₦airaland Forum

Morocco has good healthcare system.
If he was in Nigeria, he would have died. Emmergency here is dead. Yet, they want to milk us dry after milking dry our natural resources.

ManWater:
Which kind AFCON be this.
No single upset. Looks scripted.

I was saying the other day that the big teams no gree for underdogs this year at all. Underdogs truly lived by their names. But the standard of finishing in this AFCON is supber, omo, the goals dey burst brain

helinues:
What sort of a clown clout chaser be this.so the ranting is about less than N100?

I haven't sent out this year but just deliberately did to confirm. N77 charges on transaction which is still fair

Are u normal? Fair for what?
They take a lot of tax from us and claim we dont pay tax. WTF is that?
Then in return, we still provide electricity, fix road, pay private security, use wacky healthcare, send kids to private schools due to useless govt schools and they still come back and claim we dont pay tax. So, all these money made in one day alone goes to funding the life style of politciians and u say it is fair? If i show the road I drive daily, many times I have paid people to patch it. F#ck this country

Mrchippychappy:
He is desperately trying to turn Nigeria into a one party state. The worse president in the history of Nigeria. Very evil and corrupt. People are being slaughtered all over the country and he is afraid of taking a hard stance against terrorism because he doesn't want to loose the vote of the terrorist sympathisers in the North.

Meanwhile he's followers say there's nothing wrong because according to them, his wife is a pastor. And these people are supposed to be the most educated in the country

Some of u dont understand o. This is French card in africa. They turn the country into one party system with very weak opposition and the president can rule for life. It has happened for decades here with French backed presidents. I see same happening o. And Tinubu can have his way because of these politicians are corrupt, so, they tell u, join us and work for us else we will use EFCC and disgrace u. It has always worked.

helinues:
Just explain to us how sad you have been reading this development news.

We have moved on pass to be dwelling on sad and bitter news. As if some of you have vowed to something not to ever read development news from Nigeria again

Ahead ahead Nigeria

AHead ahdead where? Stats that have no true reflection in Nigeria. Hospitals are on strike sef. medical centers ahev not changed, they are still wacky. Make una dey play, Nigerians dey street dey suffer

Seefinish:
Venezuelans anywhere in the world are happy with what Trump has done

Some of u are crazy shaa. What this means is that any president can be captured o. Hope u would be happy if they one day capture Nigerian president since many Nigerians arent happy with how politicians run Nigeria.

Mrexcell:
Not possible because almost half of the so called south south are actually igbos.

nairaland is actually a very u#eless platform made of people I cant define their level of intelligence. If u read what some few humans write here, u will think south south has no single Igbo in it. They always forget that these are political regions. There are so many Igbos in south south and they proudly identify with it. Like millions. They are proud of their identity. A lot of the people who write these rubbish here are actually yorubas.
Dont mind them, first they dont travel, so they are very myopic. Even northerners travel better than them.
If u read their comments here, u will think igbos in south east and igbos in south south dont relate at all. Lol, i have a lot of people in south south, infact, my woman is from Delta state. Lol, I just laugh when i see comments here. It makes me laugh so hard.

zoedew:
Blind and misguided folks being used by the rich who are bent on maintaining the status quo. It will fail and they will be put to shame.

I am not rich, I am against the law because govt will tax me 9m plus yearly and I am not close to being rich. I struggle with the crazy bills in Nigeria and crazy dependencies due to wacky system.
We want tax but not crazy 20 percent plus. U are taxing me like the UK, do u provide services like the UK? Do we have high minimum wage like the UK? I have spent over 100k on fuel and generator at my family house in one month, will govt allow me to deduct that ?
So, if I made 20m last year from foriegn sourced income, and I spent 3m plus to buy fuel and repair generator and pay electricity bill. That means I have 17m lest for other things.
If Tinubu and his men takes about 4m of that money as tax this year, it means they reduced my purchasing power to 16m. Now, i will still spend 3m plus on home generator aside business generator. If they had taken the 4m plus as tax and i dont have to spend 3m plus on fueling generator, and ko, I will gladly pay.
I have not mentioned the cost of private schools since public schools are useless and under funded. We resist this madness. Nigeria is not ripe for such uselsss tax.
Govt should fix leakages, corruption, stop awarding projects to croonies, stop paddling budget, run tech driven reform to improve financial transperancy where any competent person can win public project and execute it. The govt should utilize our empty lands for massive agricutlture, a lot can be made from farming galric and ginger alone.
The govt can make a lot from sport. We waste money caring for the retirement packages of ex governors, senators, house of rep memebers, presidents, generals, AIG, IG, etc. We are paying tax to fund their lives. God forbid. I resist it!

