…Why we’re going after illegal varsities – Magu
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has disclosed that it has recovered N28 billion from tax defaulters on behalf of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).
In a statement signed by the spokesman of the commission, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren and made available to The Daily Times, the commission pledged its support to the agency and other agencies, organisations or individuals in fighting corruption for the purpose of moving the nation forward.
Meanwhile, the Executive Chairman of the FIRS, Mr Babatunde Fowler, who lauded the EFCC for helping to recover the money, said, “through the intervention of the EFCC, the agency has been experiencing high level of tax compliance and it’s yielding positive results’’.
“When tax defaulters are reported and invited to your office (EFCC), we see results, we don’t know how you do it, but we are seeing results and people are complying,” Fowler added.
He said the FIRS alone could not curtail the activities of tax evaders without the collaboration of other national and international agencies such as the EFCC.
The FIRS boss emphasised the need to strengthen the existing collaboration and synergy between the two agencies and reiterated that his organisation would explore every other means backed by law to ensure that taxes are paid and not diverted.
According to him, if taxes are paid, funds will be available for the government to provide the infrastructure needed for the socio-economic well-being of the citizenry.
In another development, the acting Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, has said that the Commission will beam its anti-corruption searchlight on illegal universities operating in the country.
Magu said the agency is ready to save parents and unsuspecting students desirous of university admissions the agony of falling prey into the hands of operators of unaccredited universities.
He said it is highly unfortunate that many Nigerian youths have had their hopes dashed after graduating with unrecognised certificates from such mushroom institutions.
Magu stated this on Tuesday when he played host to the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, in his office Abuja.
The EFCC boss urged the NUC to play its role in protecting the future of the students.
He said, “We are working on the scholarship vis-a-vis course on anti-corruption in the universities. We are mobilising everybody and the university is very key to the right against corruption”.
On his own part, the NUC boss said he was proud to associate with Magu’s sterling performance.
He added that it was refreshing that Magu has changed the narrative of war against corruption,
He said NUC will partner with EFCC to rid the university system of corruption.
The NUC boss said, “During your visit, certain issues came up. Curriculum and the inclusion of anti-corruption issue to pass the message to undergraduates.
“We are reviewing the curriculum of universities and waiting for necessary inputs from stakeholders. We will come out with curriculum that will include anti-corruption matters.
“We are also working on having a course in the universities curriculum where students must sit and pass the course.
“Another issue during your visit to NUC – partnership. NUC has developed a draft on Cyber Security Crimes and we seek EFCC inputs and we will come up with the final copy later in the year. We also seek EFCC inputs in forensic investigation.”
Prof. Rasheed said the decision of the EFCC to sponsor students to pursue a course relevant to the mandate of the EFCC will advertise the agency.
He said one major problems the NUC is the lack of prosecutorial power to deal with the menace of illegal universities awarding fake degrees, saying that the NUC needs the support of the EFCC in curbing the negative trend.
http://www.ghettovoice.com/2018/04/Tax-defaulters-EFCC-recovers-N28bn-for-FIRS.html

Mtcheew

Where is the money nah

donk552:
Where is the money nah

You took it out of my mouth.
Even Magu might not know.