The leadership of the National Assembly, under Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, has directed the Clerk to the National Assembly to re gazette Nigeria’s newly enacted tax laws amid ongoing controversy.
The directive was disclosed on Friday in a statement issued by the spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon Akin Rotimi, who said the National Assembly has begun a review of the tax laws in response to concerns raised in the public domain.
According to Rotimi, the decision to re gazette the laws is aimed at providing clarity and ensuring accuracy in the legislative record, stressing that the process is being handled strictly within the constitutional and statutory powers of the National Assembly.
He explained that the leadership directed the re gazetting of the Acts and the issuance of Certified True Copies of the versions duly passed by both chambers. He noted that the move is purely administrative and intended 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 said.
The development follows claims by a lawmaker, Abdulsamman Dasuki, who recently alleged discrepancies between the tax laws passed by the legislature and the versions that were gazetted. The allegation sparked widespread public criticism and debate over the integrity of the legislative process.
The tax laws are scheduled to take effect from January 2026.
