Big fuss about the new tax laws, so the National Assembly is backtracking to check its own paperwork. They confirmed an internal review is happening right now for four major acts: the Nigeria Tax Act, the Nigeria Tax Administration Act, the Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria Establishment Act, and the Nigeria Revenue Service Establishment Act. Public debate had blown up over which versions of the bills got passed, sent to the president, and finally published, prompting director Bullah Audu Bi-Allah to release a statement. The legislature claims everything is still within its constitutional lane, just a procedural check.
They are basically auditing their own process from harmonization to gazetting. The Clerk of the National Assembly got orders to push the official publication in the Gazette and hand out Certified True Copies to anyone who asks. This whole move, they insist, is just administrative housekeeping to formally lock in what they passed. They stressed the review does not mean the laws themselves are defective or that their legislative power was messed up. It is also not stepping on the toes of any other government branch.
The National Assembly says they are doing this by the book, following the Constitution, the Acts Authentication Act, and their own Standing Orders. They are pleading for the public to chill out and let them finish the review without wild speculation, promising updates later. The leadership of both chambers is trying to look transparent, saying any procedural hiccups they find will get fixed using normal parliamentary rules.
They are basically auditing their own process from harmonization to gazetting. The Clerk of the National Assembly got orders to push the official publication in the Gazette and hand out Certified True Copies to anyone who asks. This whole move, they insist, is just administrative housekeeping to formally lock in what they passed. They stressed the review does not mean the laws themselves are defective or that their legislative power was messed up. It is also not stepping on the toes of any other government branch.
The National Assembly says they are doing this by the book, following the Constitution, the Acts Authentication Act, and their own Standing Orders. They are pleading for the public to chill out and let them finish the review without wild speculation, promising updates later. The leadership of both chambers is trying to look transparent, saying any procedural hiccups they find will get fixed using normal parliamentary rules.
