The Rivers State Internal Revenue Service don announce new deadline for taxpayers to submit their returns, as dem wan make more people dey comply well across the state.

According to reports from The Nation and BusinessDay, the agency talk say the extension na part of plan to give individuals and businesses more time to pay their tax and also make the tax system stronger.

Officials yan say, even with the old deadline, compliance no reach expectation, na why dem decide to shift the timeline and encourage people to voluntarily comply.

RIRS still add say the move no be only about enforcing tax, but to also raise awareness and make business dey easier, as dem dey urge taxpayers to use the new deadline to regularize their filings.

Experts talk say this show say RIRS dey adopt flexible but serious approach—balancing enforcement with support to boost internally generated revenue.