By Simeon OSAJIE
The Edo State Internal Revenue Service (EIRS) has officially unveiled a restructured organizational framework designed to optimize revenue growth and foster greater operational coordination.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by Courage Eboigbe, Head, Corporate Communications & Taxpayers Enlightenment Services Department and made available to newsmen in Benin City, Edo State capital.
Eboigbe stated that the strategic overhaul was unveiled during its management meeting held on Wednesday, April 28, 2026, which hosted members of the EIRS Board, senior management, and the State Tax Controller of the Nigerian Revenue Service (NRS), who attended the session as an observer.
According to him, speaking at the unveiling, the Executive Chairman EIRS, John Odior FCA, ACTI noted that the restructuring is a long-overdue milestone aimed at improving efficiency in tax administration and resolving internal operational challenges. He emphasized that the transition is built upon the pillars of transparency, accountability, and enhanced service delivery for all stakeholders.
To achieve these goals, the new framework introduces several specialized departments and units including Departments of Enforcement & Compliance, Landlord Tax & Stamp Duty, and Digital Economy & Emerging Taxpayers Intelligence Unit
Additionally, the Service has established a Facility, Security & Safety Department as well as the Department of Corporate Communications and Taxpayer Enlightenment Services to better engage the public.
In a move to streamline field operations, the EIRS has consolidated its regional presence into eight new Zonal Tax Offices, a reduction from the previous fourteen (14) each to be led by a Zonal Tax Controller. Despite this consolidation at the zonal level, the Revenue Service will maintain its sixty (60) existing Branch Offices, which remain under the leadership of Tax Controllers to ensure continued accessibility for taxpayers.
According to John Odior, these structural changes takes immediate effect, marking a new chapter in the Service’s commitment to a robust and modernized tax administration.