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YouAreNobody:
The problem isn't collecting taxes, what do they do with the taxes?
Businesses in nigeria will pay tax and they'll also fuel their power generating sets, and many other things and you expect them to survive?
Stop defending the indefensible. You and I know these taxes are going to end up in Tinubu's pocket. What he did in Lagos is what he's trying to replicate on the national level

musa234:
We all know nothing will change with this tax collection. It will still be looted and relooted. The average Nigerian is a fraudster and a thief, not just the politicians.

YouAreNobody:
The problem isn't collecting taxes, what do they do with the taxes?
Businesses in nigeria will pay tax and they'll also fuel their power generating sets, and many other things and you expect them to survive?
Stop defending the indefensible. You and I know these taxes are going to end up in Tinubu's pocket. What he did in Lagos is what he's trying to replicate on the national level

Kingpele:
This is why lagosians didn't vote for him because they knew him very well...tax collector per excellent but u won't see him declare his own tax records..

yorosstores:
Tell me about the revenue generation of the UK.

And tell me any country that has made progress without the populace paying taxes.

I am waiting

casualobserver:
let them collect the tax and steal it first. a major reason why they got away with looting was because most Nigerians didnt pay tax and because it wasnt their money they didnt focus their attention of what the govt was doing with their money. If you are paying tax you will hold the feet of elected officials to the fire but when it is Oil revenue of taxes that dont come from you directly you dont see it as your money.

in any event most people complaining here are too poor to fall into the tax bracket.

VOsimhen144:
I regretted voting for Tinubu.
Nigerians abeg make una forgive me… abeg.

musa234:
If the tax is not used Judiciously as most of us expect, nothing will happen..How do we hold the politicians accountable? Bro,unfortunately, nothing will happen.

Islie:
https://dailytrust.com/tinubu-is-a-well-known-tax-collector-adebayo/

Kingpele:
This is why lagosians didn't vote for him because they knew him very well...tax collector per excellent but u won't see him declare his own tax records..

SmartPolician:
Tinubu has absolutely nothing in his head. His only method of revenue generation for his government is through taxation. He has brought that Lagos pattern to the national level.

casualobserver:
let them collect the tax and steal it first. a major reason why they got away with looting was because most Nigerians didnt pay tax and because it wasnt their money they didnt focus their attention of what the govt was doing with the money. If you are paying tax you will hold the feet of elected officials to the fire but when it is Oil revenue or taxes that dont come from you directly you dont see it as your money.

in any event most people complaining here are too poor to fall into the tax bracket.

fmlala:
You should explain what your state government doing with the tax they are collecting so we can understand you better.

Almunjid:
What does "Mr Yes Daddy" has to offer?

casualobserver:
please JAPA then you will understand the meaning of tax collection.

In Uk you will pay up to 45% income tax, then as you spend the remaining you will pay 20% VAT, you will pay more than almost 100% tax on petrol and so on.

when you see good roads, hospitals etc......its from taxes.

YouAreNobody:
Bro leave this talk. People have always paid taxes. Businesses have been paying taxes. I've been paying taxes on my 3 businesses, what has the government done with those taxes?

Leave this talk abeg. You and I know it'll be looted and nothing will happen.
All the funds which have been looted, what happened to them?

nedu666:
Stop lying. Income tax is not 45% in UK, neither is vat 20%. All these village boys who claim to know all

YouAreNobody:
The only thing "bulaba balablu" has to offer is inserting his mouth into people's pockets and sucking them dry, just like a mosquito🤣🤣🤣

SmartPolician:
Tinubu has absolutely nothing in his head. His only method of revenue generation for his government is through taxation. He has brought that Lagos pattern to the national level.

casualobserver:
everybody acknowledges that Nigeria's tax collection was very low. So to fix that is it not a well known tax collector you engage? The issue is what is done with the taxes.

is it someone who doesnt know how to collect taxes you engage to collect taxes?
or is it you dont want to raise taxes in which case how do you fund government programmes?

i dont understand if you car is damaged do you go to a well known mechanic or someone who doesnt know how to fix cars?

i am trying to see the sense in these comments.

fergie001:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5v-F81hNTs

The Permanent Secretary, Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources in Lagos State, Mahmood Adegbite, has said that people drilling borehole in the Lekki axis of the state is probably drinking ‘’shit water.”

