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- 1 Jan 2026
FIRS Rebrands as Nigeria Revenue Service, as New Tax Laws Take Effect
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has officially metamorphosed into the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), unveiling its new institutional brand identity. The development ushers a new dawn in…
- 6 Dec 2019
FIRS Creates eTax Services
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has created electronic tax services, (e-tax services) to improve transparency and speed in tax administration. Tunde Fowler, FIRS executive chairman, disclosed…
- 12 Apr 2016
FIRS Targets N4.9trn Revenue in 2016
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it is targeting a revenue of N4.9 trillion in 2016. Mr Tunde Fowler, chairman of FIRS, disclosed this on Monday at the opening of the 134th Joint Tax…
- 24 Jul 2014
FIRS Generates N1.45trn Revenue in Second Quarter
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) yesterday said it generated N1.45 trillion as revenue from tax in the second quarter of 2014. According to FIRS’ report on its operation during the period, which…
- 31 Jan 2018
FIRS Generates N4.03Trillion Revenue
Mr Tunde Fowler, chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), said the Service collected N4.03 trillion revenue in 2017. A statement by the Head, Communications and Servicom, FIRS, Mr Wahab…
- 23 Aug 2020
FIRS Moves to Plug Tax Revenue Leakages
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has decried a systemic abuse of the pioneer incentive scheme instituted by the Federal Government, which has led to tax revenue leakages for the three tiers of…
- 30 Jan 2015
FIRS Generates N4.69trn Revenue in 2014
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) said yesterday that it generated N4.69 trillion from taxes for the Federal Government in 2014. FIRS said in its Quarterly Revenue Report issued in Abuja that…
- 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…
- 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…
- 27 Jul 2025
New Tax Law Empowers NRS to Fine Offenders up to N10m
The newly enacted Nigeria Tax Administration Act, 2025, has empowered the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), renamed Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), to impose fines for individuals and companies…
- 5 Aug 2019
FIRS, MTN Bicker over Tax Deductions
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and MTN Nigeria are in another tax dispute over deductions of taxes from its 2015 record fine. This is coming days after Babatunde Fowler, chairman, FIRS,…
- 8 Sept 2021
FIRS Proposes New Bill to Strip States of VAT Collection Powers
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has approached the National Assembly to move Valued Added Tax (VAT) and other tax related matters to the exclusive list, which is aimed at granting the federal…
- 5 May 2021
Tax Evasion: FIRS Plans Direct Deductions from Defaulters Bank Accounts
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Wednesday said it would begin direct deductions from tax defaulters’ bank accounts and other assets. The FIRS stated this in widely publicised notices signed…
- 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).…
- 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…
- 30 Dec 2019
FIRS Announces New TCC Regime
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced a new Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC) regime. This was announced in a public notice signed by Mr. Muhammad Nami, chairman, FIRS. The Service also…
- 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…
- 22 Sept 2021
FG Says It will Continue to Collect VAT
Federal Government has that based on the ruling of court of appeal, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) will continue to collect Value Added Tax (VAT). Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the…
- 7 Sept 2021
Wike Shuns FG, Instructs Rivers Revenue Service to Collect VAT
Nyesom Wike, Rivers State governor, has directed the Rivers State Revenue Service (RSRS) to commence the full enforcement and implementation of the State Valued Added Tax Law 2021. The governor who…
- 6 Jan 2026
Zacch Adedeji says Rebranded NRS will Overhaul Revenue Administration
Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) says its replacement with the defunct Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) will overhaul the architecture of the country’s revenue administration. Dr Zacch Adedeji, the…
- 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…
- 15 Aug 2021
FIRS Takes VAT Custody Case to Appeal Court
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has gone to appeal court to determine who actually has the powers to collect tax on goods and services to the states of the federation, otherwise, Value Added…
- 9 Aug 2021
Court Stops FIRS from Collecting VAT, Income Tax in Rivers
Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has stopped the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) from collecting Value Added Tax (VAT) and Personal Income Tax (PIT) in Rivers State. The court held that it…
- 10 Sept 2018
FIRS, Customs Distance Selves from MTN Issue
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have indicated that they would rather not get involved in the Federal Government’s current battle with MTN Nigeria. …
- 9 Aug 2019
Presidential Panel, FIRS Partner on Recovery of Tax Revenues
The Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP) is to panel with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), to recover tax revenues from companies who hitherto…
- 19 Aug 2024
FG Mulls New Tax Law
Federal government would soon enact a new law to transform Nigeria’s revenue administration, according to Zacch Adedeji, executive chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Adedeji revealed…
- 12 Dec 2025
FIRS says MOU with DGFIP Won’t Compromise Nigeria Tax Data Sovereignty
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has clarified that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) recently signed with France’s Direction Générale des Finances Publiques (DGFiP) is a strictly…
- 3 May 2014
FIRS Collects N1.05trn in First Quarter
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) said it collected N1.05 trillion revenue in the first quarter of 2014. It said the amount exceeded its target for the period by N50.9 billion or 5.06 per…
- 13 Feb 2024
No Plans to Tax Content Creators - FIRS
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has said that it has no plans to tax online content creators. According to a staff of the agency who spoke to NAN anonymously, skit makers are individuals who do…
- 20 Jan 2022
FIRS Priorities Taxation of Digital Economy
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) will make the taxation of the digital economy its priority, this year. Johannes Wojuola, the Special Assistant to the Executive Chairman (Media &…