The President, Muhammadu Buhari has appointed the former executive officer of Lagos State Board of Internal revenue Dr. William Babatunde Fowler as the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).
Fowler served as the Chief Executive Officer/Executive Chairman of the Lagos State Board of Internal Revenue from 2005 to 2014.
Under his leadership, the Lagos State Board of Internal Revenue reportedly achieved a sharp increase in internally generated revenue from an average of N3.6. billion per month in January 2006, to an average of about N20.5 billion per month in 2013.
Fowler, holds an Honorary Doctorate Degree of the Irish International University, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria and the Business Management Association of the United Kingdom.
He will serve as acting Executive Chairman of FIRS until his appointment is confirmed by the Senate.
