RELIEF FOR MOTORISTS AND TAXPAYERS: JRB SCRAPS ROAD STICKERS, ORDERS END TO ILLEGAL ROAD TAX COLLECTIONS NATIONWIDE
The Joint Revenue Board (JRB), apex body for revenue authorities in Nigeria, has announced the abolition of road stickers with immediate effect.
The Board whose members include the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), States and FCT Internal Revenue Service, Nigerian Customs Service, Nigerian Immigration Service, Federal Road Safety Corps, Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, and the National Identity Management Commission, restated its commitment to eradicating the menace of non-state actors in the nation’s revenue ecosystem.
The Board’s decision was contained in a communiqué issued at its 158th meeting held on 9th and 10th December 2025, at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja.
The communiqué signed by the Chairman, Dr. Zacch Adedeji and the Executive Secretary of the Board, Mr. Olusegun Adesokan, urges motorists to report any person who attempts to forcefully issue sticker to them to security agencies.
The Board called on the Office of the National Security Adviser, Nigeria Police Force and all security agencies to take immediate steps towards eliminating illegal road-blocks mounted for the purpose of collection of taxes, levies, rate and charges.
The communiqué reads, “the Board restates its commitment to eradicating the menace of non-state actors in the nation’s revenue administration value-chain, and calls on the Office of the National Security Adviser, Nigeria Police Force, and all relevant security agencies to take immediate steps towards eliminating illegal road-blocks mounted and operated along the nation’s road transport corridors for the purpose of collection of taxes, levies, rates and charges, while ensuring the integrity of the nation’s tax administration process, especially at the sub-national level.”
“The Board re-emphasizes the outright abolition of the design, production, issuance and enforcement of all manner of road stickers and related instruments by both state and non-state actors, and encourages the resistance of such by Nigerians, and the reporting of all such promoters of the issuance of stickers and related instruments to security authorities for appropriate sanctions.”
The JRB also called on States to expedite action in the passage of the Harmonized Taxes and Levies (Approved List for Collection) Bill into Law, for uniform application of taxes, rates, and levies at the sub-national level, in line with the national objectives of the ongoing tax reforms.
The Board commended the Federal Government for the fiscal policy and tax reforms, noting their potential for enhanced revenue mobilisation, promotion of economic competitiveness, improvement of ease of doing business, and deepening fiscal sustainability across the nation.
It lauded the transition of the Joint Tax Board into the Joint Revenue Board, noting that it represents a step towards a more coordinated, efficient and coherent national revenue administration framework.
Corporate Communications Department
Joint Revenue Board.
15/12/2025.