While speaking at a stakeholders meeting in the state recently, Adegbite noted that contaminated boreholes in Lekki pose health risk and added that treatment of waste water would eradicate any form of disease that may arise from it.

He said, “On waste water treatment, I will say that everyone digging borehole within the Lekki axis is probably drinking what I will call ‘shit water.’

https://punchng.com/video-everyone-digging-borehole-in-lekki-is-probably-drinking-shit-water-lagos-govt/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMABDJjbGNrAwAEK2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEewOd7728C0FSKQJNWar4yKRxNpNKt1owSlw47y57FKAux2QxvQL24Iu18rtw_aem_3kB5Sd2GjpdqjN6zFuIs7w

Putinofrussia:
Tax is legitimate and all nations of the world collect tax from their citizens.Tax is ordained by God in the Bible and the Quran.
If you don't pay tax,know that you are not an authentic human.
Nigerian tax is one of the worst in the world.
We don't pay tax in Nigeria and this is the reason Nigeria is poor because we rely solely on oil while our leaders are chronically corrupt.
We have seen that this govt is using our revenue (which has dwindled greatly) diligently,mind you that we can't rule out corruption because it has been there since the creation of Nigeria or even the world.Nobody in the world can completely erase corruption because it is a human trait but can be minimised especially with tech.
China just executed an official recently for corruption.It is in the news day before yesterday that an official of USA govt has been indicted for corruption.
Tinubu is doing a lot of infrastructures all over the nation.Massive ones that had never been done in Nigeria before.
They will surely need money and tax is one of them.
Nobody taxes like the developed nations and this is why they are rich and serious.
Out of 100 taxes paid in sane nations,Nigeria has never taxed up to 30.Their stupidity is their fixation on oil,oil and oil.

anonimi:
How has mechanic Tinubu fixed Lagos in 26 years of increasing tax collections?

How has he fixed Nigeria in two years of saving $84 billion from subsidy removal?



May 1, 2025

May Day: Hunger, unemployment, insecurity real— Tinubu

According to him: “The theme demands our collective attention and serves as a stark reminder of the need to create an environment where every worker feels safe, valued, and empowered to contribute to the growth and prosperity of our nation. As your President, I assure you that this administration is committed to creating such an environment for the common good.”

On the economic hardship, he noted that while it is a global phenomenon, its effects on Nigerians are particularly severe.

Tinubu said: “I am aware of the peculiarities of the economic hardship Nigerians face—rising living costs, hunger, insecurity, unemployment, and the loss of livelihoods. These challenges are real and demand definitive solutions, which I am poised to address as your President.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/05/may-day-hunger-unemployment-insecurity-real-tinubu/

Putinofrussia:
Tax is legitimate and all nations of the world collect tax from their citizens.Tax is ordained by God in the Bible and the Quran.
If you don't pay tax,know that you are not an authentic human.
Nigerian tax is one of the worst in the world.
We don't pay tax in Nigeria and this is the reason Nigeria is poor because we rely solely on oil while our leaders are chronically corrupt.
We have seen that this govt is using our revenue (which has dwindled greatly) diligently,mind you that we can't rule out corruption because it has been there since the creation of Nigeria or even the world.Nobody in the world can completely erase corruption because it is a human trait but can be minimised especially with tech.
China just executed an official recently for corruption.It is in the news day before yesterday that an official of USA govt has been indicted for corruption.
Tinubu is doing a lot of infrastructures all over the nation.Massive ones that had never been done in Nigeria before.
They will surely need money and tax is one of them.
Nobody taxes like the developed nations and this is why they are rich and serious.
Out of 100 taxes paid in sane nations,Nigeria has never taxed up to 30.Their stupidity is their fixation on oil,oil and oil.