The Joint Revenue Board says 18 state Houses of Assembly have adopted a model tax harmonisation law intended to reduce overlapping charges on individuals and businesses.

Executive Secretary Olusegun Adesokan disclosed this at the board’s 160th meeting in Kaduna, where officials reviewed progress and implementation challenges.

According to Adesokan, the framework consolidates more than 50 state and local government collection items into nine categories. He said it also prohibits cash collection and revenue-collection roadblocks.

Adesokan rejected suggestions that the reforms had increased taxes across the board, saying low-income earners and micro-businesses were receiving relief.

Opening the meeting, Kaduna Governor Uba Sani urged revenue authorities to address administrative weaknesses and use technology to improve collection processes.

He emphasised that reform should make compliance easier and strengthen taxpayers’ willingness to meet their obligations, rather than focus solely on increasing revenue.

The board said the meeting would help identify outstanding gaps in implementation. Punch

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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has suspended the enforcement of its Drivers and Riders Permit Levy pending further consultations with stakeholders.

The directive was issued by the FCTA Mandate Secretary, Dr Chinedum Elechi, in a letter to the Managing Director of First Capital Cargo Ltd, the company contracted to collect the levy.

The decision follows a meeting held on February 19 with leaders of the Association of Dispatch Riders in the FCT, who raised concerns about multiple taxation. Riders noted that in addition to the N25,000 permit levy introduced by the FCTA, they already pay N13,000 annually to the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Bwari, and Gwagwalada Area Councils, plus a N300 ticket each time they enter Abuja markets.

Dr. Elechi directed the suspension of levy enforcement until further engagement with all relevant stakeholders, emphasizing compliance with the directive.

The suspension comes after thousands of dispatch riders protested at the FCTA Secretariat, appealing to Minister Nyesom Wike to intervene and halt the perceived extortion.

(NAN)

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Nigerians earning income from remote jobs, social media influencing, or imports will begin paying tax from January 1, 2026, under the Federal Government’s new fiscal reforms.

Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, said Nigerians working for foreign companies are required to declare their earnings in Nigeria. He explained, “If you are a remote worker, you are a worker. You may be employed by a company in the U.S. or Europe, but what you earn is still your salary. You are required to self-declare it.”

He warned that those who fail to declare their income would be traced and penalised. “If you refuse to declare, the government will see the movement of the money, deem it as your income, charge you tax, add penalty and interest,” he said.

Oyedele noted that the same rules apply to influencers, saying, “You are influencing online, that’s okay. You earn income, you pay tax as well.”

On concerns about multiple taxation, he said the new law clearly defines jurisdiction across federal, state and local governments. “At the end of the day, whatever number of taxes you are paying now is reduced significantly to a few,” he said.

He described the reform as “the most transformative in the nation’s history,” aimed at simplifying compliance, reducing disputes, and boosting government revenue.

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