The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has urged the Lagos State Government to become the first state to publish a harmonised tax code aligned with the new tax laws, saying the move will significantly reduce compliance costs for manufacturers.
Speaking on Thursday at the 55th Annual General Meeting of the association’s Apapa Branch in Lagos, MAN President, Francis Meshioye, pushed for stronger safeguards against multiple taxation and levies under the new tax regime.
Meshioye called on Lagos to provide manufacturers with a single system for tax assessment and payment to eliminate duplication and uncertainty across government agencies and levels of administration.
“The 2025 Tax Law gives us a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reset this. The law seeks to harmonise, digitise, and reduce friction. But for it to work for manufacturers, especially those in trade corridors like Apapa, we need deliberate safeguards,” he said.
He urged Lagos to publish a harmonised tax code that would provide one assessment authority and one payment portal for manufacturers.
