Nigerians May Present Tax Certificate Before Getting Passport

According to Punch Newspaper, Nigerians may need to present their tax certificate before they can get passports. This was said by the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Tunde Fowler, on Monday at the 136th meeting of the Joint Tax Board which had the theme, “Increased Inter-Agency Co-operation to Enhance Tax Compliance and Optimise Revenue Collection,’’ in Abuja.

He also stated that Nigerians who either wanted a new passport or renew an old one must show evidence of being a tax-payer.

The FIRS hopes to implement the policy of every Nigerian showing evidence of being a tax payer before getting any services from the immigration department in the near future.