KW-IRS Parleys Kwara Tertiary Institutions To State Revenue 

The Executive Chairman, Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KW-IRS), Shade Omoniyi on Friday visited the State Ministry of Tertiary Institution to discuss area on partnership for revenue generation.

The meeting was attended by Commissioner for Tertiary education, Mrs. Mary Arinde, the Vice Chancellor, Kwara State University, Prof. Shaykh-Lukman Alade Jimoh, Bursars of various tertiary institutions and Provosts of State-owned Colleges of Education.

Omoniyi used the opportunity to congratulate Prof. Shaykh-Lukman Alade Jimoh on his appointment as the Vice Chancellor, Kwara State University.

She highlighted the importance of prompt and accurate tax remittance by the institutions, clarifying that KW-IRS is responsible for collecting Stamp Duties, not NIPOST.

She also appealed to the institutions to support the growth of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) by identifying new revenue streams.

The Commissioner in her remarks reiterated the importance of remitting all taxes as appropriate and urged tertiary institutions to cooperate with KW-IRS.

The Stakeholders agree to focus on PAYE, Stamp Duties, and IGR issues, with a commitment to boosting the State revenue.

The KW-IRS staff at the meeting include the Director, MDAs, Omotayo Ayinla, Stamp Duties Commissioner, Abubakar Abdulmumini, Head, Institutions Department, Shade Olanipekun among others.