day moved to calm public concerns T con- over reports suggesting it was sidering fresh taxes on telecommunications services and petroleum products, insisting that no such measures are being planned. In- In a statement issued by the Head of formation and Public Relations at the Federal Ministry of Finance, Mr. Efe Ovuakporie, the government said media reports linking it to proposed tax hikes misrepresented recommendations contained in the recent Ar- International Monetary Fund (IMF) ticle IV Consultation Report on Nigeria. The clarification comes amid growing public sensitivity over taxation an…