Oga, be ready for whatever comes, I can promise u that!
The level of hardship will be upresented, be ready!
I can assure u one thing, if my family is ever robbed, to god who made me, I must ensure there is serious problem that will affect whoever is in charge.
U cant mess up the country and leave us like that. If ur hardship induced system create serious crime rate where people gets robebd in their homes, una go arrest tire. This country suffered me so much and now wants my 25 percent. Make una dey play. After taking my 25 percent, u will still tax any item I bought. Make una dey play.

Good2go1:
All these data boys above trying to justify their failure of their paymaster

Like they are so shameless. Very useless sset of creature. I can't believe an adult will choose this path

Putindbutt:
Meanwhile, "the finishing specialist" has quickly come out to embarrass himself, his mouth is way faster than his brain. One wonders if the minister was the cause of the vandalism. When the pipeline caught fire, FG informed Nigerians on the development, they immediately curbed the fire incident and began the repairs. This obviously affected power supply. And FG has once again informed Nigerians about the completion of the repairs. Is the Gbajue insinuating he's not aware?, or his media team that was supposed to inform him left all the weed to him alone?. This is why he will never become President.

Hahahaha, APC foolish shaaa
APC told Nigerians that they will solve power problem in 6 months or be kicked out. It is 10 years now, the electricity is still same way pdp met it.
As I write this now, no light in a state capital. If not for solar, we for don die.
Very useless and shameless country. The same problems U faced were what PDP faced and they couldnt fix it, and APC still can't fix it. So, why promise what U can't fix ?
Useless party that has solved no problem for 10 years.

helinues:
Waste of state resources. Giving him a car with how many cars is he currently having

The Rivers state assembly members, what joint gift have they given to the Rivers people during this festive season?

this is what we are fighting against, politicians are wastful but they want to tax me sourcing work abroad. This is madness. Even taxing me up to 25 percent is madness. Very wicked people, i dont blame them, we allowed them.

brain54:
These are their elite or special forces...

Why the comparison?


Post Nigerian military special forces units... even the DSS looks and has better equipments nah.


Why you dey always downgrade Nigeria? Abeg give them credit when they deserve it!

U nigerians always over hype ur selves
God with no electricity in state capitals

1vandragon:
Whoever is found culpable in this fraudulent and treasonous act should be made to face the full wrath of the law.

they cant! Lol, na why naija no fit better.
They can only do that if the citizens, like 1 million enter street, occuy airport and demand for the person to be sacked, impeached, etc. But the citizens wont even do it. Like I always say, democracy is not a black man thing, especially, west africa

This is what they want to use our tax for?

yarimo:
This is very commendable from president TINUBU and the US

U dey believe Nigerian govt? Which intelligence them get? US has all the intelligence she needs. Nigeria has nothing. All of ur data including govt data dey US company hands. Na naija needs intelligence from US sef

Cmanforall:
I dont know you, but you ‘go SCHOOL’!

Thnaks baba

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matify83:
Preliminary investigations, according to the minister, have established that the gas supply shortage was caused by the ELP explosion and acts of vandalism on gas pipelines in the Niger Delta region.

Why are we like this?

Some people just like seeing their fellow humans suffer

To what end is the vandalisation of gas pipelines when it is clearly obvious that it can not be containerized.

Now that petrol availability is not a cause for concern, the enemies of the people have focused their gaze on the gas pipelines.

Past administrations faced same issue. What idea do the new ones have to fix it?
I have always said it, as long as Nigeria refuses to fix the root cause of her problem, Nigeria can't grow.
The root cause is faulty political system a large country like Nigeria should be running true federalism or confederal system of govt not unitary presidential.
Secondly, once that is done each state or region can now control their population. No more need for people to use population to retain power. We have lots of unproductive population and they are unemployed and underemployed. They can't reach govt becus politicians have best security, so, they attack the regular Nigerians

Cmanforall:
You raised some valid points in your second paragraph.

But why did you add hookup in your first paragraph? Is prostitution legal in Nigeria

Coming to Taxes, many Nigerians evade Taxes, die decor those who work with government and other established structures were taxes are deducted from source before final Salaries

There are also taxes ordinary Nigerians pay, which should be stopped following this new law. Such taxes include those collecting levies from Kelechi riders or petty traders etc. in the name of Local government tax. Maybe there could be a way to T-Mobile all these to avoid such people paying multiple taxes

I said same thing, there are different types of taxes. What many nIgerians werent paying was income tax. And the reason was because many Nigerians dont have jobs. Yes, many nigerians are self employed and struggling. So, income tax from such sector wasnt really coming in but those working in companies, govt establishments alreayd have their income tax deducted. While most Nigerians pay other type of taxes such as VAT, bank charges go to govt as well, import duties, etc. Most Nigerians already pay that.
As for hookup, ur tax man said it doesnt matter what u do, u will be taxed, he even used hookup as example. So, that is it.

