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N10.1 Trillion Tax Revenue: FIRS Has Again Broken The Jinx

N10.1 Trillion Tax Revenue: FIRS Has Again Broken The Jinx By Ijanada Jantiku The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), government’s agency responsible for assessing, collecting and accounting for tax and other revenues accruing to the Federal Government of Nigeria, have been recording tremendous successes and living up to it’s mandate …

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FIRS Makes FAAC Fat

FIRS Makes FAAC Fat By Salisu Na’inna Dambatta Many Nigerians hold the notion and presume wrongfully that every money invested in various development projects by the three tiers of government came from one loan or the other. The fact is that most of the money deployed to finance national development …

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Nami’s Magic Wand: Restructuring Revenue Collection in Nigeria

Nami’s Magic Wand: Restrcturing Revenue Collection in Nigeria By Abdullahi O. Haruna Revenue generation is very critical to the survival of a country or otherwise all over the world. It is non-debatable that most poor countries of the world are poor because they have a problem of revenue. To fix …

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As FIRS Under Nami Jumpstarts The Economy

As FIRS Under Nami Jumpstarts The Economy By Chukwudi Enekwechi The Federal Inland Revenue Service as we know it is the federal government agency charged with mobilizing revenues through tax collections across the length and breadth of Nigeria for the development of the country. At a time when the country …

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Era Of Right Tax Revenue Utilisation In Africa Beckons

Era Of Right Tax Revenue Utilisation In Africa Beckons By Kelechi Okoronkwo A major take-away from the just concluded Seventh General Assembly of the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) which held in Lagos, Nigeria, from October 31 to November 4, 2022 is that tax money must be put into good …

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Sunday Cannot Be A Sit-At-Home Day

Sunday Cannot Be A Sit-At-Home Day By Prof. Fidelis I Agwulonu (Rev. Fr) Today, I listened to the video message circulating online, as released by Mazi Simon Ekpa, making his address and instructing (with threats), that December 9, 10, 11, 12 and 14, 2022, will be Ghost-Town in Igboland. This …

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Nda Emeka: A Shame On The Real Sabotuer

Nda Emeka: A Shame On The Real Sabotuer By Nzeh Frankwhite “Self centered people always have one topic to talk about, themselves” Stef Harder. The above quote aptly captures the true character of the average Nigerian politician, selfish, self centered and callous. Unfortunately, this is a direct opposite of what …

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How New FIRS Training Strategy Will Save Billions In Few Years

How New FIRS Training Strategy Will Save Billions In Few Years By Kelechi Okoronkwo For big and critical organisations such the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) which has a workforce of over 11,000 staff, the issue of human capacity development is a big deal. With the preponderance of technology in …

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FIRS: Are States, LG’s Now Above The Law?

FIRS: Are States, LG’s Now Above The Law? By Bernard Okri We are living in interesting times in Nigeria. Issues of public discourse never cease to amaze one in this country. When you think that you have seen and heard it all, something risible would just pop up like a …

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Pyrates Video: A Dubious Political Outing

A Dubious Political Outing By Wole Soyinka My attention has been drawn to a video clip making the internet rounds, of a dancing and chanting group, in red and white costume, purportedly members of the Pyrates Confraternity. The display acidly targets a presidential candidate in the awaited 2023 elections. Since …

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