Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Port Harcourt Division of the Federal High Court

September 8, 2021

FIRS backs northern governors, proposes new bill to strip states of VAT collection powers

The FIRS through a letter to the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives is seeking amendment to the Constitution to enable it collect VAT and other taxes.

Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) chairman, Muhammad M. Nami, House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Ahmed Idris Wase, Katsina State governor, Aminu Bello Masari, and Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike