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YesDaddyTill203:
Pls stop. Are you normal? 28 hours in one day

I have read about Cops in the NYPD doing the same thing. Making more money via bonuses than their actual salary. 100 percent fraud. Some claim they are working while on vacation, some are at home sleeping while billing the city for thousands of dollars. It's very common in big city Police departments.

Be careful about making conclusions. If they follow their department rules, they are good.

Babatunjo:
I get your point.

But it’s still based on probability, not hard facts.

What is factual is that there are terrorist groups operating within Nigeria’s borders, and that reality has to be confronted... either by the Nigerian state, or by other means if the state fails.

The global order is shifting rapidly. The U.S. and Israel are already targeting Iranian-backed proxies (largely Shiite extremist networks) and Muslim Brotherhood–aligned groups (largely Sunni extremist networks) across different continents.

That context is what Netanyahu was referring to when he spoke about opening a new “front,” in Nigeria.

This isn’t just political. It’s ideological, strategic, and.. whether people like it or not, spiritual as well.

There's a news report I remember seeing on Galaxy TV, yes that one in 2006. I can never forget that scene. It was showing foreign officers in our land in Sokoto I think but in a deserted area and that scene captured how ungovenred Nigeria spaces were. And they said they will do some things in Nigeria. They had a satellite imagery and captured the zone. I wish I had recorded that scene because fast forward 20 years, what I thought was child's play is now a reality.

For Israel, they are telling us to keep quiet because ever since Shettima went to accuse Israel of genocide (rightly so because Nigeria has a non alignment policy and is against oppression), they hit hard on us.

There is a lot of compromise in Nigeria and I'm sorry it's not religious. It's power. They all use religion or tribe as cover up but at the top, the oppressors are very united regardless of tribe or religion.

Some people for instance think they are more Arab than the Arabs. Some think they are Jews. None of them think they are Africans. They will always be used by the foreigner to hold their claim.

Image123:
Can you intelligently explain how the former tax laws are better than the new?

From a political observer’s perspective, the 2026 tax law in Nigeria has received a lot of attention and criticism, not just because of its content, but because of perception and context. The law was signed under President Bola Tinubu, but many of its features were already in motion under the previous administration, both belong to the same ruling party, the APC, so in reality, the law is a continuation of long-term fiscal policy rather than a sudden change by one leader.


Tinubu’s government is pushing to formalize more of the economy, increase compliance, and broaden the tax base. That’s why we see stricter reporting rules, rent relief documentation, and more detailed bands. So while the previous law was simpler, the new law reflects a political push for modernization, fairness, and higher revenue, even if it’s more complex for everyday Nigerians. Critics focus on complexity and inconvenience, while proponents emphasize progressive relief for low-income earners.

If I look at it from a neutral perspective, the tax is not the problem, it is the perception and reality that there is no benefits being enjoyed by government and there is much exploitation by the ruling class. Our leaders today are so brazen with how they spend our money. There is no accountability so people see the taxes as mere exploitation not exchange for service which is what is the government's responsibility. A typical example is when they want to toll roads. If Nigerians can be comfortable with corruption and paying its price, why do you think they won't want to pay legitimate taxes if they see the value? The cost of paying for generators is more expensive than 24/7 electricity but today Nigerians are not only paying high Tariff for electricity they don't enjoy, they are paying more money for fuel due to their government not using their money well to give them light That Nigerian abroad will pay bills because they can see the service. They pay for internet, electricity, waste and so much but the service is there. Here, they exploit you.

Eniolohunda:
There's no big deal in this tax law. All developed countries pay tax. Nigerians don't want to pay tax but want development.

Reposted from the thread:
No Tax If You Are Earning Below ₦800k Annually
https://www.nairaland.com/8591409/no-tax-earning-below-800k/3#137990000

DoTheNeedful:
Many of you that criticize do so either maliciously or due to ignorance.

Our tax collection rate in Nigeria is one of the poorest even in Africa. The understanding of tax by Nigerians terrible. Many of you need to get it into your heads that tax payment is vital for any society to thrive.

Many of you are also disingenious when you make it seem like Nigerians don't pay many indirect taxes. Some people think Nigerians do not pay tax, so they focus mainly on income tax, but this view is not correct and misleading.

When people buy goods and services, they pay Value Added Tax (VAT), fuel levies, customs duties on imported items, and other indirect taxes. These taxes are built into prices, so everyone pays them whether they are employed or not. The taxes you pay for your government's negligence on providing 24/7 electricity is huge. When government NEPA fails and you buy fuel for your generator, you are still paying tax. When you receive electricity bills with VAT and charges, you are paying tax.

Everyday Nigerians pay indirect taxes when they buy food and household items (VAT), buy fuel or take transport (fuel levies), make phone calls or use data (telecoms levies), buy imported goods - fashion wigs, cars, phones, or spare parts (customs and import duties), stay in hotels or eat at restaurants (consumption and hotel taxes), watch movies or attend events (entertainment tax), send money or sign agreements (stamp duties), pay rent or utility bills (environmental and waste levies), and even when transport fares rise because taxes are built into costs, all without being directly told they are paying tax. You pay for higher cost of food because the transportation cost already takes the taxes into delivery. If you have a shop, you pay market levies, these are all taxes. You pay LAWMA or PSP, read the fine print. Those touts that stop buses are collecting money. That money is tax! Anything due, levies, fees is tax. When you ask yourself where the money is going to, if it is going to government, even if it is collected by a consultant, it is TAX. The money you will pay for tinted permit is a tax. I attached an image here to show you how much those boys collect on the road and why MC Oluomo can be powerful. They are now saying that state governments should ban such collection of taxes on the road.


