•Akpabio Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed the allegation that the newly implemented tax laws were changed after their passage by the National Assembly. He maintained that the versions gazetted and signed into law accurately capture the decisions taken by lawmakers in both chambers. Akpabio spoke during plenary in response to cla...
•House of Representatives The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has set up a seven-member fact-finding committee to investigate allegations that forged versions of the assented tax laws were unlawfully gazetted by ‘elements within the Executive arm of government.’ The decision was announced in Abuja following consultations with s...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed for ruling on Monday, an Exparte Motion seeking to suspend the implementation of the new tax law. The motion filed by Incorporated Trustees of African Initiative for Abuse of Public Trustees (plaintiff), alleged discrepancies in the newly gazetted tax laws, reports Daily Independent. The suit joined th...
Nigeria’s proposed January tax reforms face uncertainty as allegations of alterations continue to draw opposition from lawmakers, labour and civil society, heightening risks of legal disputes, taxpayer resistance and a growing credibility crisis. Former Senate Leader Ali Ndume yesterday called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene by sus...
•Ndume and Tinubu Former Senate Leader, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, has urged President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the controversy surrounding the newly enacted Tax Reform Acts and suspend their planned implementation in January. Ndume made the call in a statement issued today in Abuja amid growing claims and counterclaims over the authentici...
•CNG logo and Tinubu The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has condemned what it described as rascality and a treasonable subversion of Nigeria’s democratic order over allegations that key provisions of the recently gazetted tax reform laws were altered after their passage by the National Assembly. The group warned that the alleged alteration...
•Tinubu Calls are mounting for immediate suspension of the implementation of the new tax laws as lawmakers, opposition parties and civil society groups continue to raise the alarm over allegations of post-passage alterations. Those calling for suspension warn that proceeding with the implementation in January without resolving the allegations ...
•Tinubu and ADC logo The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has asked the federal government to halt the implementation of the 2025 tax laws over what it called a “forgery” of some provisions. ADC’s spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, accused the government of altering several parts of the tax laws, including some “criminal insertions” that grant the ...
A renowned Professor of Law, Auwalu H. Yadudu, has raised serious concerns over alleged discrepancies between tax laws passed by the National Assembly and the versions later gazetted by the federal government, warning that the situation undermines constitutional governance and legislative authority. In a commentary, Prof. Yadudu said his revie...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for an urgent and comprehensive investigation into what it described as an alleged fraudulent alteration of Nigeria’s tax laws, warning that the development poses a grave threat to legislative integrity and democratic governance. In a press statement titled “APC/Tinubu Administration: The Normalisa...
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