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Tinubu, NFF and Zacch Adedeji stories

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2026

By Taiwo Adisa, PhD (Published by the Sunday Tribune, September 6, 2026) President Bola Ahmed Tinubu might not have been seen openly following football like many Nigerians, but on 27 August he left no one in doubt that he was reading the minds of the average football lover in the country. Some

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NRS Chairman Adedeji dismisses online report on Frontier Exploration Fund as sponsored fake news

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2026

The Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Zacch Adedeji, has dismissed online reports linking the NRS to an imaginary fraud related to the Frontier Exploration Fund, calling it sponsored fake news. The report had alleged the transfer of $279 million from the Fund’s account to some unnamed accounts and claimed that Adedeji and […]

BUSINESS

Nigeria tightens digital tax compliance

Daily Dispatch January 8, 2026

as Pillarcraft Gains Accreditation for E-Invoicing Integration Nigeria is stepping up efforts to strengthen digital tax compliance following the accreditation of Pillarcraft Cloud Solutions as a System Integrator for the Nigeria Revenue Service’s national e-invoicing regime. The accreditation positions Pillarcraft Cloud Solutions to support businesses in integrating their

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FIRS signs strategic pact with France to modernise Nigeria’s tax administration

Daily Dispatch December 10, 2025

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has entered into a landmark cooperation agreement with the Government of France as part of efforts to upgrade Nigeria’s tax administration through enhanced digital systems, capacity building and strengthened cross-border tax enforcement. The pact, signed ahead of the agency’s formal transition into the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS)

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House of Reps holds closed-door meeting with Finance Minister, FIRS Chair over unpaid contractor debts

Daily Dispatch December 9, 2025

The House of Representatives on Tuesday entered a closed-door session with the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, and the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, to address the growing controversy surrounding delayed payments to indigenous contractors. The meeting comes amid sustained protests by

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Ignore Ugochinyere, he’s political Hushpuppi seeking another victim, group tells FIRS Boss Zacch Adedeji

Daily Dispatch December 6, 2025

Youths in the Northern part of Nigeria, under the aegis of the Northern Youths Movement (NYM) have told the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Dr Zacch Adedeji, to ignore the House of Representatives member, representing Ideato North Federal Constituency of Imo State, Ikenga Ugochinyere, describing him as “a political hushpuppi looking for […]