The tax laws, scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2026, were signed recently by President Bola Tinubu. It added that anyone found responsible for the alleged alterations should be prosecuted as appropriate. SERAP said publishing certified true copies of the tax bills and laws would allow Nigerians to scrutinise and compare the documents with the versions eventually gazetted. “The panel should have the mandate to establish the facts of what exactly occurred and identify those suspected to be responsible for the alleged alterations. Support for tax reformsIn contrast, the Chairman of the Ondo State Internal Revenue Service, Adebayo Rojugbokan, urged Nigerians to support the tax reforms, saying they would benefit economic development.

Source: Punch December 22, 2025 03:31 UTC