Federal Government, weekend, clarified the controversy surrounding the collection of taxes from registered online gaming operators in the country.
The clarification came on the heels of a recent statement from the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, to the effect that it (FIRS) has commenced direct collection of taxes from online gaming operators.
The FIRS statement was said to have confused the operators in the gaming industry as the NLRC is the body recognized by law to handle the operations of the gaming business in the country.
In a statement in Abuja, the Director-General of NLRC, Lanre Gbajabiamila, explained that the FIRS press release only applies to remote gaming operators operating strictly outside the jurisdiction of Nigeria.