The federal government says it has granted shipowners operating on its waterways a three-month window to pay off their outstanding taxes.
Briefing journalists after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu on Monday, Zachaeus Adedeji, special adviser to the president on revenue, said the payments, running into millions of dollars, were due from 2010 to 2019.fail to comply with the government’s directive.demands to several companies for unpaid taxes from 2010 to 2019.The claims for each vessel range from $400,000 to $1.
“However, we will not detain or arrest any defaulting ship or vessel because this is what is causing panic. Additionally, Adedeji said an interactive session was held with key stakeholders — oil and gas regulators, the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, FIRS, as well as the presidency — and they have all agreed to resolve the issue.
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