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January 04, (THEWILL) — As we close the curtains on the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in 2025 and officially welcome the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) in 2026, we can see this moment as a change in how our...

December 31, (THEWILL) — Nigeria is set to begin a new chapter in public revenue administration as the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) formally gives way to the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) in 2026, marking a major institutional...

December 26, (THEWILL) — The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has accredited PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as a system integrator for Nigeria’s national e-invoicing framework, a move that signals a major shift toward tighter tax transparency with growing implications for the...

December 23, (THEWILL) — The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced that the National Identification Number (NIN) will now serve as the official Tax Identification Number (TIN for Nigerians), marking a major reform aimed at simplifying tax administration,...

December 23, (THEWILL) — The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has clarified that the National Identification Number (NIN) issued by the National Identity Management Commission has automatically become the Tax Identification Number (TIN) for individual Nigerians under the country’s...

December 11, (THEWILL) — The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has signed a landmark cooperation pact with France aimed at modernising Nigeria’s tax administration through digital transformation, capacity development, and improved cross-border enforcement. FIRS Chairman Zacch Adedeji and...

November 24, (THEWILL) — The Federal Inland Revenue Service has dismissed allegations by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar claiming that the appointment of Xpress Payments as a payment channel for federal revenue collection was politically motivated. The revenue collection agency...

November 17, (THEWILL) — Xpress Payment Solutions Limited, one of Nigeria’s leading financial technology companies, has been officially appointed as the Collecting Agent for the Federal Inland Revenue Service under the Treasury Single Account framework. The appointment enables all...

October 21, (THEWILL) — The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) and Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) have inaugurated a firm, Engaged Consultants for Revenue Recovery Exercise, to boost the Federation Account. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in...

September 24, (THEWILL) — The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), on Tuesday, disclosed that Nigeria’s revenue generation increased from N711 billion in May 2023 to N3.64 trillion in September 2025, representing an increase of 411%. Chairman of FIRS, Zacch Adedeji,...