Tax

Nigerians charged in $100m U.S. tax refund fraud scheme

U.S. prosecutors have charged two Nigerians over an alleged scheme to defraud the Internal Revenue...

Tax fever builds as Nigerians face low awareness, harsh penalties

Nigeria’s push to widen its tax net is colliding with low public awareness and...

Freed by Biden, Nigerian in multimillion dollar fraud faces U.S. citizenship loss

The U.S. Department of Justice has moved to revoke the American citizenship of a...

Tinubu appoints tax czar Oyedele minister

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated tax reform chief Taiwo Oyedele as minister of...

Tinubu’s tax laws ‘doctored’ after NASS approval, lawmaker says in explosive claim

Nigeria’s already contentious tax reform programme has taken a dramatic turn after a federal...

Tinubu govt to directly tax bank money Nigerians can’t explain

From 2026, the federal government will start deducting taxes directly from the bank accounts...

First Bank begins deduction of 10% withholding tax on short-term securities

First Bank of Nigeria has begun implementing a 10% withholding tax (WHT) on interest...

Looming tax on Nigerian stocks rattles investors. Govt tries to clarify again

The federal government’s tax reform committee has published more details of a new capital...

FIRS imposes tax on short-term investments amid concerns over Nigeria’s expanding tax net

Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has introduced a 10% withholding tax on interest...

5% petrol and diesel tax delay offers little relief for Nigerians

Nigeria’s worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation is set to deepen, as government confirmation...