₦airaland Forum

SonOfWords:
No be the same Bello wey dey currently face EFCC investigation and trial for theft of billions ?

God abeg see country!

Shame wear me. 30 yards of wrapper . What's paining me pass is that the citizens are the ones debating how relevant he is in the political environment.
We always forget that we the citizens are the king makers, we give these people power.

Honestly, we never learn .

We didnt know we can do all these before? Wow!

Just imagine.

We are not serous as a country . Honestly. Na how to tax the citizens dey their head . Can you tax the dead?

sulaak:
The government has been mismanaging state funds, especially funds linked to the oil and gas industry, for over 50 years, and we haven't done anything because it is not really our money.


Let's steal our tax money, and all hell will break loose. The return from oil export is too low that Tinubu has been forced to implement these Tax Reforms or else the World Bank and the IMF will pull their loans

@ Bolded. Are you saying we should look away while the government mismanage this funds and allow the tax law so it can br mismanaged too?

Don't you think we need to block all these loopholes first. We need to make sure money made is being used for what it's intended for. I swear, we won't complain if the government spends this money judiciously and deals heavily with whoever steals or try to steal public funds.


The people have to have faith in the government for effective taxation.

The new tax law won't solve our problems. In fact it will add to it. It's like trying to fix a car with an engine problem by buying tires first .

Alliswell248:
I don't answer unintelligent question.

Frankly wasn't expecting an answer from you. You are one of those that would fight whoever opinion doesn't align with yours . I am not your opposition

sulaak:
Taxation funds the services; Nigeria cannot continue to have a budget based on oil exports. A tax-driven economy will force all state and local governments to contribute to the government.

The tax reform is designed to broaden the collection of tax and not penalise low-paying Nigerians.

As the government grows, it will expand the tax base and increase its budget. if Nigeria capture 18% of tax recipt that will add $60 billion to the budget.

How about the mismanaged funds ? The corrupt practices?

Not against taxation. Until governance improves, heavy taxation will only worsen Nigeria's problems.

motymop:
so me that work, i should be paying tax for all the market women also working.

they also collect vat from me like the market woman but the market woman do not pay tax on her own income but me that work is paying tax on my income

so it is fair that because she is a market woman she shouldnt pay any tax while i should pay tax for her

abeg let everyone pay their oown share.

They aren't using this tax money for whatever it should be used for. They aren't na.

Nigeria can sustain itself financially without even tax money in the first place . They should fix thr loop holes, fix the system, fight corruption to a stand still. We will pay this tax without much hassle.

When people se what government are doing for them. They will be glad to pay this tax . It's unfair to pay to the government and it keeps getting looted every now and then

sulaak:
Nigeria is a funny country.

The country has 300 billion in circulation but generates $20 billion in taxes and has a budget of $30 billion for 230 million people. Yet, they want health care, electricity, good roads and social amenities. How is the government going to fund those amenities on a $30 million budget?

The NBA, NLC, Atiku and P Obi haven't provided concrete evidence that the Tax Reforms were signed into law in JUNE 2025, have been altered; instead, we have political interest groups intent on sabotaging the future of the country.

The NLC, which has no credibility as an organisation that tried to sabotage Dangote refinery, is now the arbiter of truth and honesty.

30 billion taxes generated. Is it from there Yahaya Bello and the likes are stealing from ?

@ Bolded

Heavy taxation without services is unfair
Most Nigerians already struggle with:
Poor electricity
Bad roads
Inadequate healthcare
High inflation and unemployment
Asking people to pay significantly more without visible benefits:
Deepens poverty
Increases informal economic activity
Encourages tax evasion
Fuels public anger and distrust
Taxation only works when citizens believe “I get value for my money.”

nairalanda1:
If it was Obi passing the law, the people now cursing it would be saying he is a leader that knows how to take tough decisions, while tinubu supporters would be saying that he is an evil person, and nigerians should reject the law.

It's this kind of mindset , plus the idea that economic development can only come from selling oil and sharing the money without corruption, that makes it hard to even have a sane discussion of the benefits of the tax (including the fact that it would reduce corruption because now if a leader steals money when most are paying tax, it would be like he or she is stealing from your pocket..and that means bad news for that leader). As a result, people are in essence arguing that tinubu should keep on borrowing (which he would gladly do...infact the economic policy is basically 'make Nigeria credit worthy for more loans' which ironically the new borrowing law would make possible)..and thus more debt.

I hear people shouting that the security is bad. Well, we spend 5 billion dollars yearly to keep 230 million people safe. Police and millitary salaries are as a result scanty, and there isn't enough money for equipment and other stuff. Yet we don't want to accept tax solutions because ...we want the kidnappers to keep on kidnapping us. Apparently.

One thing I have noticed from being on this site for over ten years, and sometimes deleting akant and coming back...lol. ..is that Nigerians are very economically illiterate, and only speak in defence of sane economic polices if their man is in power. When their man is not in power, they suddenly remember that the policy is oppressive. It all amounts to the fact that we run patronage politics here...where people think that if their man is in power....they would benefit from cash. So, he must be defended even when there is obvious corruption...that is why we have the funny thing of Tinubu supporters opposing subsidy removal in 2012, and then supporting it in 2023...what changed was who was in charge.

