Abuja, July 17, 2025 – The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) is to adopt a more proactive system in enforcing tax compliance.
Zacch Adedeji, the FIRS Executive Chairman, said this in Abuja on Tuesday at the 2025 Emerging Taxpayers’ Group, ETG, Tax Clinic.
He said that the new system would adopt tax education as the central pillar to drive tax compliance across Nigeria.
FIRS boss said the adoption of a new system is to also reduce the complexity of traditional system of enforcing tax compliance, while building a culture where tax payment is seen as part of responsible citizenship
“When citizens clearly grasp their tax obligations, rights, and the value of their contributions to national development, compliance is no longer a burden, it becomes a civic responsibility,” he said.
The FIRS boss said the tax clinic formed part of a wider reform agenda of FIRS leveraging digital solutions like the TaxPro-Max platform and taxpayer segmentation strategies to build a revenue system that centres on people’s needs and realities.
A key element of the clinic was the Interactive Support Desks where taxpayers received immediate guidance from various FIRS departments and partner agencies.
Some of these agencies were the FIRS Taxpayer Service, TaxPro-Max technical support, Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), the Joint Tax Board (JTB), Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).
Adedeji advised participants to take advantage of the resources provided during the clinic, stressing that their active involvement is vital not only for their own success, but for the progress of the nation,.
