Pastor Chris Oyakhilome's TV Station has been shutdown over millions of Debt incurred

The TV station shutdown was due to  tax evasion. Officials of the Lagos Internal Revenue Service, LIRS, have shut down Infinity Television owned by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, for owing the government several millions. 
This is coming on the heels of yesterday’s protest by workers of the TV station over non payment of 10 months salaries and non-remittance of their Pay As You Earn, PAYE, tax to the appropriate authorities.


The station located on 16, Moyibat Oyefusi Street, Omole Phase 1, is a Direct To Home, DTH cable TV owned by Pastor Oyakilome and was incorporated in 2009. As members of staff of the company were protesting non-payment of salaries yesterday, LIRS officials stormed the premises, shut it down, and placed a notice on the gate after locking it with padlock.

Some of the workers said they were ready to protest to Christ Embassy Church on Oregun Road at the Cross Over Night on 31 December, 2014 to demand for the payment of their entitlements since the management of the company is planning to lay them off without paying owed salaries.

“Prior to this time, the staff had been receiving half salaries (for over a year) and by June 2014, salaries have not been paid to date. To worsen the case, the staff were barred from entering the office premises by the Chief Operating Officer, Mr Henry Kifordu. All efforts by the staff to meet with the management proved abortive.

Staff taxes and pensions have been deducted for years and were never remitted to appropriate authorities. Infinity TV was finally locked up for tax evasion on 23 December, 2014,” a staff of the company stated.

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