Twenty-one Nigerian states have enacted a model law covering state and local taxes and levies, Joint Revenue Board Executive Secretary Olusegun Philip Adesokan said at a briefing in Abuja on Oct. 28. The measure is intended to address overlapping charges that can add costs for businesses and taxpayers.
Adesokan said the count had risen from 20 to 21 by the evening of Oct. 27. The Joint Revenue Board coordinates revenue administration with the Nigeria Revenue Service and state revenue services; it does not collect taxes.
The board is addressing illegal roadside collections through a separate effort. After its 158th meeting in December 2025, the JRB called for states to adopt common legislation covering taxes and levies. It also asked security agencies to tackle illegal tax collection at roadblocks and reiterated that road stickers had been abolished.
In September 2026, the JRB sought police cooperation to enforce the roadblock ban. Adesokan said roadside collections increase transport costs and may feed into the prices of goods. The board has presented the tax law and its roadblock effort as measures to reduce overlapping demands and unauthorized collections.