The government focuses more on income tax because it is easier to track formal workers and businesses under the Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) system. A large part of Nigeria’s economy is informal, making direct income tax collection difficult. As a result, indirect taxes often contribute significantly to government revenue, even though many people are unaware they are paying them.

In 2023, Nigeria collected about ₦3.64 trillion in VAT (indirect tax ≈ 43%) and ₦4.89 trillion in company income tax (direct tax ≈ 57%), based on NBS-reported figures.



The people are not yet ready to demand accountability that's why they are not worried with taxes, they will adjust because once again, the Ubuntu style will take care of their problems. Playing with taxes can cost you elections in the abroad but again, there's no accountability. Have you seen how our politicians are boasting today with how they are wasting our public money with frivolous things? Wike just accused Makinde of pocketing 50bn while he has houses abroad and some people are redefining riches because he served as Governor?

Eniolohunda:
There's no big deal in this tax law. All developed countries pay tax. Nigerians don't want to pay tax but want development.

I just need to break this down here because what you don't understand you will keep being misled.

A tax is money the government collects from people, businesses, or things you buy, to pay for public services like roads, schools, hospitals, and electricity.

Many Nigerians think only people with salaries pay tax because income tax (PAYE) is very visible, it comes straight off your paycheck. But in reality, everyone pays indirect taxes whenever they buy goods, fuel, food, use electricity, phone, or travel. The “hypocrisy” comes from the fact that government talks about income tax more because it’s easy to track, while indirect taxes are hidden in prices, so it feels like the poor or informal workers aren’t paying anything when they actually are.

What annoys me is the japa people that go abroad and yap about taxes. They want Nigeria to have the same western style. If you play with taxes abroad, you'll be shown the way out in the next election and you should also understand the white man and why he does things in a way. When you understand their history, you'll know why we are not the same.

Some countries really do not charge personal income tax at all meaning residents don’t file annual income tax returns like in the UK/US and don’t pay tax on their salaries. Examples include United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Monaco, Brunei and Vanuatu, among others. These countries still get money for government services through oil, trade, fees, or other taxes, not by taxing individual salaries. Do the maths and tell me one thing in common Nigeria has that some of these countries have. These countries fund government spending through other sources such as oil and gas revenues, corporate taxes, import duties, fees, tourism income or VAT/sales taxes, instead of taxing people’s income directly.

You need to get off this obsession with the west and trying to be like who you are not. This is the miseducation of the average African. Don't forget that in Aba and Ogun State, Women fought the imposition of taxes by the British. Many Nigerians don't even study their history. You should go and read why they didn't want the colonial government collecting taxes from them.


Historically, Western heavy taxation grew partly from scarcity and because they needed money to fund armies, wars, infrastructure, and administrative systems. Land and resources were limited, populations were growing, and scarcity of money made taxes necessary. Scarcity also came from their harsh climates, poor harvests, and limited technology, so the state had to extract more from people to survive and provide basic service, sunlike in some African systems, where wealth was shared communally rather than extracted as formal taxes. When you look at it today, the concept of Black Tax is because in Africa, we share the resources with the rest of us Ubuntu style. Learn why things are the way they are. Today, I see people teaching financial wealth and I laugh when they want us to copy westerners and their form of selfish indiduvual finance.


The day Nigerians wake up to know their rights and why the government cannot just squander their money, they will wake up.

First ₦800,000 @ 0%
Next ₦2.2m @ 15%
Next ₦9m @ 18%
Next ₦13m @ 21%
Next ₦25m @ 23%
Above ₦50m @ 25%

Nigeria’s new 2026 Personal Income Tax law has been widely discussed, but it’s worth looking beyond the big numbers to understand who really benefits. The first ₦800,000 of annual income is completely tax-free, which provides significant relief for low-income earners and ensures that most Nigerians keep more of their money.

For middle-income earners, the tax bands rise progressively: 15% on the next ₦2.2 million, 18% on the next ₦9 million, and 21% on the next ₦13 million. While these rates are structured to be progressive, they may still feel heavy for those in the middle class, especially given Nigeria’s inflation and cost of living.

High earners are taxed at 23% and 25%, but these brackets only affect the wealthiest Nigerians. The system is designed to shift the tax burden to those most able to pay, which is fair in principle.

Overall, the law clearly favors ordinary citizens and protects low-income earners, but middle-class earners may still experience pressure. Its success will depend on effective enforcement and ensuring that informal sector incomes are also captured.

This is a step toward a more progressive tax system, but real relief will only matter if the government implements it fairly and maintains adjustments for inflation over time.

What you should do or ask your chatgpt is compare the value of the naira in the old tax law with the value of the naira in the new tax law and tell me if it is the same.

Babatunjo:
What's your source of intelligence?

Your mind is creating patterns, and you are calling it facts.

I want you to connect the dots. These things are documented online. Nigeria ought to have disintegrated but to man's surprise, they are surprised that our differences still keep us together. A house divided is easy to extract from than a house United.

