The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) has dismissed a viral infographic asserting that a new vehicle tax was introduced by the government effective 1 July. In a statement issued by Dare Adekambi, special adviser to NRS chairman Zach Adedeji and spokesperson for the agency, the claim was labelled false and misleading. The infographic, which lacked an identifiable source, instructed owners of private, commercial and corporate vehicles to pay an unspecified tax rate online or at designated banks and agencies. It also directed the public to a website described as "here," which the NRS clarified is not its official platform.
The correct website for the NRS is "this," the statement specified. Adekambi confirmed that the Federal Government has not imposed any new tax on vehicles. He urged the public to rely solely on verified government channels for official information. "The NRS wishes to state categorically that the information did not emanate from the service or any government agency," Adekambi said. Citizens were advised to ignore the fabricated messages and follow NRS's official social media accounts and website for accurate updates on taxation.
The NRS is contradicting a fake tax alert that spread widely despite no prior official announcement or policy rollout. If citizens cannot tell real tax directives from online forgeries, compliance confusion will grow. Nigerians who acted on the false message may have already made payments to wrong channels. The incident exposes how fast misinformation can exploit gaps in public access to real-time official updates.
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