Nigeria, Dec. 31 -- A good governance and anti-corruption advocacy group, the Youth Advocates For Peace Justice and Empowerment Network (YAPJEN), has strongly condemned the alleged alterations to Nigeria's newly enacted tax reform laws, describing any attempt to implement the version as "patently illegal and unconstitutional."

President Bola Tinubu had yesterday in a statement he personally signed, confirmed that Nigeria's new tax laws will commence on January 1,2026 with no plans to delay.

Tinubu, while stressed that the laws were designed to harmonize taxation, protect citizens, and not increase the overall tax burden, acknowledging public concerns, but said no issue warrants halting or postponing the implementation.

In a statement r...