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JUST IN: CBN Frowns At Exporting Without Documentation, as Proceeds hits $5.6bn
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has warned exporters and shipping companies to desist from exporting without documentation, saying, “What this does is to reduce the export earning potentials of the country.”
Emefiele made the call today during the Bi-Annual RT200 Non-Oil Export Summit in Abuja.
The CBN boss said: “we keep hearing cases of people trying as much as possible to sidestep the process.
“All I can do now is to appeal to those of us who want to export without documentation to please try as much as possible to desist from this practice.
“We will continue to engage customs, we will continue to engage Nigerian Ports Authority and we will continue to engage the shipping lines and agents to ensure that we nip in the bud the incidences of exporting without documentation.”
Emefiele recalls a meeting of the bank with the shipping lines : “About three years ago when we had a meeting at the CBN in Lagos with the shipping lines, I had said that the CBN will be beaming searchlight on undocumented exports.
“And we had advised the shipping lines at that meeting that we will also be monitoring and if we find that they export without documentation we will fine them by placing their accounts on Post No Debit order.
“We have so far not done anything like that, because we feel that our shipping lines will be responsible to do what is right.
“However, if we do not see the kind of cooperation that we expect, I will have to insist that we do what we need to do.”
He disclosed that the export proceeds repatriation into the country increased by 40 per cent from $3 billion in 2021 to $5.6 billion at the end of 2022.
The CBN Governor added that the momentum for 2023 was equally showing strong numbers and impressive prospects.
“In the first quarter of 2023, a total of US$1.7 billion was repatriated to the economy while about $790 million was sold at the Investors and Exporters window year-to-date.”
Emefiele said the balance of the proceeds remained in the Export Domiciliary Accounts of exporters, noting that proceeds that were not sold at the Investors and Exporters window (I&E) could not and would not be eligible for the rebate.
He urged those holding their export proceeds in their domiciliary accounts to take advantage of the rebate by selling them at the I&E Window.
He expressed the bank’s continued commitment and assurance to strengthening and expanding foreign exchange supply into the market.
Babajide Sanwo-Olu Commends CBN’s RT200 FX programme
Also at the event, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, commended the CBN for its introduction of the programme.
He said that it was a critical step for diversifying the economy.
Sanwo-Olu was represented by the Lagos State Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Samuel Egube.
He stated that it would also increase the capacity of the non-oil sector to generate more foreign exchange earnings, boost economic growth, and stabilise the economy generally.
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WEF 2026: Shettima commissions first-ever Nigeria House in Davos
The Vice President noted that although Nigeria House was conceived as a whole-of-government platform, bringing together leadership across trade, investment, foreign affairs, energy, infrastructure, technology, climate and culture, its success would ultimately be driven by private enterprise.
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Monday formally opened Nigeria House, the country’s first-ever sovereign pavilion at the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos.
Speaking during the commissioning ceremony, Shettima said that nations do not prosper in isolation and stressed that Nigeria’s future growth depends on deliberate, structured engagement with the world.
“For the first time in our nation’s history, Nigeria stands at Davos with a sovereign pavilion of its own,” he said, adding that Nigeria House “reflects our intention, our seriousness, and above all our resolve to take a front-line seat in the discourse of the global economy, not as observers, but as participants with a clear sense of purpose.”
The Vice President noted that although Nigeria House was conceived as a whole-of-government platform, bringing together leadership across trade, investment, foreign affairs, energy, infrastructure, technology, climate and culture, its success would ultimately be driven by private enterprise.
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NTA didn’t introduce VAT on charges collected by banks — NRS
The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) wishes to address and correct misleading narratives circulating in sections of the media suggesting that Value Added Tax (VAT) has been newly introduced on banking services, fees, commissions, or electronic money transfers.
Photo: NRS chairman, Zacch Adedeji
The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) has clarified that the Nigeria Tax Act (NTA) did not introduce VAT on banking charges, nor did it impose any new tax obligation on customers in this regard.
In a statement made available to newsmen and signed by Dare Adekanmbi, Special Adviser on Media to the NRS chairman, Zacch Adedeji, the service said the claims are incorrect.
According to the NRS, VAT has always applied to banking services and was not introduced by the Nigeria Tax Act.
The statement reads:
“The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) wishes to address and correct misleading narratives circulating in sections of the media suggesting that Value Added Tax (VAT) has been newly introduced on banking services, fees, commissions, or electronic money transfers.
This claim is categorically incorrect.
“VAT has always applied to fees, commissions, and charges for services rendered by banks and other financial institutions under Nigeria’s long-established VAT regime.”
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LIRS gives employers Jan 31 deadline for filing 2025 tax returns
The Executive Chairman of LIRS, Dr Ayodele Subair, who gave the directive on Thursday, reminded employers that the obligation to file annual returns is in line with the provisions of the Nigeria Tax Administration Act 2025.
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service(LIRS) fixed statutory deadline of January 31, 2026, for all employers of labour in the state to file their annual tax returns for the 2025 financial year.
The Executive Chairman of LIRS, Dr Ayodele Subair, who gave the directive on Thursday, reminded employers that the obligation to file annual returns is in line with the provisions of the Nigeria Tax Administration Act 2025.
Subair explained that employers are required to file detailed returns on emoluments and compensation paid to their employees, as well as payments made to service providers, vendors, and consultants, and to ensure that all applicable taxes due for the 2025 year are fully remitted.
He emphasised that the filing of annual returns is a mandatory legal obligation and warned that failure to comply would attract statutory sanctions, including administrative penalties, as prescribed under the new tax law.
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