Tag: Taxation
Edo: Private school owners cry out over taxation, new education policy
Reacting to the new policy, the State Controller of AFED, Dr. Osagie Erhunmwunse, who spoke on behalf of the private…
Zakat or Tax? Rethinking Islamic obligations in a modern economy
It is both theologically sound and morally just to recognize modern taxation as a fulfillment of zakat’s intent
Niger governor Bago bans taxation of petty traders, hawkers
Bago, who noted that petty traders were being unfairly taxed, urged Local Government Council Chairmen and councillors to take note…
Financial expert urges FG to reduce taxes, duties to revive economy
“The federal government can come up with such fiscal policies like tax reduction to encourage companies to invest, expand and…
Sanwo-Olu urges CITN to deepen taxation practice in Nigeria
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has tasked the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) to be proactive on…
Benue Revenue Service to end multiple taxation — Chairman
The Benue State Internal Revenue Service (BIRS) said plans were underway to end multiple taxation and unauthorised revenue collection in…
Insurance sector stakeholders seek support from government on Taxation
Major players from the nation’s Insurance industry have called on the government to support the industry’s growth and development by…
Experts call for appropriate e-commerce taxation
Tax experts have called on governments to issue appropriate taxation regulations and tax rates specially tailored to suit e-commerce businesses…
NECA seeks policy to eradicate multiple taxation
The President of the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), Mr Segun Oshinowo, has told the Federal Government to formulate a…
Lagos, stakeholders move to harmonise tax collection system
Lagos, stakeholders move to harmonise tax collection system
Traders attribute scarcity of oranges to multiple taxation
Some orange sellers at the popular orange market at Mararaba, Nasarawa State on Sunday decried scarcity of oranges, attributing it…
Cross River House of Assembly to address multiple taxation
The Cross River House of Assembly (CRHA) on Tuesday assured operators in the transport sector that it was working on…
Lagos Global, Taxation And Lagos Economy
Tayo Ogunbiyi Lagos, no doubt, has enormous potential for economic growth. Despite not being an oil producing state, it remains…
Private school owners in Lagos groan over multiple taxation
Eromosele Ebhomele Owners of private schools in Lagos on Thursday said they have been frustrated by multiple taxation in the…
Ambode’s Lagos Global Initiative, Taxation And The Lagos Economy
Tayo Ogunbiyi Lagos is unique in many ways. It is, however, in the aspect of its economy that its uniqueness…
Buhari To Clean Up Corrupt NNPC
Oil firms keen to know how Nigeria’s president-elect Muhammadu Buhari plans to tax them could be waiting a long time…
Heavy Taxation: Sambo Is Ignorant, Diabolical – Fashola
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has described Vice President Namadi Sambo’s comment that people are running away from…
Taxation: Sambo is ignorant and deserves pity, Lagos Govt
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has replied Vice President Namadi Sambo over his accusation that the Lagos Government imposed…
Gov Amosun Slams Gbenga Daniel
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, western Nigeria, has described his predecessor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, as a confused…
Taxation: Corrupt People To Face 15-Year Jail Term
Stephen Oni/Ilorin Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, CITN, has advocated a minimum of 15 years jail term for those…
On Religious Bodies And Taxation
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Despite initial misgivings concerning the real intentions of the promoters of on-going National Confab at Abuja, the…
Island Relaxation Spots Shut Over Tax Evasion
Seun Bisuga Officials of Iru-Victoria Island Local Council Development Area (LCDA) have sealed the business outlets of tax defaulters following…
Residents’ Registration Is Not For Taxation Purpose
Ms Olayinka Fashola, Chief Executive Officer/General Manager of Lagos State Residents’ Registration Agency, LASRRA, recently spoke with journalists on the…
Passengers Stranded As Benin Airport Is Shut
The administrative office of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, located inside the ever busy Benin City airport was…
Obamas income falls to $600,000 in 2012
American President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle reported about $600,000(about N90million) in income last year and were taxed at…
Fashola: Doctors Asking For The Impossible
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State says the striking doctors in public hospitals in the state are asking the state…
CITN Lauds Fayemi Over New Bill
The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) has lauded Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State for kick-starting the process…