The Nigerian Senate on Friday finally admitted that President Tinubu’s government tampered with some sections of the 2025 tax reform laws and has ordered the Clerk to re-gazette the four affected controversial Acts.
This comes after the public refused to remain silent about the forgery allegations and the glaring differences between what was actually passed and what appeared in the Official Gazette like some alien document.
The Assembly’s official language avoids any direct admission of “forgery” or criminality, framing it instead as a procedural matter.
House spokesperson Akin Rotimi confirmed that Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker Tajudeen Abbas instructed the re-gazetting and issuance of Certified True Copies of the “duly passed” versions, citing administrative clarity and legislative accuracy.
The four Acts affected are:
Nigeria Tax Act 2025
Nigeria Tax Administration Act 2025
Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria (Establishment) Act 2025
Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Act 2025
Signed by Bola Tinubu in June 2025, the laws were set to take effect from January 1, 2026.
Concerns arose after Hon. Abdulsamad Dasuki exposed post-passage changes, prompting allegations of forgery and calls for transparency and accountability.
The House ad hoc probe into the matter is ongoing.
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