CITN urges varsities, polys to establish tax clubs

In order to introduce students in the nation to career options in the tax industry, the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) has advised educational institutions in Nigeria to establish tax organisations in pertinent departments.

This was said by Dr. Ruth Adimula, Chairman of the CITN Students Affairs and Tertiary Education Relations Committee, at the inaugural Association of Nigerian Taxation Students National Essay Competition in Lagos.

Chiamaka Precious of the University of Ilorin took first place and received N200,000; Chiemezue Felix of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka took second place and received N150,000; and Morenike Oyeleke of the University of Lagos took third place and received N100,000.

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“We hereby call on the leadership of tertiary institutions in Nigeria, to join the moving train, by inaugurating tax associations/tax clubs in relevant department of their academic institutions and to also register with ANTAS, to open their students to the on-going opportunities that CITN and ANTAS offered to grow future leaders, that will take-over the management of fiscal and economic wealth of this nation, knowing that revenue generation dwindling in crude oil is opening doors for taxation to shape national income,” Adimula said.