FG removes excise duty for telecoms services as minister assures subscribers

By Favour Unukaso THE Federal Government has announced the removal of excise duty for telecoms sub-sector of Nigeria’s Digital Economy Industry in line with the recommendations of the Committee it constituted to review the applicability of the Duty to the telecom sector which is considered already overburdened with taxation and sundry levies. Minister of... Read More

Nigerian govt suspends 5% tax on telecoms services, to review policy

By Adeyemi Adepetun THE Federal Government on Monday announced the suspension of the proposed 5 per cent Excise Duty on telecommunications services, and inaugurated a committee chaired by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, to review the policy, immediately. Pantami, who inaugurated the Committee, which he chairs on the directive... Read More