FIRS warns against politicising Nigeria’s tax collection system

By Babajide KomolafeThe Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has refuted recent allegations concerning the appointment of Xpress Payments as part of the national revenue collection system, describing the claims as inaccurate and capable of politicising a strictly administrative process.In a statement, signed by Arabinrin Aderonke Atoyebi, Technical Assistant on Broadcast Media to the Executive Chairman of FIRS, in response to commen by former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, the agenc