The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has begun mass mobilisation for protests against implementation of the new tax laws, declaring January 14 a nationwide “Day of Action.”
The association accused the federal government of ignoring widespread concerns over discrepancies between the gazetted tax laws and the versions passed by the National Assembly.
President Bola Tinubu had insisted no substantial issue warranted halting implementation, despite objections from the NBA, NLC, legislators and civil society.
NANS President, Olushola Oladoja, described the January 1 commencement as “a dangerous precedent” and called on all student structures to prepare for peaceful demonstrations at the Presidential Villa Gate.
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) warned that the laws cannot legally take effect until authentic, verified copies are produced, noting allegations of inserted provisions amount to forgery.
Meanwhile, a civic group, House to the Rescue, announced a N3 million reward for any lawmaker able to produce a clean, verifiable version of the tax law — arguing that enforcement without transparency is “executive lawlessness.”
The group accused government of coercion and insisted that any tax regime not publicly verifiable “does not legally exist.”
