By CrossRiverWatch Admin A Tax Appeal Tribunal sitting in Benin, the Edo State capital, has ordered Union Bank Plc to pay the Cross River Internal Revenue Service (CRIRS) the total sum of NGN56.672,908.72 as outstanding withholding tax on interest expenses, penalty and interest thereon. The bank had on November 4th 2019, filed an appeal before
By Edem Edem, DailyNews The chairman of the Cross River Anti Tax Agency, Bishop Emmah Isong, has condemned the action of illegal tax and toll collectors in the State. Speaking in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, Bishop Isong regretted the actions of these illegal collectors explaining that “the enforcement of Governor Ben Ayade’s Anti
By Margaret John Mr. Edem Edem, the Chief Executive Officer of EiS recyclers, a firm based in Calabar, the Cross River State capital has accused the state government of imposing multiple taxes on scrap industries. Mr. Edem made the allegations on Sunday while speaking as a guest on the topical issues based program, ‘The Dialogue
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Ben Ayade (Photo: Govt House Calabar) There is outrage in Cross River following the disclosure of federal allocation to the state in the first quarter of 2017 by the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun. As disclosed by the Finance Minister and reported by most media outlets across the country, Cross
By Jonathan Ugbal The fuel scarcity in Calabar, the Cross River State capital continued Wednesday with residents purchasing a liter of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) for as high as NGN500 CrossRiverWatch authoritatively reports. The price skyrocketed within 3 hours following an artificial scarcity caused by a face-off between the Cross River State chapter of the
By Jonathan Ugbal Members of the Cross River State chapter of the Delivery Vehicle Owners and Drivers Association of Nigeria (DELVAN) are currently protesting what they say is a difficult tax system imposed on them by the Cross River State government. Over 50 vehicles of different sizes were lined up along Leopard Town road with
By Our Correspondent Worried by the current economic realities in the country and its overbearing impacts on the ordinary citizens of the state, Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has abolished all forms of taxation and levies on low income earners in the state. Affected by the tax exemption are those earning below N50,000
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Internal Revenue Service (CRSIRS) has been accused of using forceful and unconventional means to collect taxes from traders through its agents. The Chairman, Building Materials Traders Association in the state, Francis Mbonu made the allegations while answering questions bordering on taxation in the state on “The Dialogue