The House of Representatives has announced the commencement of a review and re-gazetting of recently passed tax reform laws following public outcry and claims that some sections were altered after passage.
According to the House spokesperson, Akin Rotimi, a committee has already been set up to conduct a thorough review aimed at establishing the sequence of events and identifying any issues that may have arisen during the legislative and administrative handling of the laws.
In a statement issued on Friday, Rotimi, who represents Ekiti North (Ikole/Oye) Federal Constituency, said the process would involve a detailed examination of possible lapses, irregularities, or external interference, if any are discovered.
He disclosed that the National Assembly—made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives—has instructed the Clerk to the National Assembly to re-gazette the Acts and issue Certified True Copies of the versions formally passed by both chambers.
Rotimi urged Nigerians to allow the institutional mechanisms of the National Assembly to run their course without engaging in speculation or assumptions.
The decision to review the laws comes about two weeks after Abdulssamad Dasuki, a lawmaker from Sokoto State, alleged that the gazetted versions differed from what lawmakers debated and approved. He claimed that significant changes appeared in the published laws despite months of intense deliberations and controversies during the legislative process.
Dasuki maintained that the final gazetted tax laws did not accurately reflect the resolutions of the National Assembly.
The affected legislations include the Nigeria Tax Act, 2025; the Nigeria Tax Administration Act, 2025; the Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria (Establishment) Act, 2025; and the Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Act, 2025.
Following these allegations, opposition figures, political parties, as well as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), have called for the suspension of the laws, which are scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2026.
Despite the controversy, the Federal Government has continued to defend the reforms, insisting they are designed to strengthen Nigeria’s fiscal framework and reduce the tax burden on vulnerable citizens.
