PAYE Cut Increases Workers’ Take-Home Pay In January

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PAYE Cut Increases Workers’ Take-Home Pay In January — Oyedele by dre11(op): 4:16am On Jan 27

Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has said that Nigerian workers were starting to enjoy higher take-home pay following a reduction in Pay As You Earn (PAYE) deductions under the country’s newly enacted tax laws.

Oyedele shared this in a post on X on Monday, citing feedback from employees who have already received their January 2026 salaries.

He noted that early reports indicated the new tax system was already easing the burden on workers, especially salary earners whose taxes are deducted directly at source.

The announcement comes as the federal government rolled out comprehensive tax reforms aimed at increasing disposable income, boosting economic growth, and simplifying tax administration nationwide.

Oyedele explained that the decline in PAYE deductions was an early sign of the impact of the recently introduced tax measures designed to lessen workers’ tax obligations.

“We are pleased to note the feedback from workers who have received their salaries for January 2026 and confirmed a reduction in their PAYE tax resulting in higher take-home pay under the new tax laws,” Oyedele stated.

He added that the reforms were particularly advantageous for employees whose income taxes are automatically deducted by their employers.

https://leadership.ng/paye-cut-increases-workers-take-home-pay-in-january-oyedele/

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Re: PAYE Cut Increases Workers’ Take-Home Pay In January — Oyedele by dalongjnr: 4:29am On Jan 27

Lamba,is that you?
Give me with left hand ↔️ and collect with right hand ↔️.

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Re: PAYE Cut Increases Workers’ Take-Home Pay In January — Oyedele by renderme: 4:32am On Jan 27*

This is true.

Nigerians realized on twitter that those against the tax law were indeed spreading propaganda. January salary entered people’s accounts and salaries increased due to lower taxes.

Exactly what this tax guy said was going to happen. The new tax laws reduced taxes for like 90% of Nigerian workers.

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Re: PAYE Cut Increases Workers’ Take-Home Pay In January — Oyedele by amazingspiderma: 5:55am On Jan 27

renderme:
This is true.

Nigerians realized on twitter that the whole propaganda was indeed propaganda. January salary entered their accounts and their salaries increased due to lower taxes.

Exactly what this tax guy said was going to happen. The new tax laws reduces taxes for like 90% of Nigerian workers.

Allow people who are earning salary.

All these ones that don't work be rushing to make comment.

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Re: PAYE Cut Increases Workers’ Take-Home Pay In January — Oyedele by Checkwell: 6:17am On Jan 27

Tax reduced from salary, but increased from bank account deduction. Tax na your mate? Una go hear am.

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Re: PAYE Cut Increases Workers’ Take-Home Pay In January — Oyedele by ojoisimi(m): 6:18am On Jan 27

renderme:
This is true.

Nigerians realized on twitter that the whole propaganda was indeed propaganda. January salary entered their accounts and their salaries increased due to lower taxes.

Exactly what this tax guy said was going to happen. The new tax laws reduces taxes for like 90% of Nigerian workers.

It's for employed people o. Not self employed (gala and pure water seller) like you. So, allow them to comment on this post

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Re: PAYE Cut Increases Workers’ Take-Home Pay In January — Oyedele by Raymeskey: 6:18am On Jan 27

renderme:
This is true.

Nigerians realized on twitter that the whole propaganda was indeed propaganda. January salary entered their accounts and their salaries increased due to lower taxes.

Exactly what this tax guy said was going to happen. The new tax laws reduces taxes for like 90% of Nigerian workers.

Have you received your January salary? How much added up

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Re: PAYE Cut Increases Workers’ Take-Home Pay In January — Oyedele by FreeStuffsNG: 6:21am On Jan 27*

dalongjnr:
Lamba,is that you?
Give me with left hand ↔️ and collect with right hand ↔️.

Smh.

If you have work and pay PAYE, you will not type trash. This is how you give yourself away.

That you don’t know that this is a pragmatic way that government use to put money in workers' pockets shows that you are ignorant about this subject.

