…President Tinubu gives agency’s chair thumbs up
…As NRS moves from traditional tax authority to digitised, data-driven institution
When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed Zacch Adedeji as chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in September 2023, the assignment before him was daunting.
Nigeria’s tax system was widely seen as inefficient, burdened by leakages, weak compliance, bureaucratic bottlenecks, and an overdependence on oil revenues. Government revenues consistently struggled to match the growing demands of a country seeking economic stability, infrastructure expansion, and fiscal sustainability.
Less than three years later, the story has changed dramatically.
