A House of Representatives Minority Caucus ad-hoc committee has confirmed that some of Nigeria’s newly enacted tax reform laws were altered after being passed by the National Assembly and signed by President Bola Tinubu.
The committee, which was set up to investigate alleged distortions in the tax laws, said its interim findings revealed clear differences between the versions of the Acts approved by lawmakers and those later published in the official gazette. It identified the Nigeria Tax Administration Act, 2025 as the law with the most notable changes.
The issue came to public attention after a member of the House, Abdulsamad Dasuki, raised concerns on the floor of the chamber over the circulation of tax laws that did not reflect what the legislature had passed. The claim sparked public debate and raised questions about the integrity of the lawmaking process.
Following the controversy, the House Minority Caucus, in a statement issued on December 28, 2025, warned that any attempt to impose altered laws on Nigerians amounted to an attack on the powers of the National Assembly and the country’s democracy.
To address the issue, the Minority Caucus on January 2, 2026, constituted a seven-member fact-finding committee chaired by Victor Ogene. Other members of the committee are Aliyu Garu (Bauchi), Stanley Adedeji (Oyo), Ibe Osonwa (Abia), Marie Ebikake (Bayelsa), Shehu Fagge (Kano) and Gaza Gbefwi Jonathan (Nasarawa).
In its interim report, the committee said a comparison of the certified true copies released by the House with the versions already in circulation confirmed that alterations had occurred. It noted that there were three different versions of the Nigeria Tax Administration Act, 2025, at various times.
The committee also said that a directive to “align” the Acts with documents from the Federal Government Printing Press suggested that there were procedural problems with the earlier gazetted versions, which it described as an encroachment on the constitutional powers of the National Assembly.
One key area highlighted in the report relates to Section 29(1) of the Nigeria Tax Administration Act on reporting thresholds. According to the committee, the version passed by lawmakers set the threshold at ₦50 million for individuals and ₦100 million for companies, while the gazetted version reflected a different figure for individuals.
Meanwhile, in response to the controversy, the House of Representatives, through its spokesman Akin Rotimi, announced on January 3, 2026, that the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, directed the release of the four tax reform Acts signed into law by the President for public verification. The Acts are the Nigeria Tax Act, 2025; Nigeria Tax Administration Act, 2025; National Revenue Service (Establishment) Act, 2025; and the Joint Revenue Board (Establishment) Act, 2025.
The Minority Caucus committee said its investigation is ongoing and that a final report with recommendations will be submitted to ensure that only laws properly passed by the National Assembly are enforced in the country.
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