The House of Representatives has released the certified true copies of four landmark tax reform Acts recently signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
This follows public concerns over alleged alterations and the circulation of unauthorised versions of the laws.
The House announced the release in a statement issued on Saturday by its spokesman, Akintunde Rotimi.
According to the House, the move is aimed at restoring public confidence, ensuring legislative transparency, and providing Nigerians with authentic records of the tax laws as duly passed and assented to.
The House said the immediate release of the certified Acts was ordered after allegations emerged that inconsistent and misleading versions of the tax laws were circulating in the public domain.
Speaker Abbas directed an internal verification process and the public disclosure of the certified documents after a member of the House raised the issue on a point of privilege, flagging discrepancies between different versions of the laws.
The Speaker said the intervention reflects the National Assembly’s commitment to transparency, legislative integrity, and the sanctity of official records.
The four tax reform laws released by the House form the backbone of Nigeria’s current tax reform framework.
They include:
According to the House, the Acts are designed to modernise revenue administration, improve tax compliance, eliminate inefficiencies and duplication, and strengthen fiscal coordination across the federation.
Speaker Abbas emphasised that the National Assembly operates as an institution of records, with clearly defined procedures and verification systems that preserve the authenticity of every law enacted.
“The National Assembly is an institution built on records, procedure, and institutional memory. Every Bill, every amendment, and every Act follows a traceable constitutional and parliamentary pathway,” he said.
Last month, a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abdulsammad Dasuki (PDP, Sokoto), had raised concerns over alleged discrepancies between the newly gazetted tax reform laws and the versions passed by the National Assembly.