Now, my concern, Nigeria suffers from massive poor job sector, which means most Nigerians have to struggle to find something to do. In such a country, how dare u take up to 25 percent of such struggle? Like we need to be having sense.
Should I really explain the reality of Nigeria today?
Look, calling those who earn 800k yearly poor is wicked. Those people are not living, they are dead. They are worse than poor. What u should tag poor today is 15m yearly. Yes, a person on such income with family is poor.
Here is the reality, Nigerians provide everything for them selves. There is nothing govt provide here.
Let say I made 20m last year from remote works, and in my family house, my people need light. So, let say I spend 4m on electricity, fueling, generator repair and I didnt pay income tax but have been paying other taxes such as VAT, importation duties, bank charges, etc. Now, govt comes and add income tax which will be around 4m plus. Now, my 20m purchasing power has decreased to 16m. But my electricity problem did not decrease. I will still sort out the electricity which cost me 4m last year. Can u see how govt reduced my purchasing power?
Now, let say becus of bad roads, I spend about 1.5m yearly to maintain car, what happens to that?
Now, becus most Nigerians are poor so u surely will have dependencies such as parents, siblings, friends who once in a while need ur help.
I still spend heavily on bottle water yearly, if govt had provided water, this would have been sorted out. So, govt cut down on my purchasing power without resolving any core social issues for me. So, who will fix those problems I cant fix now as my income has dropped?
Omo, we are so funny in this country.
In a country with high rate of unemployment, encourage people to make money and increase purchasing power and reduce income tax. With increase purchasing power, u can have VAT at 10 percent, govt will still make good money and govt should ensure the VAT money is utlized properly to fix social issues and gradually introduce income tax at lower rate until the country is developed with structured institutions. What govt needed to tackle now is cut down in running cost, block corruption, fix electoral system so that people orietated candidates win, make corruption unattractive at all cost. taxing already poor country to this tone of 25 percent is madness.
One of the reasons foreign clients work with Nigerians is cheap labour. So, if u are now taxing me like developed worlds, how do I charge my clients cheaper? Dman!

Cmanforall:
Interesting times ahead

Nigeria may get things right gradually

Una funny shaa. Na today Nigerians begin pay tax? The only people who are captured in this tax now are remote workers, content creators, hookups, etc. Before now, these people werent captured. But they have been paying other type of tax such as VAT, bank charges, import duties, etc.
Nigeria never worked with all the resources we have, it will still not work now. Nigeria's problem is looting. baba, people dey loot this country die and it wont stop until electoral system is fixed. Now, if electoral system is fixed, people can win election based on their strong campaign, so the politicians will be scared of masses and not scared of fellow politicians. For now, politicians are scared of other politcians who have capacity to influence election via rigging. That is why people who store can migrate to the ruling party and they wont be tried in court. So they can bring votes for the ruling party. So, baba, naija no fit better, forget it.

Bittersweetnig:
Just imagine, nothing your citizens benefits from you and you still dey tax them, funny enough, you will end thief all the money

The citizens allowed it. The same way APC resisted fuel susidy is how we could have resisted this. We are cowards. APC is dealing with us wella. They used the system and crashed it. There is nothing protest cant achieve. Taxing me 25 percent for income I sourced abroad while I still have to sort out electricty and fuel, healthcare, expensive private school, i have to dig bore hole and also buy bottle water, i have to keep fixing my car due to bad road, it is madness, total madness, That is shit stood till now shows how much of st&pid fellows we are.

So, them dey do agreement for democracy like this? So, na these men dey run things? Why are u now wasting my tax money on election?
So, na these people una want me to be paying tax to? Make una dey play

CodeTemplarr:
like Norway abi?

Yes, in Norway, u can see the benefit of anything govt does, from electricity to water, to amazing good roads even down to local govt, quality health care, amazing and hifh quality public schools. Superior security, high paying jobs, the list goes on. They are called social packages. Countries with good leaders see them and citizens are happy. Here, they loot the money and u want us to clap for them.

Image123:
Na wa, no be local expert design the whole thing. When it's time for audit or phone or cars, same guys will insist on foreign auditors.
Still same people will tell you local expert is owned by Remi Tinubu and Seyi Tinubu.

Publish the details of the deal. It is my money u want to take, let me know the details.

Burob:
Man, me I made well over a 100 million Naira this year, I do not need to write a long epistle to explain myself.

