Tag: VAT
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Ayade absent as South South govs move to join suit against FG on VAT, launch own security outfit ‘very soon’
Governors of the South-South have resolved that states in the region should join the suit filed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) challenging the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) by states.
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Vat war: Time for mediation – Dele Sobowale
By Dele Sobowale “The wrong war, at the wrong time and the wrong place.” General Omar Bradley, 1893-1981, America’s only five Star General. When the Kennedy and Johnson administrations got the USA more deeply involved in the Viet Nam war, General Bradley voiced the minority opinion among the military establishment. He was ignored. America suffered…
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VAT controversy: Appeal Court approves Lagos’ request to join Rivers’ suit against FG
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has granted a request by the Lagos State Government, seeking to join Rivers State in the appeal filed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the FIRS had filed an appeal at the appellate court to challenge the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) by…
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VAT war: Oyo approaches court, to join in Rivers’ suit against FG
The government of Oyo State has asked the Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for joinder in the suit instituted by the Rivers State Govern
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MBJF rubbishes Northern Governors’ rejection of southern presidency, VAT
The Middle Belt Journalists Forum, MBJF, has distanced itself from the Northern Governors Forum’s (NGF) position that the North should again produce the next president of Nigeria in 2023, stressing that it was against the already established understanding of rotational presidency in the country. MBJF also picks holes in the rejection by the NGF of…
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2023 : Northern governors reject rotation of presidency, back FG’s on VAT
Governors of Nigeria’s northern states have rejected the principle of a rotational presidency, saying it is against the constitution of the country. The governors also opposed the position of their southern counterparts on value-added tax (VAT). They stated this after a meeting of the Northern Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Monday in Kaduna. The chairman of…
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VAT, insecurity top agenda as Northern Governors, traditional rulers meet in Kaduna
The Northern Governors’ Forum and traditional rulers from the region are holding an emergency meeting in Kaduna State.
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Akwa Ibom joins VAT battle as Lagos insists on fiscal federalism
The Lagos State Government on Thursday said its decision to demand for collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) was all about about fiscal federalism. Contrary to concerns of stakeholders, the state government said VAT collection would neither impoverish other states nor would the process be cumbersome. Commissioner for Information Strategy Gbenga Omotoso revealed this on…
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Why is the OPS staying out of VAT dispute – Dele Sobowale
By Dele Sobowale The Value Added Tax, VAT, dispute has taken centre-stage in the nation’s political agenda. Rivers and Lagos states have challenged the right of the Federal Internal Revenue Service, FIRS, to collect VAT exclusively. Rivers State dragged the FIRS to a Federal High Court, FHC, in Portharcourt and received a favourable decision in…