Nigeria, May 7 -- Nigerian senators have commenced debate on the tax reform bills proposed by President Bola Tinubu.

The deliberation, during the plenary, began at 2:35 p.m. after the senators returned from a closed-door session which lasted for about two hours.

Consideration of the tax reform bills was the only item listed on Wednesday's order paper of the Senate.

The tax reform bills passed second reading in the Senate last November, and the House of Representatives passed them at third reading in March 2025, shortly before the lawmakers adjourned for the Easter and Eid-el-Fitr holidays.

Following the second reading in the Senate, the bills were referred to the Senate Committee on Finance, chaired by Niger East Senator Sani Musa, fo...