Tag: VAT COLLECTION
Appeal Court joins Lagos in Rivers, FIRS’ dispute, Oyo joins VAT fight
The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal on Thursday granted the application by Lagos State, through its Attorney-General, Moyosore Onigbanjo SAN, to be made a respondent in the appeal filed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service on the controversial
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Ogun joins VAT ‘war’, bill passes second reading at Assembly
A bill for a law to impose and charge Value Added Tax (VAT) on certain goods and services, provide for administration of the tax and for related purposes scaled second reading at Ogun State House of Assembly on Tuesday. Mr
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Court asks all parties to maintain status quo on VAT
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has adjourned to September 16 to hear the application by Lagos State to be joined as a respondent alongside Rivers State in the appeal filed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service challenging the
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Lagos Assembly passes VAT, open grazing bills
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday passed the Value Added Tax Bill, with Speaker Mudashiru Obasa directing the Acting Clerk of the House, Mr. Olalekan Onafeko, to transmit a clean copy to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for assent. The
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VAT collection row: No going back on bill, Lagos insists, Adamawa backs Wike
The Akwa Ibom and Adamawa state governments on Tuesday aligned themselves with the move by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, to stop the Federal Government from collecting Value Added Tax (VAT). The Director-General, Media and Communications, Adamawa State Government,
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