The House of Representatives has released to the public the four tax reform Acts law President Bola Tinubu assented to recently.
The House spokesperson Akin Rotimi who announced this on Saturday, said the release of the Acts underscored the leadership’s commitment to transparency and legislative integrity.
Both Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, and Senate President Godswill Akpabio, ordered the immediate release of the Certified True Copies (CTCs) of the Acts, including the endorsement and assent pages signed by the President, for public scrutiny and verification.
Rotimi said “the attention of the House was drawn to the existence of inconsistent versions of the tax laws in circulation after a vigilant Honourable member identified discrepancies, raised the alarm, and formally reported the matter to the House on a point of privilege.
“Acting promptly, the Speaker ordered an internal verification and the immediate public release of the certified Acts to eliminate doubt, restore clarity, and protect the sanctity of the legislative record.”
The laws released are the Nigeria Tax Act, 2025; the Nigeria Tax Administration Act, 2025; the National Revenue Service (Establishment) Act, 2025; and the Joint Revenue Board (Establishment) Act, 2025.
The release was sequel to alarms raised during plenary over alleged inconsistencies in the gazetted copies of the new tax laws.
Representatives Abdussamad Dasuki from Sokoto State, raised a point of privilege, drawing attention to what he said were inconsistencies between some versions of the tax laws in circulation and the texts debated and passed by the National Assembly.
Lawmakers warned that failure to clarify the situation could erode public trust in the legislative process.
According to Rotimi, Abbad was firm throughout the tax reform process, during which stakeholders were consulted, and committee scrutiny, clause-by-clause consideration and plenary debates.
He said “throughout the process, the Speaker consistently emphasised that tax reform must be anchored on clarity, fairness, and strict adherence to constitutional and parliamentary procedure.”
He said the four laws are the backbone of Nigeria’s current tax reform framework, designed to modernise revenue administration, improve compliance, reduce inefficiencies and strengthen fiscal coordination across the federation.
Rotimi quoted Abbas as saying “the National Assembly is an institution built on records, procedure, and institutional memory. Every bill, every amendment, and every Act follows a traceable constitutional and parliamentary pathway.”
