The affected laws include 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 twist to Nigeria’s legislative process, the National Assembly has moved to re-gazette four recently enacted tax-related laws following mounting public concerns over discrepancies between versions passed by lawmakers and those published in the Official Gazette.
The affected laws include 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.
Public commentary in recent weeks has questioned the integrity of the legislative process, pointing to alleged irregularities in: Harmonisation of Bills between the Senate and House of Representatives; Documentation transmitted for presidential assent; Versions of the Acts published in the Gazette
The uproar forced the House of Representatives to set up a seven-man Ad Hoc Committee last week after the matter was raised under a Point of Order (Privileges).
The committee, working with other relevant committees and the National Assembly’s management, is conducting what insiders describe as a “forensic review” of the legislative trail.
The probe aims to establish whether lapses, irregularities, or external interference influenced the process.
The leadership of the National Assembly, under Senate President Godswill Akpabio and House Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, has now directed the Clerk to re-gazette the Acts and issue Certified True Copies of the versions duly passed by both chambers.
Re-gazetting is seen as an extraordinary administrative step, rarely invoked, and is intended to: Authenticate the legislative record; Correct discrepancies between passed Bills and gazetted Acts; Restore public confidence in parliamentary procedure.
Officials insist the move does not concede any defect in legislative authority but is a safeguard to ensure accuracy and transparency.
While the House maintains the exercise is “strictly institutional,” critics argue the controversy exposes deeper flaws in Nigeria’s legislative machinery.
Questions linger about whether the discrepancies were mere clerical errors or signs of systemic manipulation.
The House of Reps spokesman, Akin Rotimi, urged Nigerians to allow the process to run its course without speculation, stressing that the National Assembly remains committed to constitutionalism, due process, and the supremacy of the rule of law.