Governors of the 19 states in the North and Emirs have opposed the call by their southern counterparts that the Presidency should be zoned to the South in 2023. Their position formed part of the resolutions...
The federal government has announced that taxpayers across the country should keep paying value-added tax (VAT) to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed, stated in a notice issued on Thursday that the...
The Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami says no state has the power to lay claim to the collection of value-added tax (VAT) in the country. Speaking during an interview with Channels Television on Friday, he...
The Federal Government says the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) will continue to collect Value Added Tax (VAT) following the ruling of the Court of Appeal on the matter. The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and...
The Southern Governors’ Forum, yesterday, expressed its support for states to collect the Value Added Tax (VAT). This was part of resolutions the governors reached in their meeting held in Enugu State. Reading the resolutions of...
The Rivers state government has asked the supreme court to set aside an order of the court of appeal which directed the state to maintain status quo on the collection of value-added tax (VAT) pending...
The Presidency has said that President Muhammadu Buhari will respect the final verdict on the matter as decided by the Supreme Court. “Eventually, we will have a legal pronouncement, which may come from the highest court...
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Friday, ordered the Rivers State Government, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Attorney-General of the Federation to maintain status quo, pending the hearing and determination of...
Lagos State House of Assembly has passed the state’s Value Added Tax (VAT) bill into law. The Assembly also passed the bill banning open grazing of cattle in the state. There is presently an on-going legal...
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Wednesday said it has appealed the judgement of the Federal High Court in Rivers which held that the agency does not have the right to collect Value Added...