tax laws

The Digest: Minister of State for Finance Taiwo Oyedele has denied acknowledging errors in Nigeria's new tax laws, despite a video showing him explaining how "problems we identified" arose from manual editing during the law-making process. His fiscal reforms committee said reports of an...

The Digest: Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed allegations that Nigeria’s newly implemented tax laws were altered after being passed by the National Assembly. Responding to concerns raised by House of Representatives member Abdussamad Dakuku, Akpabio stated that any circulating...

The Digest: Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) Executive Chairman Dr. Zacch Adedeji has advised lower-cadre income earners to review their January pay, promising reduced deductions under new tax laws designed to shelter essentials and ease financial pressures. Key Points: Dr. Zacch Adedeji urged...

The Digest: Global audit firm KPMG has warned of “errors, inconsistencies, gaps, omissions, and lacunae” in Nigeria’s New Tax Act 2025 and called for urgent revisions to meet its objectives. The review highlights risks of double taxation and compliance burdens Key Points: KPMG identified...

The Digest: The National Assembly has directed its Clerk, Kamoru Ogunlana, to work with executive agencies to re-gazette the controversial tax laws after claims emerged that the gazetted versions differ from what lawmakers originally passed. Key Points: The decision follows allegations by...

The Digest: The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the federal government to suspend the newly enacted tax laws, citing a lack of consultation with workers, the country’s largest tax-paying group. Key Points: NLC spokesperson Benson Upah stated workers were excluded from the lawmaking...

The Digest: Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has called for the immediate suspension of Nigeria’s new tax laws and urged the EFCC to investigate what he describes as "illegal and unauthorised alterations" made after legislative passage. Key Points: Atiku Abubakar has demanded the...

The Digest: A Nigerian lawmaker has raised urgent constitutional concerns, alleging that the newly passed tax laws were materially altered after legislative approval, a move he claims undermines democracy itself. Key Points: Hon. Mansur Manu Soro has called for the immediate suspension of...

The Digest: The African Democratic Congress has called for the immediate suspension of Nigeria's newly enacted tax laws, accusing the Federal Government of forging key provisions and inserting unauthorized clauses that grant the executive sweeping coercive powers. In a strongly worded...

The Digest: A growing number of National Assembly members are raising alarms over alleged discrepancies between tax laws passed by the legislature and the versions later gazetted by the executive, deepening a crisis of legislative integrity and public trust. Two additional lawmakers, Hon...

The Digest: A member of the House of Representatives has raised a serious concern, alleging that the officially published versions of recent tax laws do not match what the National Assembly passed. Hon. Abdulsammad Dasuki described this as a breach of legislative process and the Constitution...