Please go & pay your taxes accordingly, it is your civic duty.

Are u alright? There are duties from govt too and I am worried about govt not providing me with their own responsibilities and u wnt me to perform my own civic responsibilities? Them swear for una for this country?
What measures have been put in place to ensure our tax dont get varnished? I have been paying various tax all my life in this country, where are they? Why dont I have good roads? proper health care, electricity, water and security? Why? I have contributed massively to govt. Or do u think u are talking to a novice? Come, some of us are way more learned than u all. There are various tax and income tax is not the only tax. Govt makes mad money alone from my bank charges. They make crazy money becus I am constantly using my bank. I dont want to talk about VAT. Each time I fly, I spend heavily on VAT which is included in my flight and everywhere I shop. So, I have been paying tax baba. I am asking, why is my tax being looted by few elites?
So, I should keep quiet and watch few men who never made a dime for me, use my money to buy houses in London? Come, all of us arent mad. If u like make 100m, it is none of my business. I am saying, govt do ur part from what I have been paying all these years, then I will do more. Period.
How much did they make from facebook alone as VAT. That is part of my money becus i run ads on fb.

Burob:
From my observation, only criminal minded tax dodgers, & violators will be concerned about any purported amendments.

Or the plain ignorant people that will wail just for wailing 😭 sake.

Why should I pay 25 percent of my income as a freelancer who sourced projects abroad?

If I made 20m last year and didnt pay income tax but paid all other rediculous taxes, and spent 4m on home generator fueling, repair and electricity because my house needs light, now excluding the fueling for work place. Then next year, Tinubu takes about 5m of my income as tax. He has reduced my purchasing power, what now happens to the 4m I spent on fueling and generator at home? Does he have plan to allow me deduct such expenses since govt is supposed to provide me with electricity? we arent talking about fueling for business place, most homes run fuel for over 14 hours daily aside their business place fueling o.
If Tinubu takes about 5m from my 20m, I am left with 15m. This means I cant be able to handle the stuff I was able to handle with my 20m earning. If he took 5m and provided me with electricity which means I wont need to spend such to get light, that is fair. Now, there are other stuff. He has reduced my purchasing power drastically. the tax law is fraudulenet. Also, why sign agreement with France without approval from National assembly. Who does that? And why cant he publish the details of the contract? He signed contract with another conuntry and we are to pay for it but we dont know the contract. Omo, una dey support rubbish o. God forbid, I cant be a data boy. U want to tax me like developed country but I dont enjoy anything the developed countries enjoy. WTF is wrong with u all?
U should be talking about 2 percent income tax and no tax on foreign sourced income until you have a solid public infrastructure that the foriegn sourced income earners can enjoy. I just finished fixing my car tyres again. I fix it almost 7 times in a month becus of bad roads. Omo, una dey support rubbish.

APCNig:
You no know anything. City Boy don use Street sense to put them all in his pockets. When we say we are Lagos Boys, you think say na for mouth? Tinubu has signed the Tax Laws that he wants, you too can go and make your own laws.

You want to be using Lagos and Rivers generated Tax to be sending people to Mecca and marrying wives for your jobless Almajaris, go and generate your own money, that is Loud and Clear now.

My own is don't touch my 25 percent I sourced abroad as a freelancer. Wahala go dey.

Sccarrr:
is it a Nigerian competition?

It is funny how Nigerians love laws to be obeyed but cant obey laws. Like if we can learn to obey laws without minding who is involved, we would have grown this country. But no, court orders are abused, police abuse power, politicians behave anyhow. lol

Sccarrr:
back door or front door....rules are rules.......
and if Dr congo end up going, they did so too by using the backdoor, breaking rules laid down, so I see no reason to castigate Nigeria only here🥱🥱

Nigeria that breaks endless laws in their own country. Where their president dont obey court orders, their police dont ovey anyone and their military constantly abuse power now knows that laws are laws

A country that fails to produce will bleed. Nigeria is purely a consumer focused country, even increased tax will not solve ur problem. Ur problem lies in ability to produce and export.
Start with fxing ur medicals to attract lots of foriegners, fix ur toursim to boost lots of money within, u can make a lot from value added tax if ur people have high purchasing power. U can do this by lowering income tax and company income tax and maybe increase value added tax to 10 percent, fix ur toursim to attract forigenrs and locals to places where they will pay VAT to enjoy luxury. Find ways to encourage ur remote working force to attract more money abroad. See how to lobby Nigerians living abroad to invest here and make good returns and keep investing.
As it is, naija is on free fall and from what I am seeing, these men are lost, cant fix it.