A purported attempt by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to put Value Added Tax (VAT) on the already bloated exclusive list, to stop attempts by states to control the collection, could be a clog in the wheel of efforts to depopulate a list that has been described as limiting growth across the country.
A purported attempt by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to have Value Added Tax (VAT) included under the already bloated exclusive list in order to halt attempts by states to control collection, could be a clog in the wheel of efforts to depopulate a list that has been described as limiting
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Caleb Ojewale
Caleb Ojewale is an Assistant Editor at BusinessDay Newspaper in Nigeria, where he also heads Industry and Real Sector, supervising all associated beats/desks.
He is concurrently Editor for Features, Interviews, and the Newspaper's Backpage (Monday to Thursday). He has also been OP-ED Editor and a member of the Editorial Board.
A well rounded business journalist; he is a recipient of multiple local and international journalism awards.
Caleb is a fellow of the University of Oxford and OKP and has bachelor’s and Master's degrees in communication from Lagos State University and the University of Lagos, respectively.
