The Nationwide Orientation Company has pledged to galvanise public understanding and assist for the implementation of the brand new Tax Act scheduled to take impact in January 2026, describing correct communication as central to the success of the federal authorities’s ongoing fiscal reforms.
Director-Basic of the NOA, Lanre Issa-Onilu, made the dedication over the weekend in Abuja when he obtained the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Coverage and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, and members of the committee on a courtesy go to.
Issa-Onilu warned that the convenience with which misinformation spreads, notably via digital platforms, makes public enlightenment pressing.
He mentioned most of the misconceptions circulating concerning the tax regulation had been both borne out of ignorance or crafted intentionally to undermine authorities efforts to simplify the fiscal surroundings.
In keeping with him, the brand new Tax Act affords clear advantages, together with the elimination of a number of and double taxation that at present impacts companies, staff, and traders.
He burdened that the NOA’s widespread presence throughout the nation, backed by an skilled mobilisation workforce, positions the company as the best channel for speaking the provisions of the regulation.
“We have now mapped the nation to grasp its numerous demographics.
This helps us undertake the appropriate communication fashions for various teams; merchants, farmers, CSOs, youth, girls, {and professional} associations.
Our workers are from the communities they serve, and that belief is our benefit,” he mentioned.
The DG additionally highlighted the company’s intensive media partnerships, noting that NOA works with over 200 radio stations and 36 tv stations broadcasting in about 72 native languages.
He added that the company can be leveraging know-how to strengthen engagement, together with the deployment of its AI-powered voice and chat assistant, CLHEEAN, designed to offer Nigerians with verified info on authorities insurance policies.
“These are instruments we are going to deploy absolutely to assist the committee in sensitising Nigerians concerning the new tax legal guidelines,” he assured.
Earlier, Oyedele mentioned the committee sought NOA’s collaboration to counter widespread misinformation, notably amongst rural communities and grassroots teams.
“There’s quite a lot of misunderstanding concerning the regulation, particularly amongst farmers and low-income teams.
A few of the narratives being circulated are designed to make them oppose the reforms with out understanding the advantages,” he mentioned.
He added that the committee could undertake scenario-based communication, that includes farmers, college students, CEOs, and different teams to display how the reforms would influence completely different classes of Nigerians.
Oyedele expressed confidence that after residents perceive the advantages of the brand new tax regime, resistance to its implementation would diminish.
On the finish of the assembly, each events agreed to determine a joint committee to drive coordinated public sensitisation on the Tax Act.
The go to additionally featured the presentation of the brand new tax legal guidelines to Issa-Onilu by the reforms staff, whereas the NOA management introduced the Nationwide Worth Constitution plaque to Oyedele.
The Tax Reforms Invoice was signed into regulation by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in June as a part of broader efforts to simplify the tax system and strengthen Nigeria’s fiscal framework.
