In order to improve the way taxpayers engage with the tax system and promote the country’s fiscal sustainability under the 2025 Tax Reforms, Zend Technology Company Limited has introduced “Zend Taxpayer Champion,” a digital platform. Victor Kalu, the CEO of the company, stated during the press conference that the innovation seeks to reduce the nation’s ongoing tax disparity by making compliance easy, transparent, and inclusive.As of October 2025, Nigeria’s tax-to-GDP ratio was 13.5%, which is significantly lower than the 18–20% norm for Africa.Our capacity to provide infrastructure, health care, and education for more over 237 million people is hampered by this deficit, he stated.He claimed that despite reforms, millions of business owners in the unorganized sector are still not subject to taxes, primarily because of complicated processes rather than a lack of will to comply. Only 10–20 million people actively pay taxes, despite the fact that 78 million people work in the unorganized sector and contribute 57% of the GDP. Our solution to this gap is Zend Taxpayer Champion,” he stated. According to him, the new platform enables smooth, AI-powered tax management by converting a taxpayer’s National Identification Number (NIN) into a Bank Account Tax Wallet.
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