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- News6 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…
- News2 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…
- News1 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…
- News24 Dec 2025
FIRS Declares NIN, CAC Numbers as Tax IDs from 2026
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced that the National Identification Number (NIN) issued by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) will automatically serve as the Tax…
- News23 Dec 2025
FIRS says NIN, CAC Numbers to Serve as Tax IDs from 2026
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced that the National Identification Number (NIN) will automatically serve as the Tax Identification Number (TIN) for individual Nigerians…
- News12 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…
- News13 Nov 2025
Senate Seeks Full Disclosure in Probes Stamp Duty Collections
Senate has requested the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) to provide detailed information on revenue generated from Stamp Duty payments. Sen. Aliyu Wadada,…
- News5 Nov 2025
FIRS to Unveil Nigeria Tax Reform Acts, Engage Stakeholders on Implementation
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced plans to officially unveil the Nigeria Tax Reform Acts on Monday, November 10, during a high-level Strategic Stakeholder Engagement Session at…
- News14 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…
- News10 Sept 2025
FIRS and EFCC Strengthen Alliance to Boost Tax Compliance
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has enlisted the support of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to intensify enforcement of voluntary tax compliance across Nigeria. During a…
- News2 Sept 2025
FIRS Decries Cross-border Tax Crimes
Dr Zacch Adedeji, Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has stated that cross-border tax crimes had undermined effort of countries to raise revenue for development. He added that…
- News11 Aug 2025
FIRS Unveils e-Invoicing, Electronic Fiscal System for Large Taxpayers
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has commenced an electronic invoicing solution (e-invoicing) aimed at transforming digital tax administration and revolutionising tax payment in Nigeria. The…
- News10 Aug 2025
FIRS Rolls out e-invoicing System for Large Corporate Taxpayers
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has launched a national electronic invoicing system, seen as a significant step toward digitising the country’s tax infrastructure and boosting compliance…
- News27 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…
- News3 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…
- News10 Jun 2025
FG May Forfeits $4m from World Bank Loan over Audit Flop
Federal government may lose $4 million from a World Bank loan after failing to get a pass mark on key audit standards in its revenue-generating agencies, such as the Federal Inland Revenue Service…
- News9 Jun 2025
FIRS Launches Revised SOP to Streamline Tax Payment
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has revised its Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) as part of efforts to improve consistency, transparency, and service delivery in tax administration across the…
- News28 Apr 2025
FIRS Orders Banks to Close Unauthorised Tax Collection Accounts
The Federal Inland Revenue Service has directed banks across the country to immediately identify and close any tax and levy collection accounts not authorised under its TaxPro Max platform. The…
- News20 Mar 2025
FIRS Partners Flutterwave for Digital Payment Collection
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, is now enabling digital tax collections for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), making it one of the few fintechs supporting the…
- News13 Jan 2025
Falana/Citadel vs Zinox: FIRS Document Shows Benjamin Joseph Lied under Oath
As the case between Citadel Oracle Concept Limited and Zinox Technologies returns to court, a document from the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has put a lie to the claim under oath by Benjamin…
- News10 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…
- News19 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…
- News14 Aug 2024
Audit Report : Senate Slams NNPCL, FIRS, Police, Others Over Refusal to Respond to Queries
Senate through its Committee on Public Accounts on Tuesday slammed the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the Nigeria…
- News24 Apr 2024
FG Recovers N57Bn Debt from 10 MDAs
Federal government has announced the recovery of N57 billion from the N5.2 trillion liaibilities owed the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and other bodies by Ministries, Departments and…
- News13 Apr 2024
FIRS Rakes in N12.3 Trillion in 2023 – Adedeji
Mr Zach Adedeji, chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has said that the Service generated a total of N12.3 trillion in 2023. Adedeji disclosed this while noting that FIRS recorded…
- News13 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…
- News9 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…
- News25 Jan 2024
NDIC, FIRS to Spend N8.7Bn on Software Acquisition in 2024
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) are planning to spend a combined sum of N8.7 billion on software alone this year. This spending is…
- News15 Jan 2024
FIRS Suspends Implementation of VAT Guidelines
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced the postponement of the implementation guidelines for the value-added tax simplified compliance regime on the supply of low-value goods through…
- News18 Dec 2023
FIRS Directs Banks to Deduct EMTL on Foreign Currency Transactions
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has directed deposit money banks to deduct and remit Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) on foreign currency (FCY) transactions going forward. The levy is in…