President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed William Babatunde Fowler as the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), a statement by Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, has said.

Mr. Buhari, according to the statement, also appointed Aliyu Yahaya Gusau as Director-General , Budget Office of the Federation.
Mr. Fowler, the new FIRS boss, was the Chief Executive Officer/Executive Chairman of the Lagos State Board of
f Internal Revenue from 2005 to 2014.

He had his higher education in the United States where he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin and a Master of Business Administration degree from the California State University.
Before joining the service of the Lagos State Government, Dr. Fowler worked in the banking sector for about 20 years with long stints at Credit Lyonnais Nigeria Limited and Chartered Bank.

Under his leadership, the Lagos State Board of Internal Revenue reportedly achieved a sharp increase in internally generated revenue from an average of N3.6. billion per month in January 2006, to an average of about N20.5 billion per month in 2013.
Fowler, who holds an Honorary Doctorate Degree of the Irish International University, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria and the Business Management Association of the United Kingdom.
He will serve as Acting Executive Chairman of FIRS until his appointment is confirmed by the Senate.

Mr. Gusau’s appointment as DG of the Budget Office, is with effect from August 18, 2015 and is for a term of four years, renewable for another four years, unless he attains the retirement age of 60 years or completes 35 years of pensionable service.


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This Kind news fit break somebody down!

Owobokiri and Chukwudi44 make sure you get close to the clinic before attempting to open this thread!

NgeneUkwenu:

Mumu

lalasticlala it is confirmed! Tinubu Wins Again!


All those big private companies that have been evading Tax because they have friends in Abuja ... FOWLER will tax your life out...


Tinuba Is Indeed My Mentor!

.unarguably, this is one of the best appointment pmb has made so far.

FIRS needs serious Reforms and restructuring! They have been fraudulently shortchanging this country for quite some time. Tax reforms are needed in many sectors of the economy as well. People have to pay taxes for this country to generate better revenue, especially these high lifestyle rich people who buy properties here and there which they never use. Start paying property taxes.

Welcome development from my sai bubari

NgeneUkwenu:
lalasticlala it is confirmed! Tinubu Wins Again!

You are not supporting Apc for d interest of Nigerian masses but for Tinubu interest?No wonder You are a clown here,nobody takes you serious mr Man!

NgeneUkwenu:
lalasticlala it is confirmed! Tinubu Wins Again!

Dear, is it about Tinubu or about us?

Given what the man achieved in Lagos, this is a very good appointment.

heard

Good move Baba

Eeyah. He should sha perform

Its [size=20pt]LadyF[/size] again

baba dulltins will take 6 years hiring and firing forgetting he has jux a 4 year mandate..... Tick tock, time is going, we are still waiting for 1 naira= 1 dollar.

From LIRS to FIRS
God come and promote me also

From LIRS to FIRS






Chai









Fowler ma jeun lo

Northerner again or ?

...all the new appointees hope say dem be 'saints' ...

Very good appointment. .

But for the eternal complainants. ......

Ok

Good..

SACK is a strong word

NgeneUkwenu:
lalasticlala it is confirmed! Tinubu Wins Again!

You want to give some people serious migraine this evening. The wailers won't like this news at all.

Under his leadership, the Lagos State Board of Internal Revenue reportedly achieved a sharp increase in internally generated revenue from an average of N3.6. billion per month in January 2006, to an average of about N20.5 billion per month in 2013.

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[size=14pt]This simply means...from 2013 Alpha Beta Consulting a company allegedly owns by Tinubu is collecting N3.075 billion per month representing 15% Service Charge by his company, Alpha Beta from Lagos State IGR, making a total of N36.9 billion per annum.[/size]

Tell me why this man called BAT is not the BIGGEST LANDLORD IN THE WORLD?

Good appointment he will help to device a proper approach to bring all taxable under his watch culminating in expanding the govt revenue.
but his work is affecting me coz my tax is like GOD Y ME!

And the sacking saga continues. hmmm

A case of competence, his record at LIRS earn him the position. Let see what he can do at the federal level.

tinubu buhari PLC. Nigerians congrats once again

Slow and steady, Baba. The country truly is in need of such a huge overhaul. One by one you will reach them.

Property taxes, water taxes, breathing tax, bus travel taxes etc Wailer tax, Niger Bridge tax, Abuja House taxes, ekenedilishuku tax.

Tax the wailers (aka Ikenga) till Biafra comes. Nonsense.