The House of Representatives has released the four tax reform Acts recently signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to address concerns over their authenticity.
The laws are the Nigeria Tax Act, 2025; the Nigeria Tax Administration Act, 2025; the Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria (Establishment) Act, 2025; and the Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Act, 2025.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the Spokesperson of the House, Hon. Akin Rotimi, said the release was directed by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas in collaboration with Senate President Godswill Akpabio to ensure transparency amid allegations that the laws had been altered.
Rotimi explained that the intervention followed the circulation of inconsistent and unauthorised versions of the Acts, after a member raised the issue on the floor of the House on a point of privilege.
He said the Speaker immediately ordered an internal verification and the public release of the Certified True Copies (CTCs), including the endorsement and assent pages signed by the President, to restore public confidence and protect the integrity of the legislative process.
According to Rotimi, Speaker Abbas reassured Nigerians that the National Assembly operates as an institution of records, guided by established rules, precedents, and verification systems that safeguard the authenticity of all laws.
The House urged the public to disregard any versions of the tax laws not certified by the National Assembly, stressing that such documents do not form part of the official legislative record.
Rotimi added that the Clerk of the National Assembly has concluded the alignment of the certified Acts with the Federal Government Printing Press to ensure accuracy, conformity, and uniformity, while hard copies have been circulated to lawmakers and made available to the public.
Quoting Speaker Abbas, Rotimi said the National Assembly would remain vigilant in defending the integrity of its work, emphasising that the only authentic versions of the tax laws are those certified and released by the legislature.
The move follows allegations by a lawmaker, Abdussamad Dasuki, that differences existed between the laws passed by parliament and the versions gazetted to the public, a claim that sparked public outrage and calls for a suspension of the laws’ implementation.
