PwC and World Bank Paying Taxes Report: Nigeria targets top 50 ranking by 2020
Globally, Nigeria ranks 182 out of 189 countries on the ease of paying taxes index.[1] Between 2010 and 2016, Nigeria dropped in ranking...
This is for the investor with business interests in Nigeria
Businesses run at a loss due to lack of information on the best structure for their investments. In Nigeria, many business owners do not...
World Economic Forum: Nigerian VP on the Nigerian Economy, FOREX, Power and Agriculture
The World Economic Forum provides a platform for engaging the World’s top leaders on critical issues that shape the global economy each...
IMF projects economic growth for Nigeria and South Africa in 2017 and 2018
The IMF World Economic Outlook was released on January 16, 2017. [1] In the Outlook, Nigeria and South Africa have been projected to...
Getting Africa Ready for Sustainable Energy Investments
In September 2015, countries of the world adopted a set of goals to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all....
BEPS Multilateral Instrument: Where do African Countries go from here?
On November 24, 2016, a multilateral instrument (the 'instrument') to modify bilateral tax treaties was adopted by more than 100...
Voluntary Tax Compliance in Nigeria: Now, Never, or Later?
The challenge of tax enforcement has been a recurring decimal in Nigeria. At the international plane, while the argument for tax...
Increasing Nigeria's Tax Revenue - Ten Ways to go
Since the discovery of oil, the Nigerian economy has been run almost solely on petrodollars. The fall in oil prices has propelled the...
Nigeria: FIRS grants tax amnesty to defaulting companies which pay outstanding taxes
On October 5, 2016, the Nigerian Federal Inland Revenue Service (“FIRS”) issued a public notice granting a three year tax amnesty to...
