FIRS Confirms NIN Now Serves as Tax ID for Nigerians
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) clarifies that the National Identification Number (NIN) now automatically serves as the Tax Identification Number…
Business and Economy
Nigeria Tax Delay Risks Overtaxing 98% Workers, Hurting Businesses
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s proposed tax reforms risk leaving 98 per cent of workers overtaxed and businesses burdened by multiple levies if they fail…
Customs Seize ₦769.5m Containers in Kano Cargo Diversion Crackdown
KANO, Nigeria – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has intensified its crackdown on cargo diversion and economic sabotage following the interception of…
Nigeria’s Ponmo Paradox: Empty Plates, Poisoned Skins, a $5bn Dream Deferred
ABUJA, Nigeria – At dawn in Kubwa Centre Market, Abuja, the smell of spice and smoke hangs low as traders unwrap stacks of dried…
Sixteen Banks Meet CBN Capital Rules Ahead of 2026 Deadline
ABUJA, Nigeria – Sixteen Nigerian banks have already met the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) capital requirements, with about 100 days remaining before the…
Kano Tops Northern IGR Rankings as Yusuf Hires 120 Revenue Officers
KANO, Nigeria – Kano State emerges as the highest internally generated revenue (IGR) performer in Northern Nigeria, as Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf approves the…
NCAA Certifies Kano, Port Harcourt Airports After Safety Audits
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s aviation regulator awards aerodrome certificates to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport and Port Harcourt International Airport, following extensive safety audits.…
FEC Approves Nigeria’s 2026 Budget Ahead Tinubu’s National Assembly Address
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) approves the 2026 budget proposal, clearing the way for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to present the…
Navy Hands Seized Smuggled Rice to Customs in Lagos
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Nigerian Navy hands over 58 bags of suspected smuggled foreign rice to the Nigeria Customs Service following a maritime interception…
Reps Probe Alleged Alterations as PDP Demands Tax Law Delay
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s House of Representatives sets up a seven-member ad hoc committee to probe alleged discrepancies between tax reform laws passed by…