Black Tax in Africa: History, Resistance, and Contemporary Relevance

Black Tax is a social and economic practice in which individuals who earn income support their extended family and community. While it is often framed today as a modern burden on African professionals, its roots run deep, connecting pre-colonial communal practices, colonial disruption, and contemporary economic realities.

Across Africa, long before the imposition of European-style taxes, societies operated through systems of kinship, clan, and village networks. Wealth was rarely considered purely individual; instead, it was shared among relatives and community members to ensure survival, security, and collective prosperity. Success was measured not only by personal gain but also by one’s contribution to the well-being of the group. This system, widespread across West, East, Central, and Southern Africa, established a moral and social framework in which supporting one’s family was a non-negotiable duty.

Colonialism disrupted these systems but did not erase them. European powers introduced cash-based taxes such as hut taxes, head taxes, and poll taxes to fund colonial administration and force Africans into wage labor. These taxes were alien to pre-colonial societies, coercive in nature, and often exploitative. In Nigeria, for example, the Aba Women’s Riot of 1929 arose partly in response to colonial taxation policies, while in Ghana, the Ashanti resisted head taxes imposed by the British. Africans saw these taxes as extractive, disconnected from communal ethics, and in many cases, damaging to survival. At the same time, traditional kinship support networks became even more critical, as families sought to survive the dislocations caused by forced labor, land seizures, and migration. Black Tax, in this context, was not merely cultural, it was an essential parallel system of social and economic support that sustained families where the colonial state failed.

After independence, many African governments retained formal tax systems modeled on Western frameworks. Modern statutory taxes, while intended to fund public services, often fail to meet the population’s needs due to corruption, weak administration, and structural economic inequality. In contrast, Black Tax remains a morally and socially enforced obligation, deeply embedded in the expectation that success entails responsibility to one’s family. For many Africans, paying Black Tax is more tangible and meaningful than paying statutory taxes, because it directly supports those dependent on the individual, unlike state-collected taxes, which may not translate into reliable public goods.

The persistence of Black Tax is further reinforced by the African diaspora experience. Enslavement, segregation, and structural exclusion in the Caribbean, the Americas, and Europe disrupted traditional safety nets, forcing Africans and their descendants to create alternative support systems. Those who gained income or resources became anchors for their families and communities, extending Black Tax across borders and generations. Today, remittances from diaspora communities remain a crucial lifeline for millions of African households, reflecting continuity of the practice across time and space.

Black Tax endures because it is not merely a cultural preference, it is historically rooted, socially reinforced, and economically necessary. Its longevity reflects pre-colonial communal ethics, the failure of colonial and post-colonial governments to provide comprehensive social welfare, and ongoing economic inequalities. Unlike statutory taxes, which were imposed top-down and often feel alien or extractive, Black Tax arises bottom-up as a moral, social, and economic duty. For Africans, it is a practice that links personal success to collective survival, reinforcing family and community bonds in ways that formal fiscal systems cannot.

Black Tax is a product of African social philosophy, historical necessity, and the realities of governance. It highlights the enduring tension between formal, alien tax systems and indigenous communal obligations. While modern taxes are important for building public infrastructure, Black Tax persists because it is immediate, relational, and life-sustaining, a reflection of centuries of African communal ethics, colonial disruption, and the ongoing struggle for economic and social survival...

Today, many Africans are complaining about Black Taxes and they say it's holding you down. I am not in support of entitled relatives, cheating and exploitation but what I see is that Africans have helped the colonialist with what they want. We have not sat down to find out why we had systems and why we behave in certain ways, we only want to be like other people but ourselves. We don't even know our own philosophy as Africans and what makes us different. If we only sat down to understand who we are, then everyone in the family will understand their roles. Africans are confused today because they don't know themselves, that's why they are exploiting themselves and everyone is cheating the other. Abi why black tax still de popular till date across Africa and Carribean


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBQp0OhuAC8


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvB9ANbev7g


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTMY_q_4m2o

I just need to break this down here because what you don't understand you will keep being misled.

A tax is money the government collects from people, businesses, or things you buy, to pay for public services like roads, schools, hospitals, and electricity.

Many Nigerians think only people with salaries pay tax because income tax (PAYE) is very visible, it comes straight off your paycheck. But in reality, everyone pays indirect taxes whenever they buy goods, fuel, food, use electricity, phone, or travel. The “hypocrisy” comes from the fact that government talks about income tax more because it’s easy to track, while indirect taxes are hidden in prices, so it feels like the poor or informal workers aren’t paying anything when they actually are.

What annoys me is the japa people that go abroad and yap about taxes. They want Nigeria to have the same western style. If you play with taxes abroad, you'll be shown the way out in the next election and you should also understand the white man and why he does things in a way. When you understand their history, you'll know why we are not the same.

Some countries really do not charge personal income tax at all meaning residents don’t file annual income tax returns like in the UK/US and don’t pay tax on their salaries. Examples include United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Monaco, Brunei and Vanuatu, among others. These countries still get money for government services through oil, trade, fees, or other taxes, not by taxing individual salaries. Do the maths and tell me one thing in common Nigeria has that some of these countries have. These countries fund government spending through other sources such as oil and gas revenues, corporate taxes, import duties, fees, tourism income or VAT/sales taxes, instead of taxing people’s income directly.

