House of Reps orders tax law review amid alleged alterations

The House of Representatives has ordered a review and re-gazetting of key tax reform laws following public backlash and allegations that some portions of the laws were altered after being passed.

Spokesman Akin Rotimi said the Green Chamber has inaugurated a committee to investigate the sequence of events and identify any factors that may have contributed to lapses or irregularities in the legislative and administrative handling of the Acts.

“The review includes a careful examination of any lapses, irregularities, or external interferences, should any be established,” Rotimi said in a statement on Friday.

He added that the National Assembly has directed the Clerk to re-gazette the Acts and issue Certified True Copies of the versions duly passed by both Chambers. Rotimi urged Nigerians to “allow the National Assembly’s institutional processes to proceed without speculation or conjecture.”

The development follows claims by Sokoto lawmaker Abdussamad Dasuki, who alleged that the gazetted versions of the laws differed from those passed after months of debate. According to him, the content of the gazetted tax laws did not reflect what lawmakers had approved.

The laws under review include:

Nigeria Tax Act, 2025

Nigeria Tax Administration Act, 2025

Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria (Establishment) Act, 2025

Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Act, 2025

Since the allegations surfaced, opposition parties, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) have called for the suspension of the laws, originally scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2026.

Meanwhile, the Federal Government has defended the tax reforms, saying they will strengthen Nigeria’s fiscal structure and ease the tax burden on vulnerable Nigerians.