The House of Representatives Minority Caucus has called for the immediate suspension of Nigeria’s newly passed tax laws, citing alleged alterations made after the bills were approved by the National Assembly. The caucus warned that implementing the laws in their current form would undermine legislative integrity and due process.

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Led by Minority Leader, Rep. O.K. Chinda, the lawmakers said discrepancies exist between the versions debated and passed by the National Assembly and those later gazetted. The affected legislations include the Nigeria Tax Act 2025, Nigeria Tax Administration Act 2025, Nigeria Revenue Service Act 2025, and the Joint Revenue Board Act 2025, all signed into law in June and scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2026.

The alarm was first raised on the floor of the House by Rep. Abdussamad Dasuki, who questioned the authenticity of the published versions. Following the revelation, the House constituted an investigative committee to probe the alleged alterations and determine how the discrepancies occurred.

Describing the situation as a direct assault on legislative authority, the Minority Caucus urged Nigerians to disregard any version of the laws not duly certified by the Clerk of the National Assembly and assented to by the President. The caucus insisted that only properly authenticated laws should guide public policy and implementation.

The controversy has continued to generate national debate, with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and Labour Party’s Peter Obi all calling for a suspension of the laws. Despite these calls, the Federal Government has maintained that implementation will proceed, even as the House moves to review and possibly re-gazette the disputed legislations.