Doris Uzoka-Anite, Minister of State for Finance, will chair the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) national conference in Abuja aimed at combating Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) and strengthening Nigeria’s domestic revenue mobilisation.
According to a statement by Dare Adekanmbi, Special Adviser on Media to the FIRS Executive Chairman, Zacch Adedeji on Monday in Abuja, noted that the two-day event will hold from July 22 to 23 at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja.
The conference is themed: “Combating Illicit Financial Flows: Strengthening Nigeria’s Domestic Resource Mobilisation.”
The event is expected to bring together key stakeholders, including tax administrators, policymakers, law enforcement officials, financial experts, anti-corruption agencies, and international development partners.
A keynote address will be delivered by Irene Ovonji-Odida, a prominent member of the United Nations High-Level Panel on IFFs (FACTI Panel). She has expressed hope that the gathering will enhance understanding of IFFs and foster stronger action to curb them.
Adedeji noted that the agency is intensifying its efforts to address illicit financial flows, including trade mispricing, tax evasion, and other harmful practices that erode the country’s revenue base.
He disclosed that FIRS has approved staff training programmes and established the Proceeds of Crime Management and Illicit Financial Flows Coordinating Directorate (POCM-IFF) as part of a broader strategy to identify and halt such activities.
Adedeji also highlighted the Federal Government’s wider commitment through the Inter-Agency Committee on Stopping IFFs, which includes FIRS, the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), the Nigeria Customs Service, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), among others.
“The tax system plays a strategic role in national development,” Adedeji stated. “Our intensified actions reflect our commitment to enhancing transparency, ensuring compliance, and boosting domestic resource mobilisation for Nigeria’s future.”
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