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- 27 Oct 2021
MultiChoice Africa Rejects Tax Tribunal Ruling, to Appeal
MultiChoice Africa Holdings (MAH), the parent company of MultiChoice Nigeria, has rejected Tuesday’s ruling of the Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT), which dismissed its appeal against the $342million Value…
- 1 Sept 2021
PwC Faults Tax Tribunal’s Order on N900Bn Payment in FIRS Tax Claims against MultiChoice
PwC, leading professional services firm, has questioned the recent ruling of the Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT) ordering MultiChoice Nigeria to deposit N900bn, half of the N1.8 trillion the Federal Inland…
- 30 Oct 2023
MTN Appeals $72.5m Nigerian Tax Demand amid Forex Pains
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has appealed the decision of the Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT) over the payment of $72.5 million fine to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Recall that a Tax Appeal…
- 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…
- 27 Sept 2021
MultiChoice Gets Breather in FIRS ‘s N1.8 Trillion Tax Claims
Lagos zone of the Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT) hearing the N1.8 trillion tax dispute between the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and MultiChoice Nigeria has announced October 20 as the date for…
- 20 Oct 2021
Multichoice Gets Approval to Appeal N1.8Trillion FIRS Claims
The Lagos Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT) that Multichoice Nigeria Limited, owners of DSTV, has met the conditions to appeal against the N900bn levied on it by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).…
- 9 Nov 2023
$47.8m Tax: MTN @ TAT, Seeks Answers to 5 Crucial Issues
MTN Nigeria has released details of its ongoing legal battle with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and why it is challenging the recent decision of the Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT) that it…
- 25 Aug 2021
MultiChoice, FIRS Fight over N900Bn Tax Claims
MultiChoice Nigeria on Wednesday said the Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT) did not compel it to make payment of 50% of N1.8 trillion, which is N900 billion to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Mr…
- 30 Jan 2025
Federal High Court Affirms $87.9m Fines, Interest Imposed on MTN By FIRS
Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court in Lagos has upheld the penalties and interest amounting to $87.9 million imposed on MTN Nigeria Communication Plc by the Federal Inland Revenue…
- 17 Jun 2019
Edo State Uses Technology to Protect Traders, Checks Double Taxation- Gov
Godwin Obaseki, Edo State governor, has said the state government’s insistence on the use of technology for tax collection as against non-state actors and consultants was to ensure that traders are…
- 8 Sept 2021
MultiChoice: Andersen Faults FIRS’ Basis for N1.18trn Tax Claims
Andersen, leading tax and business advisory firm, has questioned how the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) arrived at the N1.8 trillion tax bill it slapped on MultiChoice Nigeria, warning that it…
- 3 May 2026
Tax Ombudsman Sets 30-Day Limit for Settlement of Tax Disputes
John Nwabueze, chief executive officer, Tax Ombudsman, has assured Nigerians that complaints relating to taxes, levies, and regulatory charges will be resolved within 14 to 30 days. John Nwabueze,…
- 3 Jul 2025
FIRS Commits to Fostering Trust, Voluntary Compliance Nationwide @ Tax Clinic
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has reaffirmed its commitment to fostering trust and voluntary tax compliance among small businesses, startups, and informal sector operators across the…
- 24 Apr 2024
When Will Enough be Enough for MTN Nigeria? -- By Olayiwola Luqman, FCA
The history of MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTN Nigeria) is replete with controversies and litigation unlike other players in the telecom sector. Some might argue MTN’s size naturally attracts its…
- 9 Sept 2021
Lagos Assembly Passes VAT Bill, Charges 6 Per Cent
Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday passed the Value Added Tax (VAT) Bill, amid the recent hostility between the states and the federal government over the collection of VAT. The Assembly, led…
- 7 Mar 2024
Reps Mull Tax Crimes Commission to Curb Revenue Leakages
The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed for second reading a bill seeking to establish a National Tax Crimes and Oversight Commission to tackle revenue leakages in the country. Titled “A…
- 23 Jul 2026
African Judges Pledge Support for AfCFTA’s Success
Chief Judges drawn from countries across the African continent have resolved to collaborate and support measures aimed at ensuring the success of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)…
- 7 Jan 2021
FG Slams N50 Levy on Electronic Money Transfer of up to N10,000
The Finance Act 2020 recently signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari, imposes N50 levy on electronic transfer of money deposited in any bank or financial institution on any account on sums of…
- 9 Feb 2024
MultiChoice Agrees to Pay N35.4Bn as Part of FIRS Tax Claim
MultiChoice Group has agreed to pay N35.4 billion as part of its tax obligations to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). This is about 10per cent of the initial claim filed by the Nigerian tax…
- 10 Mar 2022
FIRS, MultiChoice Nigeria Agree to Resolve Tax Dispute
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and MultiChoice Nigeria, leading pay television service provider, have agreed to an amicable resolution of their pending tax disputes which led to a series of…
- 9 Mar 2022
FIRS, MultiChoice Nigeria Agree to Resolve Tax Dispute
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and leading pay television service provider, MultiChoice Nigeria, have agreed to an amicable resolution of their pending tax disputes which led to a series…
- 3 Feb 2016
Network Blackout Looms in Ondo, Others over Closure of Telecom Facilities
MTN Nigeria yesterday said it can’t carry out maintenance and routine services on its network facilities in Ondo State which will invariably lead to poor or total loss of network coverage on all…
- 10 Oct 2021
Tax Consultant Describes FIRS Allegations against MultiChoice as Full of Lies
Mr. Bonaventure Amuzie, a tax consultant, has described the tax dispute between the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and pay television company, MultiChoice Nigeria, as needless and capable of…
- 4 Sept 2020
KGIRS Seals Union Bank Premises in Kogi over Tax Liability
Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KGIRS) on Friday sealed the premises of Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) Plc for its refusal to pay tax liability of over N147.3 million owed the Kogi state…
- 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…
- 22 Aug 2021
Taxpayers in Dilemma as Rivers and FIRS Fight over VAT
Taxpayers especially in Rivers State are currently in a logjam over who to remit their Value Added Tax (VAT) to between the state government and Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Following a…