Tag: NRS

NBMOA seeks Tinubu’s intervention over alleged Northern Media exclusion from NRS tax campaign

Aminu Imam
NBMOA seeks Tinubu's intervention

…Cites marginalisation by MDAs Aminu Imam Chairman of Liberty TV/Radio and Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association (NBMOA), Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene over what he described as the deliberate marginalisation of northern privately-owned radio and television stations in the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) ongoing nationwide tax awareness campaign. Ramalan accused the NRS of failing to patronise private radio stations and television channels under the association’s umbrella  despite repeated proposals for their inclusion despite a…

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New tax laws: NRS takes over collection of mineral royalties

Aminu Imam
NRS takes over tax collection

Collection of mineral royalties from mining sector operators across the country will henceforth be the responsibility of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), while the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development will continue its technical and regulatory oversight on the sector. This was the outcome of a meeting between the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake and the NRS chairman, Zacch Adedeji, held at the former’s office in Abuja on Thursday, to define collaborative ways of working together. The decision was based on the new tax laws, which empower NRS to…

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