The federal government has clarified that certain reports in circulation about Nigerians paying a ₦500 fuel surcharge on every ₦10,000 worth of fuel bought from January 2026 are inaccurate and misleading.
The government stated that while the new tax law provides for a fuel surcharge under the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Act, the provision has not yet taken effect.
It added that contrary to claims that Nigerians would start paying the ₦500 surcharge as from January 2026, the implementation date will only be determined by an official order from the Minister of Finance.
Naija News reports that the clarification was made in a video by the Chairman of the Presidential Tax Reform Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, which was made public by the State House.
“What we have is that there’s a law that was enacted some years back with a surcharge on fuel under the FEMA Act. This is a provision that is now in the new tax law, and it does not take effect as of January 2026.
“I know some people have been giving wrong information about this. What is in the new tax law is that this surcharge will take effect on a date in the future, based on an order to be released by the Minister of Finance. And we do know that Mr Finance is responsible enough to determine when it’s appropriate to do so,” Oyedele said.
He added that the intended purpose of the surcharge is to channel revenues into transport infrastructure projects, which he claimed would eventually reduce the cost of logistics, ease the burden on commuters, and bring down inflation for ordinary Nigerians.
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