Nigeria’s push to overhaul its tax administration by 2026 is gathering momentum as the government prepares to modernise a system long weighed down by inefficiency, manual processing, and weak public confidence. Senior officials say the goal is simple: build a transparent tax environment that can support economic recovery, widen the tax base, and reduce the country’s dependence on oil revenue. But transforming a nationwide fiscal system requires more than new rules or expanded enforcement. It requires a digital backbone capable of handling
Nigeria’s push to overhaul its tax administration by 2026 is gathering momentum as the government prepares to modernise a system long weighed down by inefficiency, manual processing, and weak public confidence. Senior officials say the goal is simple: build a transparent tax environment that can support economic recovery, widen the tax base, and reduce the country’s dependence on oil revenue. But transforming a nationwide fiscal system requires more than new rules or expanded enforcement. It requires a digital backbone capable of handling