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A Nigerian socialite, Chief Dokun Olumofin, has proposed a $500 tourism tax for Nigerians in the diaspora returning home during the festive “Detty December” period.

Tribune Online reports that Lagos hotels raked in a staggering N54 billion in December 2024, according to a report by advisory firm MO Africa Company Limited.

Suggesting how the government can take advantage of the period to generate revenue, Olumofin, in a formal letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, outlined how the initiative could significantly benefit the nation’s finances.

In the proposal, Olumofin stated that imposing the tax on returning diasporans between November 25 and January 5 could raise as much as $125 million, or approximately N240 billion.

This revenue, according to him, could be channelled into positioning Nigeria as a global destination for festive celebrations.

The letter partly reads, “This letter outlines a significant opportunity for Nigeria to generate considerable revenue-potentially up to $125 million (240 billion Naira approx.)-based on an estimated contribution of $500 from 250,000 projected returnees.


“This revenue could be allocated towards developing tourism, positioning Nigeria as a premier global destination for festive celebrations.”


https://www.google.com/amp/s/tribuneonlineng.com/detty-december-impose-tax-of-500-each-on-returning-diasporans-socialite-tells-tinubu/

Nlfpmod oam4j seun

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Generate income by inconveniencing people who ran away from this country due to its backwards and failing economy

So that the same sets of thieves can conveniently buy yacht, build mansions in billions and buy planes as usual from other people's sweat


Makes sense don't it?

DaBullIT:
Generate income by inconveniencing people who ran away from this country

This part of your message makes sense. The other part reads like a poorly written comment by some 1800 clowns from Ouagadougou


I agree with this

FG wouldnt consider the shitty suggestion from the guy

EmperorCaesar:
This part of your message makes sense. The other part reads like a poorly written comment by some 1800 clowns from Ouagadougou


I agree with this

FG wouldnt consider the shitty suggestion from the guy

Unless you are having brain freeze or seizure, nothing is wrong with the other parts of my comment

Cyber security levy for transactions
Electronic transfer levy
Subsidy savings
Increased tax
Increased tarrif on electricity
Literally everything has increased VAT

All that money goes to FG, but did they increase your minimum wage? Give loan to farmers, students, ITF skillup participants haven't been paid
Serving corpers still get 33k

Literally everything is more expensive with your Fraudmander in Chief stating his friend fell from grace to grass, downgrading from luxurious car to Honda

But instant increase in wage for judges, army chiefs, police, even unrequested funding for Eyeneck was reported

Then they bought houses for same set of people and themselves

While you who can barely feed your house conveniently is calling my writeup jibberish


I don't blame you

Continue sniffing your balloons, before you know it 8 years is gone and his son will be running for presidency anytime after

A very good way to keep people away from the country. 500 dollars is not a small amount abroad. Nobody will want to pay.
Majority of Nigerians are not intelligent i swear

Your citizens dey try come back to see their family and friends, you say make dem pay to enter their own country. Na wa.

This money mentality sha.

Parapo mentality..aka..parapoism

..always want to reap where they never sowed..

..before you know it..the traffic of those returning during that period ill decrease because of parapoism..theirs is to destroy anything, everything.. to steal from hardworking Nigerians

Some people deserved to be stripped naked and forced to eat sand...because of their greed.

You want to encourage more people to come home by taxing them...because it is everyone that came to party.

Even elderly people that came home to escape winter.

Agbero mindset.

Do you notice that the stupid man did not say that the levy collected will be used to build anything.

It is to be used to enhance tourism...to be eaten without trace.

Tax, Tax, Tax.

Do people think Nigeria/Lagos exist in a silo all by itself and not in a world of global competition.

If Nigeria / Lagos imposes needless Tax, and Ghana, a competitor in the Detty December market doesn't and Ghana becomes significantly cheaper, do you think many travellers will not head to Accra instead of Lagos

And what if 2 or 3 of the Caribbean countries start their own Detty December, and dilute what is currently a majorly Lagos affair.

There is nothing in the Lagos version of Detty December that can't be replicated to a large extent in Ghana, Ivory Coast, the Caribbean etc

My advice to Nigeria/Lagos, DO NOT IMPOSE A DETTY DECEMBER TAX.

One of the most idiotic posts I've read in recent times.

Terrible idea.

Instead of proffering intelligent ways of attracting foreign tourists, this one is suggesting taxing citizens for coming home.

When there are choice tax-free destinations all over the world.

This one is completely mad. The Internet has given every fool an opinion

$500 tax on people coming into their own country? Only a drug addict can suggest this.

This one don kolomental

Yeruba man and stupidity.

1Sharon:
A Nigerian socialite, Chief Dokun Olumofin, has proposed a $500 tourism tax for Nigerians in the diaspora returning home during the festive “Detty December” period.

Tribune Online reports that Lagos hotels raked in a staggering N54 billion in December 2024, according to a report by advisory firm MO Africa Company Limited.

Suggesting how the government can take advantage of the period to generate revenue, Olumofin, in a formal letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, outlined how the initiative could significantly benefit the nation’s finances.

In the proposal, Olumofin stated that imposing the tax on returning diasporans between November 25 and January 5 could raise as much as $125 million, or approximately N240 billion.

This revenue, according to him, could be channelled into positioning Nigeria as a global destination for festive celebrations.

The letter partly reads, “This letter outlines a significant opportunity for Nigeria to generate considerable revenue-potentially up to $125 million (240 billion Naira approx.)-based on an estimated contribution of $500 from 250,000 projected returnees.


“This revenue could be allocated towards developing tourism, positioning Nigeria as a premier global destination for festive celebrations.”


https://www.google.com/amp/s/tribuneonlineng.com/detty-december-impose-tax-of-500-each-on-returning-diasporans-socialite-tells-tinubu/

Nlfpmod oam4j seun

Jst open ur mouth n say rubbish....mumu man.Tax for returning wetin.how do u even identify them

Dumb and dumber suggestion. Fine your own people for coming back home? Who did this to the dummy??

Where do all these retårds always pop up from?

Who is this one? And what broken suckaway pipe did he crawl out from? That some random agbero stole agbada that someone else hung out to dry and then took a picture with it does not make him a celebrity.

Trust nigerians in nigeria to always want to do things backwards with their local-minded delusions.
That is how the other African countries keep benefiting.

If they try it, everybody will just be going to Ghana, and Ghana benefits.

These people are empty brains I swear…smh

Very brain dead

Typical Yoruba economic policy.

If this idiot is not careful, Diasporans may mobilise touts to burn down this idiot's properties in Nigeria.

pocohantas:
$500 tax on people coming into their own country? Only a drug addict can suggest this.

That’s realitykings1

Very EMPTY cone-like skull. While other tourists destinations are providing duty-free and tax-free opportunities, you are here suggesting stupidity.
Who said you should not relocate?