The problem is, opposing this tax law means you support bad government and more borrowing. Because both of these things benefit 90% OF THE People on this site.

Anyway, continue. I am even getting cynical about the average Nigerian.

All the billions of dollars been looted . Where are they? You are saying this as if Nigeria isnt rich enough to get thing right without taxing the citizens heavily. All monies stolen every now and then , where are they?
The people stealing the money, the money recovered, is the government doing much to fight corruption? Are they still stealing Billions? Every week, there is always a corruption story on the news.

These monies stollen is more than enough to sustain Nigeria. Ordinary Local government are embezzling money . Yet you are asking us to pay the tax to enrich us .

All the IGRs are being mismanaged and you will want us to pay more?


Nobody is against taxes. Fix the country first! The people will be glad to pay this tax.

Alliswell248:
Another noisemaker disguising as an activist.

Have you ever paid tax before?
If you are educated....you would know that the govt is subsidizing electricity , education and even healthcare.
Keep entertaining your ignorant sore losers.

I do not hope to cross path with your likes. I have no insulted anyone with my post. I did only ask questions . If you can't provide answers to the questions, you needn't reply.
You are asking if I have ever paid tax. That's funny . As an employee or as a business owner . Which? Because, both applies to me .
So, the government subsiding electricity, education and Healthcare means that it shouldn't work well?

Ghana has better power supply than Nigeria.
Education. Isn't even up to par.
Healthcare? Please don't go there. Even the doctors are leaving Nigeria en mass.

So, tell me what exactly one is enjoying in Nigeria to be happy to pay this tax. I should be paying the huge tax so that politicians can be living fat on it right?

Money from fuel subsidy removal, where is it going to?

My earlier post, you didn't answer my questions.

motymop:
so i should reject a tax law that says, people will pay 0 income tax, if they earn less than 800k

when in the old tax law, people earning less than 800k are paying 15% as tax

Which people are paying the 800k 15% tax? The market women on the street?

I thought we will be concerned about the questions I raised up there. Or are you not also in Nigeria? If yoi aren't in Nigeria, you won't understand how to answer to questions or how they affect you ..so, you might be for this New Tax law.

Tax is the law. We have all been paying one tax or the other .

Reject the new Tax law entirely! In a country where the government provides almost nothing for its citizens deserves no tax from the citizens.
Security . Police aren't trusted
Health care.
Electricity.
Good roads
Social amenities



Is it Somone whose Dad was kidnapped and paid 20m for ransom without the security operatives helping would want to pay the new tax?

Someone whose son died in the hospital because Nepa took light or because the General Hospitals were short staff, is it that person that would want to pay this Tax?

Or is it car owners who fix their cars regularly due to bad road that would want to pay?

Water cooperation almost doesn't exist again. We drill our boreholes and get water ourselves.

Cost of living is over the roof!

We need to ask ourselves these questions:
What are the government doing with the taxes they have been collecting?

What are they doing with the money gotten from subsidy removal?

We keep hearing Politicians looting money in Billion dollars and nothing is being done. Are these the people I will till and turn the soil for ? So that they can loot the money


We don't need any new tax law. When Nigeria works the way it should, we will gladly pay the tax without force.

Jostoman:
you are wrong on this oga .

On which of them? The effect the new tax law will have on Nigerians or which?

Validated:
We understand the format... to change the Christian genocide narrative. We are not fooled.

Not a good thing to say but these people have also been attacking mosques prior to the christain genocidal news .

Racoon:
See agbadorian sense of reasoning. Whatever rocks your boat madam. However, how has your vexation helped the many other people your choice is affecting?

@givedemwotowoto

You sure didn't watch and listened to the video . This proves the point that Nigerians will react first before reasoning and also we just want to hear whatever justifies our actions.

She was already a Tinubu supporter but she has been silent about politics . Not until she was " bullied" then she had to come out in the open to support Tinubu will full chest


So? Is their any news here?

Well, this has paid advertisement written all over it.

If I have to praise a Nigerian politician this way then my head isnt correct. Where is Osun state in Nigeria's economy and development?


We aren't serious as a citizen in this country . No Nigerian politician deserve any praise as it is. Let them get to work and fix the country

The country isn't where it is. Security wise, economy wise, basic amenities..0. So, what exactly does being a Nigerian entails?

Netcitizen or what did you call them? That's all they do react and react over issues that shouldn't even be a thing .

We havd other pressing matters that we should be REACTiNG over

my own is Who names a child Pepertual?


Pepertual as how? Perpertual what? Or perpetual has pther meanings that we don't know? How does it relate to a child's name? Perpetual?

Perpetual late comer , Perpetual motion.

perhaps people named Perpetual accounts for the reason they always have a never ending drama

See stadium. Nigeria ehn

And the tax law is what concerns the government.
These people whose families are killed or abducted will be happy to pay these taxes?