You need to get off this obsession with the west and trying to be like who you are not. This is the miseducation of the average African. Don't forget that in Aba and Ogun State, Women fought the imposition of taxes by the British. Many Nigerians don't even study their history. You should go and read why they didn't want the colonial government collecting taxes from them.


Historically, Western heavy taxation grew partly from scarcity and because they needed money to fund armies, wars, infrastructure, and administrative systems. Land and resources were limited, populations were growing, and scarcity of money made taxes necessary. Scarcity also came from their harsh climates, poor harvests, and limited technology, so the state had to extract more from people to survive and provide basic service, sunlike in some African systems, where wealth was shared communally rather than extracted as formal taxes. When you look at it today, the concept of Black Tax is because in Africa, we share the resources with the rest of us Ubuntu style. Despite formal systems of managing your money, there is the communal part of Africa that wants to share. We are not capitalists by nature where a few hoard money or some people cut off their families. Learn why things are the way they are. Today, I see people teaching financial wealth and I laugh when they want us to copy westerners and their form of selfish indiduvual finance.


The day Nigerians wake up to know their rights and why the government cannot just squander their money, they will wake up.

Aba Women's Riot of 1929: A Turning Point

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddDdh1sxztw



The Aba Women’s Riot of 1929 happened mainly because of unfair taxes and the extension of colonial authority over women. The British tried to impose direct taxes and give warrant chiefs more control, but market women in Aba protested since they had no voice in government decisions. Tens of thousands of women joined strikes and demonstrations, even attacking colonial offices, to resist being taxed and controlled unfairly. The revolt forced the British to rethink taxation and local administration, making it a turning point in Nigeria’s colonial history and showing the strength of women’s collective action.


The people are very comfortable with corruption. In the UK and US, politicians who raise taxes can lose elections because voters hold them accountable, but in Nigeria, taxes are 🇳🇬

Reposted from the thread:
No Tax If You Are Earning Below ₦800k Annually
https://www.nairaland.com/8591409/no-tax-earning-below-800k/3#137990000

DoTheNeedful:
Many of you that criticize do so either maliciously or due to ignorance.

Our tax collection rate in Nigeria is one of the poorest even in Africa. The understanding of tax by Nigerians terrible. Many of you need to get it into your heads that tax payment is vital for any society to thrive.

Many of you are also disingenious when you make it seem like Nigerians don't pay many indirect taxes. Some people think Nigerians do not pay tax, so they focus mainly on income tax, but this view is not correct and misleading.

When people buy goods and services, they pay Value Added Tax (VAT), fuel levies, customs duties on imported items, and other indirect taxes. These taxes are built into prices, so everyone pays them whether they are employed or not. The taxes you pay for your government's negligence on providing 24/7 electricity is huge. When government NEPA fails and you buy fuel for your generator, you are still paying tax. When you receive electricity bills with VAT and charges, you are paying tax.

Everyday Nigerians pay indirect taxes when they buy food and household items (VAT), buy fuel or take transport (fuel levies), make phone calls or use data (telecoms levies), buy imported goods - fashion wigs, cars, phones, or spare parts (customs and import duties), stay in hotels or eat at restaurants (consumption and hotel taxes), watch movies or attend events (entertainment tax), send money or sign agreements (stamp duties), pay rent or utility bills (environmental and waste levies), and even when transport fares rise because taxes are built into costs, all without being directly told they are paying tax. You pay for higher cost of food because the transportation cost already takes the taxes into delivery. If you have a shop, you pay market levies, these are all taxes. You pay LAWMA or PSP, read the fine print. Those touts that stop buses are collecting money. That money is tax! Anything due, levies, fees is tax. When you ask yourself where the money is going to, if it is going to government, even if it is collected by a consultant, it is TAX. The money you will pay for tinted permit is a tax. I attached an image here to show you how much those boys collect on the road and why MC Oluomo can be powerful. They are now saying that state governments should ban such collection of taxes on the road.


The government focuses more on income tax because it is easier to track formal workers and businesses under the Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) system. A large part of Nigeria’s economy is informal, making direct income tax collection difficult. As a result, indirect taxes often contribute significantly to government revenue, even though many people are unaware they are paying them.

In 2023, Nigeria collected about ₦3.64 trillion in VAT (indirect tax ≈ 43%) and ₦4.89 trillion in company income tax (direct tax ≈ 57%), based on NBS-reported figures.

BAILMONEY:
This ijiot is suppose to be a good role model to her followers and listeners, but it's quite unfortunate that she messed her self up all in the name of FAME

I don't know what her childhood was like but I think she comes across as someone who really needed that validation and attention and now adulthood is paying for it.

I wish she wasn't desperate. I have a soft spot for her. I mean her good side. I wish her the best in life.

Lukgaf:
Wth the recent discussions around the new tax law in Nigeria, it is important for us as Muslims to understand the difference between tax and zakāh, because many people tend to mix the two or assume one can replace the other.

Zakāh is an act of worship. It is an obligation commanded directly by Allah and mentioned repeatedly alongside Ṣalāh in the Qur’an. It is taken from specific types of wealth, at a fixed rate, and given only to specific categories of people mentioned in the Qur’an. Zakāh purifies wealth and the soul, and it is a right of the poor upon the wealthy.

Allah says:
“Take from their wealth a charity by which you purify them and cause them increase.” (Qur’an 9:103)

Tax, on the other hand, is a civic responsibility introduced by governments to run public affairs such as infrastructure, security, healthcare, and administration. It is not an act of worship, nor does it replace Zakāh, even if one pays a large amount.

