More Nigerians are now paying their taxes unlike before, Nigeria’s minister of finance, Zainab Ahmed has said.
Ahmed said on Thursday that the taxpayer’s base in Nigeria has increased to 23 million within the period of three years.
According to her, the taxpayer’s base increased from 12 million in 2015 to 35 million in 2018.
The Minister spoke during a media briefing in Abuja.
Ahmed said revenue generation remains important for the Federal Government and that a total of N2.7 billion has been released as part of capital releases for the first quarter of 2019.