Tag: Tax Evasion
Appeal Court affirms EFCC’s power to probe, prosecute cases of tax evasion
The Court also ruled that the Commission can extend its investigation of money laundering to tax evasion, being the predicate…
‘You can go to jail, lose your assets,’ Oyo govt warns tax evaders
Awakan stated that it was important that every citizen who earned income on his or her trade, business, profession, vocation…
Nigerian govt set to arraign Binance, 2 officials for tax evasion
Binance, Mr Gambaryan and Mr Anjarwalla, listed as 1st to 3rd defendants respectively, are expected to be arraigned before Justice…
Fraud: House of Reps panel indicts FIRS boss, over 30 oil companies
The report of the House of Representatives ad hoc Committee investigating the Structure and Accountability of Joint Venture (JV) Business…
Tax Evasion: Court orders arrest of Monalisa Chinda-Coker again
Akin Kuponiyi A Lagos high court, sitting at Igbosere has renewed a bench warrant issued for the arrest of an…
FIRS Arraigns Companies, 3 Others Over Tax Evasion
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Monday arraigned Fortless Global Concept Limited and Everyday Wine Shop and their representatives…
Nigeria, biggest loser in tax evasion practice in Africa – Adeosun
Nigeria is the biggest loser of the 50 billion dollars illicit financial flows out of Africa annually, Minister of Finance,…
Nigerian Govt. bags global support against tax evasion
The Federal Government has secured a global commitment to fight tax evasion through having access to the financial accounts of…
LASG shuts 11 hotels over N354.75m tax evasion
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) on Thursday shut 11 hotels, restaurants and event centres over alleged failures to…
N426.97M tax evasion: Lagos shutdown 13 hotels, event centres
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has shut 13 hotels, restaurants and event centers for failure to pay their…
Nigeria Joins 71 Countries To Combat Tax Evasion
Mr. Tunde Fowler, Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has signed two major multilateral instruments.
Ronaldo appears in court over tax evasion
Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has appeared at a Spanish court where he was facing allegations he evaded millions in tax.
Mourinho denies tax evasion
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has released a statement through his agent Jorge Mendes' company Gestifute to stress that he…
Ronaldo to appear in court July 31 over €14.7 million tax evasion allegation
Cristiano Ronaldo will appear in court on July 31 following allegations of tax evasion from Spanish prosecutors, according to reports
Ronaldo denies tax evasion
Cristiano Ronaldo's representatives have strongly denied an accusation that the Real Madrid forward concealed earnings and defrauded the Spanish tax…
Ronaldo evaded tax to the tune of 14.7m euros-Spanish prosecutors
Spanish prosecutors have accused the Real Madrid footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo of defrauding the authorities of millions of euros in tax.
Spanish Supreme Court upholds Messi’s tax evasion conviction
The Spanish Supreme Court has rejected Lionel Messi's appeal against his conviction for tax evasion.
Tax evasion: FG goes after Nigerian billionaires
The Federal Government says it will soon clampdown on Nigerian millionaires and billionaires who evade payment of tax.
Tax evasion: LIRS begins sealing of firms
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) on Friday appealed to operators of firms to perform their civic responsibility by…
LIRS shuts 18 hotels, event centres over N91 million tax evasion
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has shut down 18 hotels, restaurants and event centres over N91…
FIRS seals 3 eateries in Owerri
The enforcement team of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has sealed offices of three tax-defaulting business outlets in Imo.…
LIRS seals 18 hotels for tax evasion
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) says it has sealed 18 hotels for failing to remit N34.79 million hotel…
Dickson writes Buhari, accuses Shell, Chevron, Aiteo of evading tax
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The face-off between Bayelsa State government and multinational oil companies deepened on Thursday with Governor Henry Seriake…
Banks, hotels, schools sealed over tax evasion
The Anambra State Government in eastern Nigeria has sealed off at least 35 buildings in the industrial town of Nnewi…
Ekiti government seals off banks, telecoms firms over tax evasion
Eromosele Ebhomele The Ekiti State Government, western Nigeria has sealed off the business premises of some banks and telecommunications service…
N50m Tax Evasion: LIRS shuts six companies
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) on Thursday sealed up six companies for non remittance of taxes due to…
Lagos shuts 6 companies over N50m tax evasion
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) on Thursday shut six companies for non-remittance of taxes due to…
Enugu governor warns citizens against tax evasion
The new governor of Enugu state, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has warned the citizens and corporate entities against tax evasion, saying the…
80% of Nigerians do not pay tax
Eighty per cent of taxable Nigerians do not have a taxpayer identification number and are therefore not paying taxes, the…
Lagos Sues 686 Companies Over N11.1b Tax Evasion
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has sued 686 companies for evading tax to the tune of N11.1 billion. The…