Nigeria, May 7 -- The Senate, on Wednesday, passed two of the four tax reform bills proposed by President Bola Tinubu.

The two bills passed were the Nigeria Revenue Service Establishment Bill and the Nigerian Tax Administration Bill.

The bills were passed after the senators reviewed the report of an ad-hoc committee chaired by Niger East Senator Sani Musa. The committee was constituted to address controversies and disputes surrounding the proposed reforms. On Wednesday, the contents of the bills were debated and considered at the Committee of the Whole.

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced passage of the bill after a majority of the senators supported it through voice votes.

Mr Akpabio said the Senate will set up a commit...