US EditionNigeria: New Tax Laws Begin January 1, 2026
- On Tuesday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu reaffirmed that the new tax laws, including those effective June 26, 2025, will commence on January 1, 2026 as planned.
- Earlier this year, controversy erupted when Abdussamad Dasuki told lawmakers on Wednesday that gazetted copies diverged from National Assembly versions, prompting Speaker Abbas Tajudeen to form a seven-member ad-hoc committee that reported last Thursday and led to re-gazetting ordered last Friday.
- Senior Advocates told Daily Trust that legal remedies include court action or asking the National Assembly to abrogate the gazetted version, while Salman Jawondo, Senior Advocate of Nigeria , urged removing disputed sections from the gazette and republishing the correct version.
- Tinubu framed the reforms as a once-in-a-generation fiscal reset and urged stakeholders to back the rollout, saying, `The implementation phase is now firmly in the delivery stage`.
- Opposition parties and civil society argue that the Peoples Democratic Party and Oby Ezekwesili urge suspending January 1, 2026 tax laws for an independent Inquiry Process.
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