The leadership of the National Assembly, led by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, has instructed the Clerk of the National Assembly to re-gazette Nigeria’s newly enacted tax laws amid rising controversy.
The directive was revealed on Friday in a statement by the House of Representatives’ spokesperson, Hon. Akin Rotimi, who said the National Assembly had begun a review of the tax laws to address issues raised publicly.
Rotimi explained that the move to re-gazette the laws aims to provide clarity and ensure accuracy in the legislative record, emphasizing that the process is being carried out strictly within the National Assembly’s constitutional and statutory powers.
He further noted that the leadership has ordered the re-gazetting of the Acts and the issuance of Certified True Copies of the versions officially passed by both chambers. According to him, this step is purely administrative and is meant to properly authenticate and reflect the legislative decisions of the National Assembly.
“In the course of this review, and in the interest of clarity, accuracy, and the integrity of the legislative record, the leadership of the National Assembly, under the President of the Senate, Distinguished Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, GCON, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, PhD, GCON, has directed the Clerk to the National Assembly to re-gazette the Acts and issue Certified True Copies of the versions duly passed by both Chambers of the National Assembly. This administrative step is intended solely to authenticate and accurately reflect the legislative decisions of the National Assembly,” the statement reads.
The directive follows concerns raised by lawmaker Abdulsamman Dasuki, who highlighted discrepancies between the tax laws passed by the National Assembly and the versions that were gazetted. His claims sparked widespread public criticism and debates over the integrity of the legislative process.
The revised tax laws are scheduled to take effect from January 2026.
