January 2027’ll reveal FG’s failure to conduct security impact of new tax laws – Omole

By Henry Oduah
Security consultant Charles Omole has knocked the Federal Government for what he described as the lack of a security impact assessment of the new tax laws.
On 26 June 2025, President Bola Tinubu signed the four Tax Reform Bills into law. These laws include the Nigeria Tax Act (NTA), the Nigeria Tax Administration Act (NTAA), the Nigeria Revenue Service Act (NRSA) and the Joint Revenue Board Act (JRBA).
Dr Omole said on Friday, while speaking on the topic “Governance, Democracy and National Security” on The Platform, an annual Democracy Day programme, that the security implications of the new tax laws will become apparent in January 2027.
“I have not seen any sign th...