Reporting by **The Guardian** indicates that the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has launched a specialized digital portal to streamline the taxation of professional services rendered by Nigerians in the diaspora. The initiative seeks to capture revenue from the growing remote-work sector and ensure that high-earning expatriates contribute to the national treasury.
The portal provides a simplified interface for voluntary compliance, offering tax credits for those who can prove tax payments in their resident countries. Officials believe this will significantly broaden the tax base without imposing double taxation on citizens living abroad.
**Vanguard** reported that the FIRS Chairman described the portal as “a bridge for national development,” while **Leadership** noted that “experts warn that the success of this move depends entirely on the transparency of fund utilization.”
**Echotitbits take:** Taxation is a sensitive subject for the diaspora. The government must demonstrate tangible value for these contributions, or they risk a backlash that could actually drive remittances into informal, untraceable channels.
Source: The Cable – https://www.thecable.ng/fg-launches-digital-trade-portal-sets-march-27-go-live-date/, April 26, 2026
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