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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Thursday urged Nigerians to reject any tax law that “was distorted or falsified.”

President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, in his 2025 Christmas message, stated that distortions and alleged forgery associated with certain tax policies undermine credibility and public trust.

Ajaero said, “Together, in this season and beyond, we must insist on Tax Justice where the rich pay their fair share and all forms of regressive taxation are removed.

“Any tax system that is mired in apparent distortion and outright forgery is unacceptable and should therefore be rejected by all.


“It is better to patiently craft a law that is broadly crafted and owned than rush into one filled with serious errors and outright political manipulations,” the NLC President said.

He also urged Nigerians to remain united in demanding equitable governance and reiterated its commitment to mobilising workers to resist policies that worsen economic hardship.

Reps panel to conclude investigation soon
Meanwhile, the House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating alleged discrepancies in the gazetted Tax Reform Acts has resolved to conclude its assignment and submit its report to the House within the shortest possible time.

The committee, chaired by Muktar Aliyu Betara (Borno, APC), met for the first time on Tuesday, December 23, to deliberate on a Privilege Matter raised by a member of the house at plenary over inconsistencies between the laws passed by the National Assembly and the gazetted versions.

During the meeting, members resolved to conclude the investigation and report back to the house within the shortest time for legislative integrity, due process and public confidence in the lawmaking process.

HgAkpobomeEr:
The NLC is not helping matters at all.

HgAkpobomeEr:
The NLC is not helping matters at all.

HgAkpobomeEr:
The NLC is not helping matters at all.

FILEBE:
Reject the new Tax law entirely! In a country where the government provides almost nothing for its citizens deserves no tax from the citizens.
Security . Police aren't trusted
Health care.
Electricity.
Good roads
Social amenities



Is it Somone whose Dad was kidnapped and paid 20m for ransom without the security operatives helping would want to pay the new tax?

Someone whose son died in the hospital because Nepa took light or because the General Hospitals were short staff, is it that person that would want to pay this Tax?

Or is it car owners who fix their cars regularly due to bad road that would want to pay?

Water cooperation almost doesn't exist again. We drill our boreholes and get water ourselves.

Cost of living is over the roof!

We need to ask ourselves these questions:
What are the government doing with the taxes they have been collecting?

What are they doing with the money gotten from subsidy removal?

We keep hearing Politicians looting money in Billion dollars and nothing is being done. Are these the people I will till and turn the soil for ? So that they can loot the money


We don't need any new tax law. When Nigeria works the way it should, we will gladly pay the tax without force.

iwaeda:
https://dailytrust.com/nlc-to-nigerians-reject-distorted-tax-law/?noamp=

FILEBE:
Reject the new Tax law entirely! In a country where the government provides almost nothing for its citizens deserves no tax from the citizens.
Security . Police aren't trusted
Health care.
Electricity.
Good roads
Social amenities



Is it Somone whose Dad was kidnapped and paid 20m for ransom without the security operatives helping would want to pay the new tax?

Someone whose son died in the hospital because Nepa took light or because the General Hospitals were short staff, is it that person that would want to pay this Tax?

Or is it car owners who fix their cars regularly due to bad road that would want to pay?

Water cooperation almost doesn't exist again. We drill our boreholes and get water ourselves.

Cost of living is over the roof!

We need to ask ourselves these questions:
What are the government doing with the taxes they have been collecting?

What are they doing with the money gotten from subsidy removal?

We keep hearing Politicians looting money in Billion dollars and nothing is being done. Are these the people I will till and turn the soil for ? So that they can loot the money


We don't need any new tax law. When Nigeria works the way it should, we will gladly pay the tax without force.

motymop:
tax law they have sign into law by the president.

when they were making the law...the nlc didnt complain
when the bill went into 1st reading in the house of rep, the nlc didn't complain
when it went into seconding reading in the house of rep nlc didnt complain
when it went to the senate house, the nlc didnt complain
the president signed the bill, the nlc didn't complain

now that the bill is now a law...they are complaning

motymop:
so i should reject a tax law that says, people will pay 0 income tax, if they earn less than 800k

when in the old tax law, people earning less than 800k are paying 15% as tax

HgAkpobomeEr:
The NLC is not helping matters at all.