Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KGIRS) has called on the State House of Assembly to domesticate the Nigeria Tax Act and the Nigeria Tax Administration Act to enable smoother implementation of the new tax regime in the state.
Executive Chairman of KGIRS, Dr. Salihu Enehe, made the appeal during an awareness engagement with lawmakers at the Assembly complex in Lokoja, describing the meeting as both timely and necessary.
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Dr. Enehe explained that the Nigeria Tax Act is a consolidated document that harmonises various tax laws previously in operation, designed to reduce multiple taxation and increase transparency in tax administration.
President Bola Tinubu had on June 26, 2025, signed four major tax reform bills into law, with implementation scheduled to begin on January 1, 2026. The laws include the Nigeria Tax Act, Nigeria Tax Administration Act, Joint Revenue Board Establishment Act, and Nigeria Revenue Service Establishment Act.
Dr. Enehe commended the President’s resolve to reform and harmonise the nation’s tax ecosystem. He noted that the implementation of the laws would promote transparency, encourage investment, and curb tax evasion.
“With these disruptions come great opportunities and great threats, opportunities for those prepared to comply with the new realities, and threats for those who insist on remaining in the past,” he said.
He noted that under the new tax structure, individuals earning below N1.3 million annually would be exempt from tax, while earners between N1.3 million and N3 million would receive reductions. Higher-income earners above N3 million would attract higher tax rates, ensuring that wealthy individuals and corporate bodies contribute more to the system.
Earlier, Chairman of the Assembly’s Committee on Finance, Akus Lawal, commended the KGIRS team for the engagement and expressed optimism that Kogi would soon rank as the third-highest revenue-generating state in the North, after Kano and Kaduna, and number one in the North-Central.
Lawal noted that lawmakers are now better equipped with knowledge on the new tax administration framework and look forward to receiving the bills for legislative action.
Meanwhile, Consultant to KGIRS, Henry Ojuola, urged the Assembly not to enact additional legislation on the matter, despite the Acts granting such allowance.
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He advised the Service to fully rely on the existing provisions, stressing that Chapter 5 of the Tax Administration Act already outlines offences and sanctions for adjudication by the Tax Tribunal.
“Ensure your tax tribunal is effective by appointing reputable members, and ensure that those deployed to collect taxes are honest,” he added.
