The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has felicitated two members of FIRS management team for receiving global recognition awards in tax and technology respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by Mr Johannes Wojuola, Special Assistant on Media and Communications to the Executive Chairman, of FIRS, Mr Muhammad Nami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the statement, Nami joined Board members, management and staff of FIRS in celebrating Mr Mathew Gbonjubola and Mrs Chiaka Ben-Obi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gbonjubola, Group Lead Special Tax Operations Group, FIRS, is listed among the world\u2019s top 50 tax persons for 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ben-Obi, the Group Lead, Digital and Innovation Support Group, FIRS, emerged winner of the 2023 ISACA Technology for Humanity Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is for championing efforts to transform Nigeria\u2019s FIRS to a digitised organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ISACA, the awarding institution is an international professional association focused on IT governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nami in his congratulatory message, described the duo as deserving of the awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to him, it is a testament to their hard work and contributions to the successes of the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIndeed you are deserving of this wonderful achievement which is a testament to your hard work, analytical insight into tax issues and immense contributions to the success of my administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI appreciate every effort you put in to make tax administration in the country richly beneficial to the citizens of this potentially great country,\u201d Nami said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The FIRS boss further said that Gbonjubola and Ben-Obi\u2019s qualities were the kind needed for Nigeria\u2019s progress and development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He urged them to continue to dedicate themselves to the service of the nation as they worked to build a robust tax system for the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI dare say that this country is in dire need of committed and selfless people like you who are passionate about its progress and development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet us continue to forge the necessary synergy that will lead to the actualisation of our collective vision of a robust tax system for the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI strongly believe that this is the only way we can leave an indelible mark on the sand of time,\u201d Nami said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gbonjubola, a chartered accountant, is a Co-Chair of the United Nations Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters with over 25 years\u2019 experience in FIRS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ben-Obi, who holds Bachelors of Science in Political Science and Public Administration, as well as an MBA, oversees FIRS departments saddled with the responsibility of transforming the service into a digitalised organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has felicitated two members of FIRS management team for receiving global recognition awards in tax and technology respectively. This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by Mr Johannes Wojuola, Special Assistant on Media and Communications to the Executive Chairman, of FIRS, Mr Muhammad Nami. According […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21080,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[949],"tags":[463],"class_list":["post-47329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","tag-firs","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"yoast_head":"\n