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THE Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has sealed buildings of the Federal Internal Revenue Service (FIRS), Access Bank, and Total Energy in the Wuse area of Abuja over unpaid ground rent. The Director of Land, FCTA, Chijoke Nwankwoeze, disclosed this during the exercise in Abuja on Monday, May 26, 2025. …

THE Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has inaugurated a 12-member anti-corruption and transparency unit (ACTU) at the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Zacch Adedeji, chairman of FIRS, set up the unit to drive transparency and accountability in tax collection processes and ensure zero tolerance for unethical …

THE Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of Zacch Adedeji as Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS. The confirmation took place at the Senate plenary, presided by Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpabio after his nomination by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. During his screening, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, a former …

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Zaccheus Adedeji as the new acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). A statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, noted that the President also directed the erstwhile FIRS Chairman, Mr Muhammad Nami, …

  By Femi Onakanren In the aftermath of its record breaking N10 trillion tax revenue collection in the 2022 fiscal year, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has continued to show that its historic performance was no fluke. The recently announced 2023 half-year performance update is a clear pointer to …

By JANTIKU IJANADA   Just when we thought the peak in tax collection was attained, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) brought forward another harvest of revenue collection, peaking any collection in our nation’s history. The tax agency recently announced a total tax revenue collection of N5.5 trillion for the …

Anybody who knew the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) before the advent of the administration of Muhammad Nami would in all fairness concede that he has remarkably used his salient administrative skills to improve the operations of the apex tax body. His dexterity in achieving an upward swing in revenue …

BySalisu Na’inna Dambatta   It is akin to a revolution: welcome to the big paradigm shift in Nigeria’s tax collection. The shift is from consistently low, inadequate and below targeted tax collection to a record-setting collection of N10.1 trillion in 2022. And the trend of raking in more revenue to …

Chairman of the House of Representatives committee on Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Hon. Prince Abiodun Aderin Adesida has assured the FRSC of its support to better ensure safety on the federal roads. Adesida, who represents Akure North/Akure South Federal Constituency of Ondo State in the House gave the assurance …

The interim administrator of the Public Affairs Analyst Forum, Ayobami Ayelabowo Israel has challenged a proposal put forth by chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele. Oyedele’s suggestion that the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) could undertake revenue collection for entities like the Customs …