026, following a new regulatory…
- 2 Mar 2015
FIRS, NIBSS, Systemspecs Sensitise Taxpayers on eFiling
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the Nigerian Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS) and Systemspecs Limited, have jointly organised a stakeholders' forum as part of efforts to create awareness on…
- 22 Jun 2020
Senate Moves to Resolve Stamp Duty Between NIPOST and FIRS
Senate said it will soon schedule a meeting with all relevant stakeholders to resolve the ongoing stamp duty controversy between the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) and the Federal Inland Revenue…
- 26 Oct 2021
Multichoice Loses Appeal on $342m Tax to FIRS
The long-drawn legal battle by the South African Company, Multichoice Africa Holdings B.V, with the Nigerian government-owned Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) over the disputed $342 million tax…