Paying tax does not remove the obligation of Zakāh, and paying Zakāh does not exempt one from lawful taxes imposed by the government, as long as they do not contradict Islamic principles.

Zakāh is paid seeking the pleasure of Allah.
Tax is paid to maintain societal structure.
One cannot substitute one for the other.
As Muslims, we must be balanced: fulfill our religious duties sincerely and also act responsibly within the society we live in. Islam does not promote lawlessness, nor does it allow us to neglect obligations owed to Allah.

Let us be careful not to confuse acts of worship with civic duties, and let us fear Allah in how we handle wealth because we will surely be questioned about how we earned it and how we spent it.

May Allah grant us understanding, sincerity, and acceptance of our deeds.

You emphasize obedience and personal responsibility (paying taxes and Zakāh) but you do not mention the government’s responsibility to spend taxes properly.
In Nigeria, citizens pay lots of taxes, yet roads are bad, electricity is unreliable, healthcare is poor, so it’s unfair to stress obedience without accountability.

Zakah is personal, and tax is statutory, but both are meaningful only if the leaders handle resources responsibly. Civic duty goes both ways: the people pay, and the government serves. Zakah is your duty to Allah; tax is your duty to society. Just as the believer is accountable for giving, the ruler is accountable for justice and proper use. Obedience is incomplete if leaders fail their responsibility and I want you preachers to stop preaching responsibility without accountability.

Islam supports both personal contributions (like Zakah) and civic taxes, but insists that leaders use public funds responsibly and fairly, not just that citizens pay blindly. The western system is not compatible with Islam and if you read my last post, most of the countries that are tax free are Muslim countries! Please let's be real here and balance the message to every side. These politicians will come to your places of worship but you people will not be able to tell them the truth. You only want obidient followers without the other side performing its own responsibility. This is what has been perfected in northern Nigeria for years.

The fear HIV had in the late 80s to 90s is no more and it is because more people are educated and there is more research on it. Nigerians are not afraid today as they were in the past.

I hope you know early HIV/AIDS cases in the 1980s in the U.S. were first identified among gay men, which is why it was initially associated with them but they found a convenient way to bring it to Africa chimpanzees to fit their narrative 🤡


Hear your papa
Hear your mama
Life go better for you

Reposted from the thread:
No Tax If You Are Earning Below ₦800k Annually
https://www.nairaland.com/8591409/no-tax-earning-below-800k/3#137990000

I just need to break this down here because what you don't understand you will keep being misled.

A tax is money the government collects from people, businesses, or things you buy, to pay for public services like roads, schools, hospitals, and electricity.

Many Nigerians think only people with salaries pay tax because income tax (PAYE) is very visible, it comes straight off your paycheck. But in reality, everyone pays indirect taxes whenever they buy goods, fuel, food, use electricity, phone, or travel. The “hypocrisy” comes from the fact that government talks about income tax more because it’s easy to track, while indirect taxes are hidden in prices, so it feels like the poor or informal workers aren’t paying anything when they actually are.

What annoys me is the japa people that go abroad and yap about taxes. They want Nigeria to have the same western style. If you play with taxes abroad, you'll be shown the way out in the next election and you should also understand the white man and why he does things in a way. When you understand their history, you'll know why we are not the same.

Some countries really do not charge personal income tax at all meaning residents don’t file annual income tax returns like in the UK/US and don’t pay tax on their salaries. Examples include United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Monaco, Brunei and Vanuatu, among others. These countries still get money for government services through oil, trade, fees, or other taxes, not by taxing individual salaries. Do the maths and tell me one thing in common Nigeria has that some of these countries have. These countries fund government spending through other sources such as oil and gas revenues, corporate taxes, import duties, fees, tourism income or VAT/sales taxes, instead of taxing people’s income directly.

You need to get off this obsession with the west and trying to be like who you are not. This is the miseducation of the average African. Don't forget that in Aba and Ogun State, Women fought the imposition of taxes by the British. Many Nigerians don't even study their history. You should go and read why they didn't want the colonial government collecting taxes from them.


Historically, Western heavy taxation grew partly from scarcity and because they needed money to fund armies, wars, infrastructure, and administrative systems. Land and resources were limited, populations were growing, and scarcity of money made taxes necessary. Scarcity also came from their harsh climates, poor harvests, and limited technology, so the state had to extract more from people to survive and provide basic service, sunlike in some African systems, where wealth was shared communally rather than extracted as formal taxes. When you look at it today, the concept of Black Tax is because in Africa, we share the resources with the rest of us Ubuntu style. Learn why things are the way they are. Today, I see people teaching financial wealth and I laugh when they want us to copy westerners and their form of selfish indiduvual finance.


The day Nigerians wake up to know their rights and why the government cannot just squander their money, they will wake up.

Reposted from the thread:
No Tax If You Are Earning Below ₦800k Annually
https://www.nairaland.com/8591409/no-tax-earning-below-800k/3#137990000

I just need to break this down here because what you don't understand you will keep being misled.

A tax is money the government collects from people, businesses, or things you buy, to pay for public services like roads, schools, hospitals, and electricity.

