Nigerian banks will from January 19, 2026, begin charging a 7.5% value-added tax (VAT) on certain banking services, including mobile transfers and point-of-sale (PoS) transaction fees....

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has called for suspension of the implementation of the Tax Reform Acts. This comes following claims that some parts of the...
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced that the National Identification Number (NIN) issued by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) will now serve as...

A Spanish court has handed football manager Carlo Ancelotti a one-year prison sentence for tax fraud, but he won’t be going to jail. The case stems...
The Senate has ordered its Finance Committee to suspend further action on the proposed tax reform bill until after a crucial meeting with the Attorney General...
Former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has called on the National Assembly to be objective and transparent during its public hearing...

American billionaire and philanthropist, Bill Gates has spoken about Nigeria’s agriculture and low tax collection rates. Speaking at the Nutrivision 2024 event, a pan-African youth dialogue...

The Federal Government is planning to propose a law to the National Assembly to raise the value-added tax (VAT) from 7.5% to 10%. The Chairman of...
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced its intention to ensure that skit makers, influencers, and digital content creators in Nigeria fulfill their tax obligations....

Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has closed 34 corporate organizations because they didn’t pay their employees’ income taxes and didn’t follow the rules for charging...
Bandits have reportedly threatened to tax farmers before allowing them to harvest their crops in the Atabo and Magama local government areas of Niger State. Bandits...

Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo has abolished all taxes imposed on wheelbarrow pushers, vulcanizers, hawkers, and others in the state. Charles Soludo Amend His Tax Policies...
Troops of the Nigerian Army’s Operation Hadin Kai in partnership with the Civilian Joint Task Force have arrested four suspected Boko Haram members in Borno State....
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has dragged the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to the Supreme Court over the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT). In a...
Two Nigerian traders in Ghana reportedly attempted suicide over the $1million business equity imposed by the Ghanaian authorities. The Chairman, Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM),...

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has imposed a levy on every loaf of bread baked in the state in order to improve ternally generated revenue. The...