Police Council confirms Egbetokun substantive IGP, as Senate endorses Adedeji FIRS chairman
By Emma Ogbuehi
The Nigeria Police Council has confirmed Kayode Egbetokun as substantive Inspector-General of Police.
The Minister of Police Affairs, Ibrahim Geidam, announced this to journalists at the State House, Abuja, after the Council’s meeting on Tuesday, October 31.
In the same vein, the Senate on Tuesday, confirmed the nomination of Zacchaeus Adedeji as the chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).
Adedeji was confirmed following a majority decision by senators after he was screened during a plenary session in Abuja.
Speaking before his confirmation, Adedeji promised to improve the data mining capacity of the FIRS to make appropriate tax decision.
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He attributed revenue leakages to a lack of data on the finances of local and foreign firms operating in Nigeria.
He said: “We will improve our data mining capacity. We will develop the data upon which will we make decisions on taxes.”
He promised to reassess the Federal Government’s Tax Credit Scheme, which grants some corporations tax holidays in exchange for the provision of infrastructure.