MoU with French Tax Agency Won't Compromise Nigerian Taxpayers’ Data, Digital Systems, FIRS Clarifies Chuks Okocha and James Emejo in Abuja
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), yesterday,
clarified that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) it signed recently with the French tax authority, Direction Générale des Finances
Publiques (DGFiP), was focused solely on technical assistance and capacity building. FIRS stated that contrary to
speculations, the agreement did not grant France access to Nigerian taxpayers’ data, digital systems, or any element of Nigeria’s
operational infrastructure. In a statement, the service said the MoU remained a standard, globally recognised cooperation framework.
The explanation came amid criticisms by African Democratic Congress (ADC), Continued on page 5
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President of Dangote Industries
Limited, Aliko Dangote, yesterday, doubled down on his criticism of the regulator of the
Nigerian downstream oil sector, calling for an investigation and prosecution of Chief Executive
Officer of Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority
(NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed, over alleged economic sabotage and undermining of domestic
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