Ignorance and idleness lead to the worst form of poverty o. Wean yourself of both wink

When you earn a pay raise, increase your savings and investments. Don't increase your wardrobe and lifestyle f or number of sexual partners. It's poor people who do that.

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Re: PAYE Cut Increases Workers’ Take-Home Pay In January — Oyedele by atobs4real(m): 6:21am On Jan 27

This man is deceiving himself oooo. Who is enjoying?
Lies of hell will just kill some people straight without negotiation.

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Re: PAYE Cut Increases Workers’ Take-Home Pay In January — Oyedele by atobs4real(m): 6:22am On Jan 27

This man is deceiving himself oooo. Who is enjoying?
Lies of hell will just kill some people straight without negotiation.
The tax is overwhelming and just working for the government.
How j wish the money would be spent wisely and not embezzled just like the subsidy removal

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Re: PAYE Cut Increases Workers’ Take-Home Pay In January — Oyedele by bunmioguns(m): 6:23am On Jan 27

Typical government logic: Focus on PAYE reduction for the few formal workers while the 80% in the informal sector are being squeezed by 'double taxation' and 'agbero' levies. This January 2026 'testimony' sounds like a sponsored script. Let them show us the new tax tables and compare it with the 300% increase in the cost of living over the last year. The math isn't mathing!

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Re: PAYE Cut Increases Workers’ Take-Home Pay In January — Oyedele by DeltaBachelor(m): 6:27am On Jan 27

lol. Orishirishi something

Re: PAYE Cut Increases Workers’ Take-Home Pay In January — Oyedele by JejelifeNG: 6:28am On Jan 27*

January salary tax increased from 19.5% to 23%. This is another lie from the pit of hell. We will overcome

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Re: PAYE Cut Increases Workers’ Take-Home Pay In January — Oyedele by thirty(m): 6:28am On Jan 27

Less than 1% increments.

Raymeskey:
Have you received your January salary? How much added up

Less than 1% increments.

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Re: PAYE Cut Increases Workers’ Take-Home Pay In January — Oyedele by thirty(m): 6:28am On Jan 27

Honestly less than 1% increment.

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Re: PAYE Cut Increases Workers’ Take-Home Pay In January — Oyedele by swimmer: 6:32am On Jan 27

FreeStuffsNG:
Smh.

If you have work and pay PAYE, you will not type trash. This is how you give yourself away.

That you don’t know that this is a pragmatic way that government use to put money in workers' pockets shows that you are ignorant about this subject.

Ignorance and idleness lead to the worst form of poverty o. Wean yourself of both

Not true. My salary reduced. Oyedele is a dishonest man

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Re: PAYE Cut Increases Workers’ Take-Home Pay In January — Oyedele by bankyblue(m): 6:40am On Jan 27

People just they say na lamba. U no they government payroll, u they shout lamba

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Re: PAYE Cut Increases Workers’ Take-Home Pay In January — Oyedele by Reference(m): 6:40am On Jan 27

This man needs to talk less. Just making himself the lighting rod for public ire when the whole issue of taxation should be a national project and the more he wails alone the more he sounds like the salesman of a really bad product.

Oga Oyedele. Government finances belong to everyone. Democracy has given you the privilege of being the executioner of what we have all collectively decided.

You are making it look and sound like this is personal. Personal to you and to your bosses with an inordinate and overwhelming vested interest in what is to be collected.

PS. I understand Lagosians have approved their government seizing their resources via the new taxation protocols. That is going into their accounts and confiscating their assets and those related to them.
Is this true?

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Re: PAYE Cut Increases Workers’ Take-Home Pay In January — Oyedele by MEGA4BILLION(m): 6:40am On Jan 27

What is significant about 2k increment

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Re: PAYE Cut Increases Workers’ Take-Home Pay In January — Oyedele by Luizkid(m): 6:43am On Jan 27

A very insignificant increment in Salary.. 2k difference precisely.

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Re: PAYE Cut Increases Workers’ Take-Home Pay In January — Oyedele by 1vandragon: 6:47am On Jan 27

The increment ranged from N400 to N5,000.And not everyone got an increase. Some persons actually had reduced net salaries ranging between N700 to N2,500.

