Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has called for stronger collaboration among West African countries to improve tax administration, compliance with ECOWAS tax directives, and domestic revenue mobilisation.
Oyedele made the call during a courtesy visit by a delegation from the West African Tax Administration Forum (WATAF), led by its Executive Secretary, Jules Tapsoba Sulio, at the Federal Ministry of Finance headquarters in Abuja.
The Minister urged WATAF to develop practical benchmarking tools and performance dashboards to track the implementation of regional tax agreements, saying the move would promote accountability, peer learning, and improved tax standards across the region.
He also encouraged the forum to highlight best practices in areas such as digital taxation systems, informal sector taxation, and tax policy reforms to help member countries accelerate improvements.
Meanwhile, WATAF Executive Secretary Jules Tapsoba Sulio reaffirmed the organisation’s commitment to supporting Nigeria and other member states through capacity building, research, digital transformation, and technical assistance.
He also acknowledged Nigeria’s contributions to the growth of WATAF and stressed the importance of continued cooperation in advancing regional tax harmonisation and revenue mobilisation.
The meeting also explored ways to deepen collaboration between the Ministry and WATAF in areas such as digital transformation, capacity development, and the harmonisation of tax systems across West Africa, with both sides pledging to strengthen partnerships towards building more efficient and resilient tax administrations in the region.
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