FIRS Launches Self-Service Stations in Its Tax Offices

By Johannes Oluwatobi To increase voluntary tax compliance, the management of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has introduced “Self-Service Stations” where taxpayers can file tax returns, pay taxes, apply for and validate Tax Clearance Certificates among other services, by themselves on online platforms located in FIRS tax offices across the country. This initiative is…

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Group Tackles MURIC over comments on four Christian Governors

Group known as Ecumenical Youth Association (EYA) has condemned a comments allegedly made by Prof Ishaq Akintola, Director Muslim Right Concerns (MURIC) accusing four Christian Governors, namely Samuel Ortom of Benue state, Seyi Makinde Oyo State, Darius Ishaku, Taraba State and Nyesom Wike Rivers state as Muslim haters In the statement issued in Abuja, signed…

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Macron says putin told him russia won’t escalate Ukraine crisis

French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin told him that Moscow would not further escalate the Ukraine crisis. Macron also said it would take time to find a diplomatic solution to the rising tensions, which represent the biggest security crisis between Russia and the West since the Cold War.His remarks on…

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Taxation deserves to be social responsibility issue for Nigerian media, says firs boss, Nami

The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami has implored the media in Nigeria to make taxation a social responsibility issue. Mr. Nami said this yesterday at a media colloquium and public presentation of a book titled, The Spokesman, written by a journalist, Kelechi Okoronkwo. Nami noted that the Nigerian media…

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IMF lauds FG’s management of COVID-19 pandemic

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lauded the Federal Government’s proactive management of the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impacts. The commendation is contained in the organisation’s Executive Board’s conclusion of the 2021 Article IV Consultation with Nigeria, obtained from its website on Tuesday. According to the board, in spite of the management of the…

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