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PBoR: Our goal is to prevent exploitation of consumers ― FCCPC

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PBoR: Our goal is to prevent exploitation of consumers ― FCCPC

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Kano- The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has reiterated its commitment to ensuring fairness as well as preventing the exploitation of consumers.

 

Speaking shortly after a town hall in Kano, FCCPC Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Mr. Babatunde Irukera,said that the engagement was organized to educate patients and other health care consumers on their rights.

 

“Our primary role is to ensure that service providers give better services to consumers as well as prevent exploitation of consumers,” he said.

 

Represented by the Commission’s Executive Commissioner, Operations, Dr. Adamu Abdullahi, explained that the meeting would equip them with the required knowledge on how to channel their grievances.

 

According to him, the engagement will also educate the stakeholders and pay more attention to their rights, demand and insist on better services.

 

“Yesterday we train doctors and nurses on the nitty-gritty of the Patients Bill of Right (PBoR) for them to acknowledge their obligations and the rights of patients while carrying out their duties.

 

“Today we are also engaging service receivers to enlighten them on how to demand their rights, channel complain and better relationship with with service providers,” he said.

 

The FCCPC boss who expressed his delight at the attendance of the two-day event called on consumers to always demand for better services.

 

Earlier, a consultant, Mr Folami Onirinwa, explained that patients right include , right to information Ina language and manner the patient understands.

 

He urged healthcare service providers in the country to intensify efforts in protecting patients’ rights in their facilities.

 

Onirinwa added that PBoR would foster a relationship of trust between healthcare providers and patients.

 

The consultant then urged the participants to pay attention to the training and share the knowledge with others.

 

Some of the participants who spoke to our correspondent lauded FCCPC for organizing the training and promised to share the knowledge with others.

 

The rights included right to information in a language and manner the patient understand, and right to timely access to detailed and accurate medical records and available services.

 

Others are: right to transparent billing and full disclosure of costs, right to be treated with respect, regardless of gender, race, religion, ethnicity or allegations of crime.

 

There is also right to clean, safe and secured healthcare environment, right to complain and express dissatisfaction regarding services received, among others.

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Kano unveils eeZitax platform for filling tax returns, urges compliance

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Kano unveils eeZitax platform for filling tax returns, urges compliance

The Kano State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS) has unveiled unveiled eeZitax, an online platform for filling returns.

Zaid Abubakar, Executive Chairman of KIRS, made the announcement on Friday in Kano.

According to him, taxpayers can access the platform at etax.kirs.gov.ng, where they can follow prompts to complete and submit their annual tax returns electronically.

“A user guide is available at https://etax.kirs.gov.ng/manuals. The deadline for filing annual tax returns is January 31, 2025,” he explained.

He reminded taxpayers that failure to file returns by this date constitutes an offence under Section 41(1) and (2) of the Personal Income Tax Act 2011 (as amended).

The KIRS Chairman urged all employers to file their tax returns before the deadline to avoid penalties.

Abubakar then stressed that the returns should detail each employee’s total emoluments, any applicable tax reliefs, and the total tax deducted.

The chairman further announced that all corporate organisations were required to file their tax returns through the new online platform.

He also warned that non-compliance with the deadline will attract a penalty of N500,000 as provided under Section 81(3) of the Personal Income Tax Act 2011 (as amended.

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Kano revenue service unveils initiative to boost revenue growth

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The Kano State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS) has launched a new initiative aimed at significantly increasing the state’s revenue generation.
The initiative, unveiled at a ceremony on Monday, is part of the state government’s efforts to diversify its revenue sources.
Dr. Zaid Abubakar, Executive Chairman of KIRS, who spoke at the event, said the strategy focuses on enhancing revenue generation and improving service delivery.
He explained that the initiative would concentrate on improving tax collection, enhancing compliance, and optimizing technology in revenue management.
“Our vision is to become the most referenced sub-national revenue authority in Africa and to build a world-class tax system that is both sustainable and efficient, with a focus on optimizing revenue collection to drive economic growth in the state,” Abubakar said.
He emphasized the agency’s commitment to delivering value-added services to taxpayers, simplifying the tax process while ensuring fairness and transparency.
On the agency’s mission, he stated that KIRS seeks to create a tax system that benefits both the government and citizens by improving efficiency and ensuring optimal revenue generation.
“Our mission is to build a system that promotes accountability, fosters growth, and provides excellent services to the people of Kano State,” he added.
The Executive Chairman also outlined the core values that will guide the agency’s operations: professionalism, integrity, excellent service, efficiency, and collective responsibility.
Earlier, Muhammad Abba-Aliyu, Executive Director of Compliance and Enforcement, emphasized the importance of collective responsibility and called on all stakeholders to support KIRS’s initiatives for sustainable development in Kano State.

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Kano adopts Single Interstate Road Tax Sticker, Haulage Fee to curb multiple taxation

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The Kano Internal Revenue Service(KIRS) has inaugurated the Single Interstate Road Tax Sticker (SIRTS) and the Single Haulage Fee (SHF) to address multiple taxation from motorists on the highways.

Dr Zaid Abubakar, the Executive Chairman of KIRS, while unveiling the stickers on Saturday in Kano said that the project was initiated by the Joint Tax Board (JTB).

The chairman noted that the initiative of the Joint Tax Board (JTB), would end multiple taxation and improve the ease of doing business for transporters.

According to him, the Single Haulage Fee is to end illegal tax collection, and extortion on the highways, as well as block revenue leakages in the country.

“Today, we flaged off the harmonized collection scheme sticker which consist of interstate road tax sticker and single haulage fee.

“It will reduce multiple taxes collected from motorists on the highways and generate revenue for the state government.

“People are always complaining in the high way that they are forced to pay a high amount of money in the name of road taxes.

“JTB decided to come up with the interstate sticker to avoid that multiple taxation.

“Now, over 20 states of the federation have joined the system,” he said.

Earlier, the commissioner of finance, Alhaji Ibrahim Jibril, said the essence of implementing the Single Interstate Road Tax Sticker and the Single Haulage Fee was to end illegal tax collection, and extortion on the highways, as well as block revenue leakages in the country.

The commissioner said that the unified tax system would curb harassment of transport operators on the road by different unions.

Jibril further added that the approach would promote ease of doing business in the state and the country as a whole.like it was done in the civilized parts of the world.

Some of the stakeholders who spoke at the event, commended JTB and KIRS for the laudable initiative.

They said the initiative would reduce incidences of double taxation through the sales of multiple stickers while enhancing the ease of doing business in the country.

They added that the single interstate road sticker would remove all the roadblocks; across the nation, transporters face different kinds of roadblocks, taxes which is not good for their business.

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