{"id":6834,"date":"2026-01-06T14:28:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T14:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ograsset.com\/?p=6834"},"modified":"2026-01-06T14:28:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T14:28:14","slug":"tax-reform-only-officially-gazetted-acts-carry-legal-authority-nrs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ograsset.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/06\/tax-reform-only-officially-gazetted-acts-carry-legal-authority-nrs\/","title":{"rendered":"Tax reform: Only officially gazetted Acts carry legal authority \u2013 NRS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Tax reform: Only officially gazetted Acts carry legal authority \u2013 NRS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Nigeria Revenue Service has clarified that only officially gazetted Acts of the National Assembly carry legal authority and are binding on taxpayers and revenue administrators, dismissing claims that the country\u2019s newly enacted tax reform laws were altered after passage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Executive Chairman of NRS,  Zacch Adedeji, stated this during a television interview monitored in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that provisions of the recently enacted tax reform laws changed the nomenclature of the country\u2019s apex tax authority from FIRS to NRS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Adedeji, NRS is not branding. It is a total institutional upgrade, moving from fragmented revenue administration to a modern, digitalised, centralised and intelligence-driven system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said that under the new framework, multiple tax and revenue-related functions previously spread across agencies have been consolidated, with a stronger emphasis on data integration, automation and reduced human discretion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He dismissed allegations that the country\u2019s newly enacted tax reform laws were altered after passage by the National Assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOnly the officially gazetted Acts carry legal authority and are binding on taxpayers and administrators,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NRS boss said that an Act of the National Assembly only becomes effective after Presidential assent and official gazetting, with the gazetted version constituting the authoritative text in the event of disputes. \u201cRevenue agencies, courts, and taxpayers are therefore guided solely by the gazetted law, not draft bills, committee reports or chamber debates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNeither the executive nor the revenue authority has any incentive or legal capacity to alter the law after passage,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adedeji said that the overhaul of the NRS is also designed to support the Federal Government\u2019s broader fiscal objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to him, Nigeria\u2019s tax-to-GDP ratio has improved in recent years, rising to about 13.5 per cent as at October 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut it remains below the African average and well short of levels seen in peer emerging markets,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adedeji said that the overall aim is to focus on taxing profits and returns rather than capital or investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tax reform: Only officially gazetted Acts carry legal authority \u2013 NRS The Nigeria Revenue Service has clarified that only officially gazetted Acts of the National Assembly carry legal authority and are binding on taxpayers and revenue administrators, dismissing claims that the country\u2019s newly enacted tax reform laws were altered after passage. The Executive Chairman of… <\/p>\n

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