Many Nigerians think only people with salaries pay tax because income tax (PAYE) is very visible, it comes straight off your paycheck. But in reality, everyone pays indirect taxes whenever they buy goods, fuel, food, use electricity, phone, or travel. The “hypocrisy” comes from the fact that government talks about income tax more because it’s easy to track, while indirect taxes are hidden in prices, so it feels like the poor or informal workers aren’t paying anything when they actually are.

What annoys me is the japa people that go abroad and yap about taxes. They want Nigeria to have the same western style. If you play with taxes abroad, you'll be shown the way out in the next election and you should also understand the white man and why he does things in a way. When you understand their history, you'll know why we are not the same.

Some countries really do not charge personal income tax at all meaning residents don’t file annual income tax returns like in the UK/US and don’t pay tax on their salaries. Examples include United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Monaco, Brunei and Vanuatu, among others. These countries still get money for government services through oil, trade, fees, or other taxes, not by taxing individual salaries. Do the maths and tell me one thing in common Nigeria has that some of these countries have. These countries fund government spending through other sources such as oil and gas revenues, corporate taxes, import duties, fees, tourism income or VAT/sales taxes, instead of taxing people’s income directly.

You need to get off this obsession with the west and trying to be like who you are not. This is the miseducation of the average African. Don't forget that in Aba and Ogun State, Women fought the imposition of taxes by the British. Many Nigerians don't even study their history. You should go and read why they didn't want the colonial government collecting taxes from them.


Historically, Western heavy taxation grew partly from scarcity and because they needed money to fund armies, wars, infrastructure, and administrative systems. Land and resources were limited, populations were growing, and scarcity of money made taxes necessary. Scarcity also came from their harsh climates, poor harvests, and limited technology, so the state had to extract more from people to survive and provide basic service, sunlike in some African systems, where wealth was shared communally rather than extracted as formal taxes. When you look at it today, the concept of Black Tax is because in Africa, we share the resources with the rest of us Ubuntu style. Learn why things are the way they are. Today, I see people teaching financial wealth and I laugh when they want us to copy westerners and their form of selfish indiduvual finance.

The Aba Women’s Riot of 1929 happened mainly because of unfair taxes and the extension of colonial authority over women. The British tried to impose direct taxes and give warrant chiefs more control, but market women in Aba protested since they had no voice in government decisions. Tens of thousands of women joined strikes and demonstrations, even attacking colonial offices, to resist being taxed and controlled unfairly. The revolt forced the British to rethink taxation and local administration, making it a turning point in Nigeria’s colonial history and showing the strength of women’s collective action.
Femi Kehinde, author of A Short Stroll Along History Avenue, brings history to life as he revisits the fearless activism of Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, a woman who redefined resistance in colonial Nigeria. In this interview, he recounts how Funmilayo mobilised the women of Abeokuta to rise against unjust taxation and challenge the colonial power structure. The revolt, a powerful act of defiance, ultimately led to the exile of the Alake of Egbaland.
Through Kehinde’s narration, we see how one woman’s courage reshaped the course of Nigerian history.

The Abeokuta Women’s Revolt: When Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti Rewrote Nigerian History


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyvTtYrZTAk?


History tends to repeat itself when the people don't learn from their past.

The day Nigerians wake up to know their rights and why the government cannot just squander their money, they will wake up.

I just posted about this on another thread for those who say Nigerians don't want to pay taxes or don't pay enough taxes. A levy is a tax.

DoTheNeedful:
Many of you that criticize do so either maliciously or due to ignorance.

Our tax collection rate in Nigeria is one of the poorest even in Africa. The understanding of tax by Nigerians terrible. Many of you need to get it into your heads that tax payment is vital for any society to thrive.

Many of you are also disingenious when you make it seem like Nigerians don't pay many indirect taxes. Some people think Nigerians do not pay tax, so they focus mainly on income tax, but this view is not correct and misleading.

When people buy goods and services, they pay Value Added Tax (VAT), fuel levies, customs duties on imported items, and other indirect taxes. These taxes are built into prices, so everyone pays them whether they are employed or not. The taxes you pay for your government's negligence on providing 24/7 electricity is huge. When government NEPA fails and you buy fuel for your generator, you are still paying tax. When you receive electricity bills with VAT and charges, you are paying tax.

Everyday Nigerians pay indirect taxes when they buy food and household items (VAT), buy fuel or take transport (fuel levies), make phone calls or use data (telecoms levies), buy imported goods - fashion wigs, cars, phones, or spare parts (customs and import duties), stay in hotels or eat at restaurants (consumption and hotel taxes), watch movies or attend events (entertainment tax), send money or sign agreements (stamp duties), pay rent or utility bills (environmental and waste levies), and even when transport fares rise because taxes are built into costs, all without being directly told they are paying tax. You pay for higher cost of food because the transportation cost already takes the taxes into delivery. If you have a shop, you pay market levies, these are all taxes. You pay LAWMA or PSP, read the fine print. Those touts that stop buses are collecting money. That money is tax! Anything due, levies, fees is tax. When you ask yourself where the money is going to, if it is going to government, even if it is collected by a consultant, it is TAX. The money you will pay for tinted permit is a tax. I attached an image here to show you how much those boys collect on the road and why MC Oluomo can be powerful. They are now saying that state governments should ban such collection of taxes on the road.


The government focuses more on income tax because it is easier to track formal workers and businesses under the Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) system. A large part of Nigeria’s economy is informal, making direct income tax collection difficult. As a result, indirect taxes often contribute significantly to government revenue, even though many people are unaware they are paying them.

