The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has clarified that the National Identification Number (NIN) issued by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) now automatically serves as the Tax Identification Number (TIN) for individual Nigerians. The announcement was made on Monday as part of a public awareness campaign on the new tax laws, shared by FIRS …
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has dismissed claims that Nigerians must present a separate Tax Identification Number (TIN) to open or operate bank accounts. Arabinrin Aderonke Atoyebi, technical assistant on broadcast media to the FIRS chairman, Zacch Adedeji, said Nigeria’s tax framework now integrates with existing national registries. This approach, she explained, makes individuals …
