Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike has disclosed that the FCTA will waive the fee of taxes for diplomatic missions within the nation’s capital.
The transfer is reciprocal as Nigeria’s diplomatic missions overseas are additionally exempted from taxes.
The FCT Minister stated this in Abuja on Wednesday, when he obtained the ambassador of Cote D’Ivoire to Nigeria, Kalilou Traore, in his workplace.
“Let me additionally say that the problem of tax shall be waived. I’ll name the authority that’s chargeable for cooperation with you on this subject.
“I do know that the Ministry of Overseas Affairs has informed me that the identical factor applies to them within the different nations the place they function. So, that won’t be a problem,” he stated.
Talking earlier, Kalilou Traore, stated he was on a go to to tell the FCT Minister concerning the intention of the embassy to start the event of its land in Maitama District, according to the directive of the FCT Administration to develop the land inside a given timeframe.
The envoy additionally expressed the mission’s want to strengthen bilateral cooperation between Nigeria, the most important nation on the African continent, and Cote D’Ivoire, the most important amongst Francophone nations in Africa.
He stated: “I wished to return to you to suggest twinning Abuja with the political capital of Cote D’Ivoire, that’s Yamoussoukro.”
