The Joint Tax Board (JTB) organized the 2025 strategic retreat to set the stage for the implementation of the tax reforms towards strengthening Nigeria’s tax system. The four-day retreat which held at the Ikogosi Warm Spring Resort, Ekiti State, commenced on Thursday, 11th September 2025, with the induction of newly appointed members.
The retreat themed “Re-Imagining the Nigerian Tax Eco-System: Harnessing the Four Tax Reform Laws as Game Changers in Tax Administration,” was declared open on Friday, 12th September 2025, by the Executive Governor of Ekiti State, His Excellency Abiodun Oyebanji.
The Chairman, Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reform Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, speaking on “General Overview of the 2025 Tax Reform Acts, Key Highlights and Opportunities for Sub-National Revenue Authorities,” emphasized the stabilizing effect of the reforms on the economy. He stated that without the reforms, “our trade deficit would have expanded more, parallel market and official market gap would have widened, and subsidy on PMS would have collapsed naturally because there would have been super-inflation.”
The event brought together key stakeholders including the JTB Executive Secretary, Olusegun Adesokan and the Executive Chairman, Ekiti State Internal Revenue Service, Olaniran Adetona, among others. Also present were prominent women heading State Internal Revenue Services, namely the Executive Chairmen, Kwara State Internal Revenue Service, Shade Omoniyi; Gombe State Internal Revenue Service, Hajiya Aisha Adamu; and Zamfara State Internal Revenue Service, Hajiya Rakiya Ahmad Dodo, whose participation underscored the vital role of women in advancing sub-national revenue reforms and driving JTB’s vision for a modern and efficient tax ecosystem.
Signed
Funmilola Oguntunbi
Head, Corporate Affairs Department KW-IRS
12/09/2025