In 2023, Nigeria collected about ₦3.64 trillion in VAT (indirect tax ≈ 43%) and ₦4.89 trillion in company income tax (direct tax ≈ 57%), based on NBS-reported figures.

I like this message even though I just posted in another thread about this taxes. To whom much is given, much is expected. Now, the focus is on the people not to lie, please tell DOES ISLAM PERMIT THE MANAGERS OF OUR MONEY TO SPEND OUR MONEY ON WHAT WE WILL NOT HELP US OR STEAL OUR MONEY

Why are we so comfortable to preach to the followers who are not in position of authority to obey but it becomes difficult to talk to those who manage our affairs? This is hypocrisy at its highest. To have a fair and just society, the message must be equally distributed to every everyone. Just last month, there was a public servant that Dangote accused of spending you and I's money on foreign schools. And Dangote asked, prove to me that you can afford these Swiss schools with your salary. Isn't that our taxes someone is wasting or who's paying his salary? Alhamdulillah, they are all Muslims.

Incognito403:
Wa alykumussalaam wa rahmatullah wa barakaatuh.

The best greeting ever known to mankind. Christianity should bring it's own.

You know shalom is a form of greeting. The Abrahamic religions have similarities but their followers are very funny. Only if they take time to study their own forefathers as much as they study what was brought to them.

Shalom (Hebrew) = peace, completeness, welfare

Salam (Arabic) = peace, safety, well-being

Christian usage = “Peace be with you” or just “peace” in greetings and blessings.

All three carry the same basic meaning of peace, even if the words and religious contexts differ. In Christianity, it comes from the Bible and liturgy, not Hebrew or Arabic directly, but the concept is the same.

In the Bible, Jesus often says “Peace be with you” when greeting or blessing people (e.g., John 20:19, 21).

Aba Women's Riot of 1929: A Turning Point

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddDdh1sxztw



The Aba Women’s Riot of 1929 happened mainly because of unfair taxes and the extension of colonial authority over women. The British tried to impose direct taxes and give warrant chiefs more control, but market women in Aba protested since they had no voice in government decisions. Tens of thousands of women joined strikes and demonstrations, even attacking colonial offices, to resist being taxed and controlled unfairly. The revolt forced the British to rethink taxation and local administration, making it a turning point in Nigeria’s colonial history and showing the strength of women’s collective action.


The people are very comfortable with corruption. In the UK and US, politicians who raise taxes can lose elections because voters hold them accountable, but in Nigeria, taxes are 🇳🇬

Femi Kehinde, author of A Short Stroll Along History Avenue, brings history to life as he revisits the fearless activism of Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, a woman who redefined resistance in colonial Nigeria. In this interview, he recounts how Funmilayo mobilised the women of Abeokuta to rise against unjust taxation and challenge the colonial power structure. The revolt, a powerful act of defiance, ultimately led to the exile of the Alake of Egbaland.
Through Kehinde’s narration, we see how one woman’s courage reshaped the course of Nigerian history.

The Abeokuta Women’s Revolt: When Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti Rewrote Nigerian History

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyvTtYrZTAk?


History tends to repeat itself when the people don't learn from their past.

I just need to break this down here because what you don't understand you will keep being misled.

A tax is money the government collects from people, businesses, or things you buy, to pay for public services like roads, schools, hospitals, and electricity.

Many Nigerians think only people with salaries pay tax because income tax (PAYE) is very visible, it comes straight off your paycheck. But in reality, everyone pays indirect taxes whenever they buy goods, fuel, food, use electricity, phone, or travel. The “hypocrisy” comes from the fact that government talks about income tax more because it’s easy to track, while indirect taxes are hidden in prices, so it feels like the poor or informal workers aren’t paying anything when they actually are.

What annoys me is the japa people that go abroad and yap about taxes. They want Nigeria to have the same western style. If you play with taxes abroad, you'll be shown the way out in the next election and you should also understand the white man and why he does things in a way. When you understand their history, you'll know why we are not the same.

Some countries really do not charge personal income tax at all meaning residents don’t file annual income tax returns like in the UK/US and don’t pay tax on their salaries. Examples include United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Monaco, Brunei and Vanuatu, among others. These countries still get money for government services through oil, trade, fees, or other taxes, not by taxing individual salaries. Do the maths and tell me one thing in common Nigeria has that some of these countries have. These countries fund government spending through other sources such as oil and gas revenues, corporate taxes, import duties, fees, tourism income or VAT/sales taxes, instead of taxing people’s income directly.

You need to get off this obsession with the west and trying to be like who you are not. This is the miseducation of the average African. Don't forget that in Aba and Ogun State, Women fought the imposition of taxes by the British. Many Nigerians don't even study their history. You should go and read why they didn't want the colonial government collecting taxes from them.


Historically, Western heavy taxation grew partly from scarcity and because they needed money to fund armies, wars, infrastructure, and administrative systems. Land and resources were limited, populations were growing, and scarcity of money made taxes necessary. Scarcity also came from their harsh climates, poor harvests, and limited technology, so the state had to extract more from people to survive and provide basic service, sunlike in some African systems, where wealth was shared communally rather than extracted as formal taxes. When you look at it today, the concept of Black Tax is because in Africa, we share the resources with the rest of us Ubuntu style. Learn why things are the way they are. Today, I see people teaching financial wealth and I laugh when they want us to copy westerners and their form of selfish indiduvual finance.


