The Federal Inland Revenue Service has apologised to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) over an Easter post the association described as being provocative.

CAN had demanded a public apology from the FIRS after it posted a picture on its X (formerly Twitter), with the caption “Jesus paid your debts, not your taxes.”

In its response statement signed by Dare Adekambi, Special Adviser on Media to the FIRS Chairman, Zacch Adedeji, the service said its intention was not to denigrate the message of Easter but to engage taxpayers and to remind them of their civic duty.

The FIRS then offered its “unreserved apologies” to the Christian Association, adding that the agency had no religion nor intention to offend adherents of the Christian faith.