By Daniel Tyokua
The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) has begun moves to harmonize revenue systems and implement new tax laws.
Speaking at the stakeholder engagement forum in Abuja, on Monday, the chairman of FCT-IRS, Mr. Micheal Ango said revenue generation will only be successful if the stakeholders are fully engaged in driving the process.
He said revenue generation remains the only means of growing a leveable city and building of infrastructure across the territory.
Ango explained that the Nigeria’s new tax governance architecture, effective from 2026, introduces a unified framework designed to streamline administration and foster national coordinator.
According to him, the outcomes will bring about infrastructure funding, modern tax administration, improved and quality of life in Abuja.
In his remarks, the Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Mr Zacch Adedeji says integration of technology in revenue systems is critical and should be embraced by all the tax authorities at the sub-national level.
Represented by the Executive Secretary, Joint Revenue Board, Mr Olusegun Adesokan, Zacch said technology had vital role to play in the new tax laws because it would promote efficiency, transparency and accountability.
He commended the FCT-IRS for taking a decisive move to to convey a high-level stakeholders’ engagement forum to strengthen revenue administration and align with Nigeria’s sweeping fiscal reforms.
He described the engagement as both essential and timely, stressing that the ongoing reforms seek to redefine compliance, reduce revenue leakages, and strengthen tax administration.
According to him, this commitment will help to build a transparent, efficient, and collaborative tax ecosystem that will accelerate infrastructural development and economic prosperity in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Adedeji however highlighted the far-reaching fiscal and tax reforms being implemented under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, noting that the reforms were designed to reposition Nigeria’s revenue architecture to promote efficiency, equity, and sustainable public finance management.
Providing strategic insight into the Service’s roadmap, the Acting Executive Chairman of the FCT-IRS, Michael Ango, described the engagement forum as a transformative initiative aimed at fostering genuine partnerships with stakeholders.
“This stakeholder engagement forum is one with a difference. We have not called you here today to educate you on your obligations or to tell you how much taxes we have collected. Rather, we have called you here to discuss our vision for the FCT and how we can work together as partners to achieve that vision,” he stated.
