http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/20/breaking-tunde-fowler-set-to-be-named-firs-chairman/

Babatunde Fowler, the Executive Chairman Lagos State Board of Internal Revenue and Chief Executive Officer Lagos State Internal Revenue Service is set to be named the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).
A source close to the Presidency told PM News that the giant strides of Fowler in Lagos state has landed him the top job under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The source said the announcement of Fowler will be made in the next few days, adding that, “it should be made public latest next week”.
Fowler who began his career as a marketing intern with Avon Products Inc. New York, was later employed by Johnson and Johnson in New Jersey USA, under a MBA International Development Program lasting one year, thereafter he was transferred to join Johnson and Johnson Nigeria between September 1982 and September 1983.
He made a career change from International Finance and Marketing to Banking in January 1984. In the banking industry he had the opportunity to work and also head broad and varied areas of banking operations and business development in two major commercial banks over the next 20 years.
He joined Commercial Bank (Credit Lyonnais Nigeria Limited) in January 1984, where he was exposed to all aspects of International Banking, Risk Management, and Clearing Operations. Positive reforms were introduced by him as the treasurer of the bank. He rose to the position of Apapa Branch Manager.
He left the bank for Chartered Bank in April 1990 as a Senior Manager where he spent the last 14 years in the banking industry.
Upon leaving the banking industry in 2004, Fowler joined the Lagos State Government and was appointed the pioneer Permanent Secretary/ Executive Chairman of the Lagos State Board of Internal Revenue on the 24th of November 2005, thereby upgrading the office of the Executive Chairman to the highest level in the Civil Service.

Great..

Expect the following reforms;

- VAT increase by 100%
- Effective tax administration in Nigeria...expect 100% increase on current earnings.
- Expect strengthened fiscal policy in Nigeria
- Expect a replication of tax system/model in Lagos across Nigeria
- Non-oil taxes should be higher than Petroleum Profit Tax

See target below:

- growth of monthly earnings from current N250bn to N500bn in one month OR N6 trillion per annum (whichever is higher)

Sai Buhari...great decision

nice one

.Fowler is undoubtedly, the best man for the job.

After reading all his qualifications, some ethnic biogot would come and start pointing out his tribe

Issok, we are observing.

the appointment this days is wat i called abrakadabra it will happen in ur very eyes and if u are hating ther is nothing u can do to stop it

Anybody or company in Nigeria who has not been paying tax before should go and register now o, times have changed o! no more wuru wuru!

kk

FIRS needs desperate reform, they've been shortchanging our government for a very long time

Good. At last, people will get to pay accurate taxes. A lot of businesses in the country deny the country incomes from under paying taxes.

Tinubu trying to advertise his stooge for the job.He would be disappointed as the illiterate would go and pick one of his gworo chewing brothers

shobroy10:
the appointment this days is wat i called abrakadabra it will happen in ur very eyes and if u are hating ther is nothing u can do to stop it

my brother no be small thing o, before u wake up tommorrow morning, two appointments, no noise no shaking chai!

Noted!

Lol! While PMB keeps on appointing Northners for real, the yorubas have been appointing themselves through speculation with their media.

When the name of the person been appointed for this job, it would be a Muhammed or yayale or Babaginda.

All I see here is the yoruba media advertising Tinubu's boy by reeling out his profile and achievements on the state level of inland revenue collection, so buhari can take note. Abi Tinubu no get access to Buhari again?

Goke7:


my brother no be small thing o, before u wake up tommorrow morning, two appointments, no noise no shaking chai!

Better wait until a formal announcement is made before you start paying for celebration cow.The Daura dulla.rd has a way of disapointing the local champion of the sw

lurther:
Lol! While PMB keeps on appointing Northners for real, the yorubas have been appointing themselves through speculation with their media.

When the name of the person been appointed for this job, it would be a Muhammed or yayale or Babaginda.

All I see here is the yoruba media advertising Tinubu's boy by reeling out his profile and achievements on the state level of inland revenue collection, so buhari can take note. Abi Tinubu no get access to Buhari again?

Me sef I tireooo!!! Shiooo see advert!!!

chukwudi44:

Better wait until a formal announcement is made before you start paying for celebration cow.The Daura dulla.rd has a way of disapointing the local champion of the sw

I was not in any celebration mood in the first place, just expressing the way the appointments have been coming and of course I know its not a formal announcement, thanks.