Is this the country we are fighting ourselves for? I ask again.

We all have a common enemy. Can't we stand united and put a end to this? But Tribal and religious sentiments won't let us

We needed a foreign body to intervene in Nigeria's internal security before we take actions? Wr have been shouting since... things weren't done. Now, Trump chook mouth , we are all shouting up and down .


House dey burn , we no do anything. Property Thieves, paraded as good people come to wan quench fire. We begin do dey shout say we no want, say no be fire dem wan come quench but to steal .

Abeg make we all reason and sit down on that Analogy

Lagos is actually trying. It's progressive . If all governors in Nigeria can do what Lagos does... we would have gotten somewhere in Nigeria.
However, I do believe we aren't utilizing up to 80% of our funds.

Another major thing is maintenance. We need proper maintenance. Lagos use to have a maintenance unit then, don't know if they still do now

Azazyel:
Nigeria is not going for the playoffs. If you still believe naija would go then you're deceiving yourself. Even if they should apply the rule of points deduction, naija won't go. This is what happens when you play with games you should take seriously. Mend your roof while the sun shines so that you won't have to deal with heavy downpour and last minute stress. Shebi some people were blasting the coach. You can now see how charged up these players are suddenly. This is what they do. They only turn up whenever they deem fit. I'll support cape Verde in the world cup.

What do you ha d to say now?

Goo0dHardDick:
Increase the volume abeg. 📢 They're coming to insult you now

Wondering what you will say now . You were confident that we wont be playing any playoffs even if we scored 35.

Brendaniel:
I'll hold both of them responsible

Tinubu didnt force his to Apc o

Brendaniel:
The Oluwole president just expanded his support base but just like MMM it is bound to fail at some point

Is that not Ned Nwoko at the back there?

At this point, no be Tinubu do anything. Hold your governor responsible just as you held "people of the corn".

What does this tell you? Politicians can't be trusted.

DIVINEEVIDENCE:
African nations are so nauseatingly shameless!

How is it that in this day and age, we don't have good hospitals, whether General Hospitals, private hospitals, even Aso Rock clinic that can provide world class medical treatment?

What in the name of all things holy would we call this sort of lunacy?
The ones who built these overseas hospitals, did they fall from the sky or possess two heads?

Was the black man created by mistake?
Why are we so cursed with mediocrity like this?

Tufiakwa a million times!

So so so shameless!
I haven't heard of any president of a non African country coming to Africa for treatment. Biden is undergoing surgery, it is still in thr USA, Ukrainian president treated in his country

But Nigeria... God! I feel so so sad about this . Yet, they are on about tax reforms and particular about citizens paying tax. I am asking. What zeal will I use to pay taxes when all isn't well with thr country? Won't they use those tax for medical excursions as we see?

Honestly. I hate to think about all these.

Owaincouncil:
You better go and get proper document for your property in lagos before dunwoody hand tough it.
The governor is not smiling at all. He wants to pay back the igbo people the stress and heart attack they gave to him in 2023. The guy nearly passed on after the presidential result.
So he won't spare any igbo people in lagos. Its part of the plan to reduce their influence.

Please it's not about being victimized or anything. I hate that we are looking at it that way. Not everything we have to read tribal meaning into. Lagos have demolished yoruba owned structures in Lagos Islands and many places . I remember Fashola doing same for the expansion of Lagos badgry express road., same for Oshodi.

The government gave explanations for these demolition. Houses built on drainage , houses under high tension wires , houses built on government owned lands etc. We shouldn't tey to play victim at everything

esnbrutality:
TINUBUs ultimate plan is to annex Lagos as his personal chiefdom, but he doesn't know that Dangotes Refinery is the representation of the Conquering that has come to stay.

[b]Near the Refinery is the Palace of the Seriki Fulani of LAGOS. [/b]They dare not approach that axis and do the nonsense they dish out freely to IGBOs.

It's good IGBOs now see them in full glare. My own take is how can they twist narratives again,when everyone witnessed their sophisticated antics.

Anyway, Lagos will not see 3Governors after Sanwolu before the Fulani make bold their claim. LAGOS is already saturated by Northerners and they are actually investing heavily, like IGBOs in the real estate sector.

SW is GONE

Wow!
Please where is the location of this place the seriki Fulani is ?

CoronaVirusPro:
That’s not how to get into a battle. You don’t expose all your guns.

Did anyone from Peter’s camp accuse him of false statement? No! They know they will provoke him and he will present facts!

Soludo is highly intelligent and learned. A man of his caliber would not say such without having the statistics to prove his point?

When he said shares bought by Peter were now worthless, did anyone challenge him? None. But when I mention it, Peter’s minions will come for me.

All of them are the same in my opinion. I will just suggest we allow the masses choose whoever rules them rather than someone imposing himself as out leader .

CoronaVirusPro:
Soludo told the world all that needs to be known.

It’s just shocking that, same person who doubled poverty, is now emphasizing on same poverty.

If he won't like to share . What then is the purpose of saying it?

These politicians are always the same