₦airaland Forum

squash47:
You will become Mr and Mrs.
If you go to family meeting, they will respect u. And if you have a male child, When they are sharing land, They will give you a large plot, depending on the quantity they shared.

That's the little I know.

donbachi:
1: Family,friends and well wishers sprays couples money on the day of their traditional/church wedding,

2: when she puts to bed,some people will come and see her with envelops,

3: on the day of child dedication,another spraying

These are the only financial benefits.

bdchange:
The OP mentioned important benefits from the Country's Govt while you guys are mentioning benefits from individuals which differs depending on the status of the couples. Well probably most of you don't know how tangible health insurance and tax are in the US. How many of us even pay tax in Nigeria?

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squash47:
You will become Mr and Mrs.
If you go to family meeting, they will respect u. And if you have a male child, When they are sharing land, They will give you a large plot, depending on the quantity they shared.


That's the little I know.

iod69779:
In the US you get big tax breaks and your spouse can be on your health insurance, and if you have kids you get even more benefits. In Canada it's even more especially if you have kids. This makes some people who would ordinarily stay as lovers decide to get married. What benefits do you get in Nigeria for being married? Is there anything the society put in place to encourage or support married couples?

cococandy:
This is a good topic. Naija govt should consider incentivizing marriage. Instead of us shaming single people into get married.

@OP. You know the ‘big’ tax breaks married folks get in USA is because they paid more taxes combined than a single person paid. I don’t know about other countries, but the new tax reforms that trump passed made it such that you don’t get refunds for having kids but it just reduces your taxable income which at the end only saves you a few hundred dollars per child versus in the past when you could simply get $1000 in returns for each child. Some folks were claiming many dependents and cashing out during tax season.

The health insurance part is a very good perk.

YourCoffin:
Nigerian government should not do anything like that o. Couples kill themselves here over slight issues. Imagine when tax returns are involved.

cococandy:
This is a good topic. Naija govt should consider incentivizing marriage. Instead of us shaming single people into get married.

@OP. You know the ‘big’ tax breaks married folks get in USA is because they paid more taxes combined than a single person paid. I don’t know about other countries, but the new tax reforms that trump passed made it such that you don’t get refunds for having kids but it just reduces your taxable income which at the end only saves you a few hundred dollars per child versus in the past when you could simply get $1000 in returns for each child. Some folks were claiming many dependents and cashing out during tax season.

The health insurance part is a very good perk.

cooooooks:
In Canada, you and your gf are married after 1 year in the eyes of the law.

iod69779:
In the US you get big tax breaks and your spouse can be on your health insurance, and if you have kids you get even more benefits. In Canada it's even more especially if you have kids. This makes some people who would ordinarily stay as lovers decide to get married. What benefits do you get in Nigeria for being married? Is there anything the society put in place to encourage or support married couples?

saucecode:
LIES

There are factors to be considered before being seen as having common law marriage, it's not just by having a gf

cooooooks:
What are these factors:
- have a kid, it's a done deal regardless of length of relationship
- live together for a year, it's a done deal.
- file taxes together, even if you both have different residences, it's a done deal.

Eileene:
What are the benefits of getting married in Nigeria?
forget about the Nigeria part
They have sold this country
we all are on our own o

The only thing society put in place is to pressure u to settle down so that they can call u mama dis or papa dat

SweetCunt97:
Go and hold your politicians. The economy and country is in total mess and u trying to compare with Canada? Oboy better look for way japa go marry oyibo and stop asking jamb questions.

Greedy leaders have spoilt this country and its sooooo bad.