The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Wednesday (November 29) shut the premises of tax defaulting firms in Port Harcourt and Onne, Rivers State.
An FIRS enforcement team led by Bukar Gana shut down operations at West Atlantic Shipyard in Federal Ocean Terminal (FOT), Onne, which has tax debts of $1.4million and £800,580 respectively.
The team also shut down Delmar Petroleum Company Limited at 24B Rumuola Road, Port Harcourt, which owes N198,153, 033.60 in Company Income Tax (CIT) from 2013.
On Tuesday, an FIRS team in Lagos sealed the premises of Prestige Assurance Plc, located at 28 Ligali Ayorinde Street, Victoria Island, over unpaid taxes amounting to N225.7million. It also sealed Courtville Business Solutions at Yaba area of the metropolis, over an aggregate debt of N92.8million. Likewise affected was Vetiva Fund Management Limited, which owes N25.9million, Lhannel Oil and Gas Petroleum Limited with a liability of N12.9million and Lad Group Limited, located at 24 Abimbola Road, Isolo, which owes N11.7million.
