Tax Ombud Won’t Shield Defaulters, Vows Fair Dispute Resolution
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Office of the Tax Ombud has reaffirmed that it will not protect taxpayers from lawful tax obligations, insisting that its mandate is to ensure fairness, transparency and impartial resolution of eligible tax disputes. The Tax Ombud and Chief Executive, Dr John Nwabueze, stated this at a town hall meeting in Abuja […]
AUC, ATAF Move to Close Tax Leakages, Boost Domestic Revenue
By Oluwakemi Kindness The African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) are stepping up efforts to help African countries plug tax leakages, improve compliance and raise more domestic revenue. The two institutions reached the commitment during a meeting between an ATAF delegation led by Council Chair Dr Johnston Makhubu and AUC […]
Tax Ombud, OGFZA Move to Resolve Tax Disputes, Boost FDI
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Office of the Tax Ombud and the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority, OGFZA, are partnering to address tax and fee-related complaints from investors in Nigeria’s oil and gas free zones. The collaboration is aimed at boosting investor confidence, improving tax compliance and attracting more foreign direct investment, FDI according to […]
Tax Transition Guidelines Will Ensure Fairness, Clarity – Oyedele
By Oluwakemi Kindness The minister of Finamce and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, says the Federal Government’s newly released guidelines for implementing the Tax Acts 2025 will ensure a smooth and fair transition to Nigeria’s new tax regime. Oyedele said the guidelines provide a clear framework for handling issues that may arise as […]
Digital Economy: WATAF, ATAF Develop Regional Tax Tools
By Oluwakemi Kindness The West African Tax Administration Forum and African Tax Administration Forum are exploring the development of regional tools, guides, and digital applications to help African countries effectively tax the growing digital economy and strengthen information sharing between tax and customs administrations. Speaking at the 11th Africa Tax Symposium 2026 in Rabat, Executive […]
ATAF Audit Drive Yields $907.8m Across Africa
By Oluwakemi Kindness The African Tax Administration Forum says tax audit interventions it supported across member countries generated $907.8 million in tax assessments in 2025, with governments successfully recovering $685.8 million. According to the ATAF’s 2025 Annual Report released on Friday, the revenue came from transfer pricing audits, digital services taxes, and cross-border Value Added […]