Say goodbye to fragmented taxes NRS replacing FIRS isn’t a logo tweak, it’s a root-to-tip rebuild of Nigeria’s revenue machine, per Executive Chair Dr Zacch Adedeji in an Abuja TV spot.
Fresh tax laws (gazetted after Tinubu’s nod) rebrand the apex collector, consolidating scattered duties into one smart hub: data fusion, automation galore, slashing human discretion for cleaner ops. “Modern, intel-led not branding,” Adedeji hammered.
Myth-bust: No post-NASS alterations only gazetted Acts bind taxpayers/courts. Drafts, debates? Irrelevant. “Neither exec nor NRS can rewrite law post-passage.”
Why now? Tax-to-GDP climbed to 13.5% by Oct 2025 progress, but trails African averages and emerging peers. Goal: Tax profits/wealth, spare capital or the poor. “We’re taxing prosperity, not poverty,” he quipped aligning with fed fiscal dreams for sustainable growth.
Taxpayers, take note: Efficiency incoming.
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