While it is OK that there were increases, how impacful or significant where those increases? If cost of living goes up by 700%, what is a savings of 2%-5% going to really do?

And to those trying to make it seem as if some Nigerians were against the revised income tax, that was not the reality. The argument was that it was not far reaching enough in view of the economic damage done by bat.

Why increase the base tax to 15% if you really want to help the poor? Why not leave it at 7%?

Given the economic realities, the exemption threshold should have started at around N2m and at 7%.

These are the real issues.

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Re: PAYE Cut Increases Workers’ Take-Home Pay In January — Oyedele by NOETHNICITY(m): 6:52am On Jan 27

Hope this is true. We are all optimistic

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Re: PAYE Cut Increases Workers’ Take-Home Pay In January — Oyedele by Emu4life(m): 6:52am On Jan 27

Na lie. Nothing increase for my pay.
AdeYEYE

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Re: PAYE Cut Increases Workers’ Take-Home Pay In January — Oyedele by leanonme82: 6:54am On Jan 27*

JejelifeNG:
January salary tax increased from 19.5% to 23%. This is another lie from the pit of hell. We will overcome

Stop lying. Tax did not increase, it decreased.

Also in the new tax law, all military officers pay zero taxes now.

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Re: PAYE Cut Increases Workers’ Take-Home Pay In January — Oyedele by ochepelo: 6:54am On Jan 27

No[b] meaningful increament

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Re: PAYE Cut Increases Workers’ Take-Home Pay In January — Oyedele by NOETHNICITY(m): 6:55am On Jan 27

1vandragon:
The increment ranged from N400 to N5,000.And not everyone got an increase. Some persons actually had reduced net salaries ranging between N700 to N2,500.

While it is OK that there were increases, how impacful or significant where those increases? If cost of living goes up by 700%, what is a savings of 2%-5% going to really do?

And to those trying to make it seem as if some Nigerians were against the revised income tax, that was not the reality. The argument was that it was not far reaching enough in view of the economic damage done by bat.

Why increase the base tax to 15% if you really want to help the poor? Why not leave it at 7%?

Given the economic realities, the exemption threshold should have started at around N2m and at 7%.

These are the real issues.

You are lying and you know that

It is not compulsory for you to comment
You could have just ignored the post rather than resort to lame lies

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Re: PAYE Cut Increases Workers’ Take-Home Pay In January — Oyedele by micellgevity: 6:57am On Jan 27

Luizkid:
A very insignificant increment in Salary.. 2k difference precisely.

But you will shout if that insignificant 2k is deducted from your salary. Hypocrite everywhere.

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Re: PAYE Cut Increases Workers’ Take-Home Pay In January — Oyedele by Pharaohny: 7:02am On Jan 27

Useless government

Useless president

Useless country

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Re: PAYE Cut Increases Workers’ Take-Home Pay In January — Oyedele by dfrost: 7:02am On Jan 27

dalongjnr:
Lamba,is that you?
Give me with left hand ↔️ and collect with right hand ↔️.

It's not lamba. If you had done your calculations right, you would have known that it will surely increase certain categories of people's THP.

Some will increase, some will decrease.

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Re: PAYE Cut Increases Workers’ Take-Home Pay In January — Oyedele by dfrost: 7:03am On Jan 27

Checkwell:
Tax reduced from salary, but increased from bank account deduction. Tax na your mate? Una go hear am.

Who taxed your account? Pray tell.

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Re: PAYE Cut Increases Workers’ Take-Home Pay In January — Oyedele by renderme: 7:07am On Jan 27*

Luizkid:
A very insignificant increment in Salary.. 2k difference precisely.

But you paid more before. .eg. If you paid 7500 and it has now reduced to 4000 (depending on the % on your salary) So you go home with more salary.
That’s the point. Your tax reduced. Unlike the liars that said it would go from 7500 to like 10,000 and then your salary reduces.. Only the very rich who are like 5% of the population got higher taxes.

Theres also ‘rent relief’ available in the tax law. If your company’s HR didn’t add this to your tax refund, they should.

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