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- 20 May 2013
Taxation Body Advances e-Pin Code Panacea
The Nigerian Joint Tax Board (JTB) has advocated for an obligatory enforcement of a nationwide issuance of a national universal electronic tax pin code, otherwise called the Taxpayer Identification…
- 10 Jul 2019
Lagos to Start Using BVN to Collect Taxes
Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has declared its readiness to integrate the existing Taxpayers Identification Digit (PID) into the nationwide Tax Identification Number (TIN) system with…
- 22 Jun 2015
No Going Back On NIN September Deadline- NIMC
The issuing authority for National Identity, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has put 1st September, 2015 in which all transactions involving the identification of individuals must…
- 10 Oct 2024
FIRS Launches USSD Code *829# for Taxpayers’ Satisfaction
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has launched an Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) Code *829# specifically targeted at improving taxpayers’ satisfaction. This is in a bid to…
- 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…
- 1 Dec 2025
Tax ID Numbers tot Required for Strictly Personal Bank Accounts
Tax Identification Numbers (TINs) are not required for strictly personal bank accounts under Nigeria’s new tax reforms; they become mandatory only if the account is used for business transactions,…
- 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…
- 1 Jun 2009
FIRS Flags off Online Tax Payment Scheme
Nigeria last week achieved a historical milestone with the activation of the online payment of taxes, using Federal Inland Revenue Service, portal, FIRS Online. The development signaled the the birth…
- 9 Sept 2018
FIRS Targets Accounts of Billionaires Tax Defaulters
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), will soon go after the bank accounts of some 6772 billionaires not currently paying taxes, according to Tunde Fowler, chairman, FIRS. Fowler said…
- 2 Feb 2020
Kaduna Unveils e-Tax Management Platform
Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KDIRS) has unveiled an e-Tax Management Platform to encourage voluntary tax compliance and ease payment process, known as e-tax management. Dr Zaid Abubakar,…
- 15 Oct 2021
EU Partners FIRS to Deepen CSOs Tax Knowledge, Compliance
Determined to ensure accountability and transparency as part of its good governance drive in Nigeria, the European Union has engaged with the Federal Inland Revenue Service to deepen the knowledge of…
- 31 Dec 2025
How Nigeria’s New Tax Law Could Redefine Risk in the Banking Sector
By Blaise Udunze Nigeria’s new tax identification portal goes live nationwide tomorrow, Monday, January 1, 2026, marking a pivotal moment in the country’s fiscal and financial governance. Designed to…
- 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…
- 1 Dec 2019
CBN’s Order to Banks on Loans May Weaken Balance Sheets – IMF
International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said the directive from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that deposit money banks should achieve a minimum loan-to-deposit ratio could weaken their balance…
- 25 Jul 2021
Remita Partners FIRS to Drive TaxPro Max Acceptance
SystemSpecs has collaborated with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to strengthen tax administration through its Remita Payment Gateway which powers payments on TaxPro Max. This is part of…
- 1 Jul 2019
FG Launches New Tax ID, Widens Dragnet
Federal Government has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Nigeria InterBank Settlement System (NIBBS), the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), to cooperate with the Joint Tax…
- E-Financial16 Aug 2026
PwC Nigeria Points at Ambiguities in Virtual Assets Tax Rules
PwC Nigeria have said Nigeria’s new tax guidelines for virtual assets provide welcome clarity but leave practical and legal uncertainties that could complicate
- 3 Feb 2025
FG Introduces Withholding Tax to Increase Revenue for Critical Sectors
In a significant move to modernise its tax framework, Nigeria has introduced the Deduction of Tax at Source (Withholding Tax Regulation 2024), which took effect at the beginning of 2025. Speaking…
- 22 Dec 2019
Anxiety over FG’s Threat to Block Accounts without TIN
There is palpable fear across the social and economic strata of Nigeria as the countdown to the January 2 date set by the Federal Government for all Nigerians to ensure their bank accounts have their…
- 10 Apr 2024
Confusion, Criticisms Hit NIMC’s Proposed Multiple National ID Cards
There’ve been mixed reactions in Nigeria after the federal government unveiled plans to introduce a new multi-purpose national digital ID card, with some describing it as a duplicative effort and a…