Two Kwara agencies have agreed to collaborate to monitor the activities of waste collectors in the state. The agencies are the state Ministry of Environment and Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS). They agreed to partner for data collection, collation and zoning of houses, to ensure effective waste management. This is contained in a statement signed by…
The Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS) has asked that indigene students be mandated to provide their parents’ tax payment clearance certificates during school registration to stop tax evasion. The KWIRS chairperson, Mrs. Shade Omoniyi said this during a meeting with the Vice-Chancellor of Kwara State University, Professor Muhammed Mustapha Akanbi SAN in his office…
Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KW-IRS) on Tuesday announced that it generated N9,598,504,939.90 in the first quarter of 2021. The figure is the highest ever collected by the agency without any extraordinary item at any quarter since the inception of the agency in 2016. Addressing newsmen in Ilorin, the state capital, KW-IRS executive chairman Shade…
KW-IRS begins recruitment of revenue officers Monday The Kwara State Internal Revenue Service on Friday announced that it would begin recruitment of revenue officers, on Monday, April 12. The Executive Chairman of the revenue body, Shade Omoniyi, in a statement, urged qualified candidates to apply via www.irs.kw.gov.ng/careers, adding that the application is free and closes…
In order to stop illegal negotiation between taxpayers and revenue officers in ministries and agency, the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KW-IRS) said it has introduced the harmonized bill system in the revenue generation. Mrs Shade Omoniyi, the executive chairman of the revenue agency said the harmonized bill would help to avoid diversion of government’s…
By Oladimeji Suleiman The Kwara State Internal Revenue Services has disclosed that it generated the sum of N19.6bn as the actual collection for the year, as against the N25Bn targeted as contained in the revised budget. The statement, released on its official website on Friday, further showed a quarterly breakdown of the collections of N7.236Bn…
To alleviate the hardship on Kwara residents occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kwara State government has granted tax reliefs to taxpayers in the state. The Executive Chairman of the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service, Shade Omoniyi, disclosed this in a press release issued to journalists on Friday, stating that the Government has approved tax…
The Kwara State Inland Revenue Service (KWIRS) recorded a total generated revenue of N30.7bn in the 2019 fiscal year. According to the data available on the agency’s website, it was graphically represented that it generated the sum of Thirty Billion and Seven Million Naira only N30.7Bn which represent the total generation for the year 2019….
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Salihu Danladi today, admonished staffers of the Kwara Inland Revenue Service (KWIRS) to do aways from things that will not make them have peace of mind after leaving their respective offices. According to the Special Assistant on Media to the Speaker, Sheriff Ibrahim, the Speaker…
…confirms visitation to EFCC’s office The Chief of Staff to the Executive Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Aminu Adisa Logun has denied collecting money from the erstwhile chairman of the Kwara Internal revenue service, KwIRS, Prof. Murtala Awodun. He however confirmed visiting the EFCC Ilorin Zonal Office in connection with an ongoing investigation into the…
The Informant247 has learnt of an unfortunate scenario playing out at the Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency (KWEPA), alleging efforts to thwart the good work of the Executive Secretary of the agency, Mr. Yomi Gada, who has been in a running battle with some consultancy firms over failure to remit accrued revenue during the course…
For keen followers of the Nigerian political discourse, ‘Star boy’ is the political sobriquet of Professor Yemi Osibanjo, the Vice President Federal Republic of Nigeria. This is in consonance with his depth of knowledge of leadership, articulacy prowess, calmness, in addition to relentless and untiring movement in getting to the grassroots which is widely believed…
KWIRS generates ten point six billion in half year, says thirty eight billion naira target cannot be met The Kwara State Internal Revenue Service, KWIRS has disclosed that the initial target of generating thirty eight billion naira for 2018 cannot be met as it has generated a tentative figure of ten point six billion naira…
