The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has granted the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Company N20 billion tax waiver for the construction of Bodo Bonny Bridge in Rivers State.
The tax agency presented a road infrastructure credit certificate to NLNG in Abuja on Thursday, according to a statement by the FIRS.
NLNG has so far received three credit certificates in the last three years valued at N46billion. Thursday’s was the third, while the fourth is expected later in the year, the FIRS said.
The Bodo Bonny Bridge and roads across Okpobo channels in Rivers State were constructed by Julius Berger at a cost of N120.681 billion. “For this, the government has granted the company a tax waiver of N20 billion,” the FIRS said.
The Executive Chairman of FIRS, Muhammad Nami, represented by coordinating director, Tax Operations Group, Mr. Femi Oluwaniyi, urged other corporate organisations to emulate the NLNG and Dangote Nigeria Limited and take advantage of government’s tax credit facility.
Oluwaniyi praised the NLNG for paying its 2020 tax obligations valued at N130 billion three months ahead of time.
Receiving the tax credit certificate on behalf of the NLNG, Mr. Bayo Denrele said NLNG provided 50 percent part funding for Bodo Bonny Bridge project with the Federal Ministry of Works taking up the other half. Julius Berger handled the construction of the bridge.
Denrele commended the FIRS for speedily processing the latest tax credit certificate. He noted that the company got the last certificate in November 2020. The speed with which the FIRS handled the issuance of this certificate is a testament to the efficiency of the FIRS,” Denrele said.
– Media Report