The day Nigerians wake up to know their rights and why the government cannot just squander their money, they will wake up.

DoTheNeedful:
You are just being overly critical. A minimum wage earner earns 840,000 in a year. Based on the new tax law, the 40,000 on top of the 800,000 is taxed at 15%, which means that a minimum wage earner pay 6,000 naira per year (500 per month) in tax. A minimum wage earner pays more than this in the old tax regime.

Many of you that criticize do so either maliciously or due to ignorance.

Our tax collection rate in Nigeria is one of the poorest even in Africa. The understanding of tax by Nigerians terrible. Many of you need to get it into your heads that tax payment is vital for any society to thrive.

Many of you are also disingenious when you make it seem like Nigerians don't pay many indirect taxes. Some people think Nigerians do not pay tax, so they focus mainly on income tax, but this view is not correct and misleading.

When people buy goods and services, they pay Value Added Tax (VAT), fuel levies, customs duties on imported items, and other indirect taxes. These taxes are built into prices, so everyone pays them whether they are employed or not. The taxes you pay for your government's negligence on providing 24/7 electricity is huge. When government NEPA fails and you buy fuel for your generator, you are still paying tax. When you receive electricity bills with VAT and charges, you are paying tax.

Everyday Nigerians pay indirect taxes when they buy food and household items (VAT), buy fuel or take transport (fuel levies), make phone calls or use data (telecoms levies), buy imported goods - fashion wigs, cars, phones, or spare parts (customs and import duties), stay in hotels or eat at restaurants (consumption and hotel taxes), watch movies or attend events (entertainment tax), send money or sign agreements (stamp duties), pay rent or utility bills (environmental and waste levies), and even when transport fares rise because taxes are built into costs, all without being directly told they are paying tax. You pay for higher cost of food because the transportation cost already takes the taxes into delivery. If you have a shop, you pay market levies, these are all taxes. You pay LAWMA or PSP, read the fine print. Those touts that stop buses are collecting money. That money is tax! Anything due, levies, fees is tax. When you ask yourself where the money is going to, if it is going to government, even if it is collected by a consultant, it is TAX. The money you will pay for tinted permit is a tax. I attached an image here to show you how much those boys collect on the road and why MC Oluomo can be powerful. They are now saying that state governments should ban such collection of taxes on the road.


The government focuses more on income tax because it is easier to track formal workers and businesses under the Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) system. A large part of Nigeria’s economy is informal, making direct income tax collection difficult. As a result, indirect taxes often contribute significantly to government revenue, even though many people are unaware they are paying them.

In 2023, Nigeria collected about ₦3.64 trillion in VAT (indirect tax ≈ 43%) and ₦4.89 trillion in company income tax (direct tax ≈ 57%), based on NBS-reported figures.

helinues:
Funnily, the previous tax rate was just so high than the new one as your tax free used to be from the first N300k compared to the new N800k tax free

The 300k of before is not the same as before due to inflation. It's like telling me 30k of 2015 is the same as 30k of 2025

Most of these things are because families have failed and Nigerians are copying foreign lifestyle that boys are now coming online to warn about women... Choose from a good family and you won't have to be a detective. Raise a child as your culture wants and you will save yourself from future headaches.

Success has many friends. Wait until you fail to know those who were there for the prize or those who don't care about the price of the journey.

Do not forget that they want us to have a religious war. Take note of that. They are surprised that despite all the problems, we've not broken up yet.

https://www.nairaland.com/5873626/may-2010-rockefeller-foundation-report#89812053

LeOstrich:
kikero, the goal is that by 2026, Nigeria will break-up. It is from the smoldering ashes that the globalist will mop up Nigeria into the globo-homo empire ruled by Zionists.

Do not die in their war

Do not forget that they want us to have a religious war. Take note of that. They are surprised that despite all the problems, we've not broken up yet.

realG101:
Well, I happen to be a realist, not an optimist or an idealist. I see the world exactly the way it is, not the way it ought to be.

Unless you want to play the devil's advocate, it's a fact that humans are wired selfish. Which means everybody carries their own cross.

If you are exposed to the harsh realities of the world like I am, you will understand better.

I drive through tens of street children rushing to wash my windshield as I go to work every day, nobody cares about these kids. Many of them die in the street from different unnatural causes but we don't carry their cases on our heads because they are not celebrities and we won't earn clout off of them.

If we pick and choose which life and which death to care about, that's double standards, and we do, so that's human nature. But let nobody try to say otherwise because some of us can see through the snactimony.

You say the victim did not consider the people who will derive pain from his death, the paramount question is do they like him more than himself, or can they take his place to help feel his pain. If not, the victim's feelings come first and take priority over other's.

My own 2 cents is instead of bashing people who take their own life, we should rather simply rip them and move on.

Condemning suicide will no desuade other who are waiting to commit it and encouraging it will not motivate a person who is enjoying their life to commit suicide.

By the way, I think I used the word hypocrite correctly, even going by your definition.

My own 2 cents is instead of bashing people who take their own life, we should rather simply rip them and move on.

Well, I put another 2 cents to say that maybe if he didn't write a letter, I would have more generic things to say. Unfortunately, he wrote a letter to the world and Editors usually allow a right of reply

By the way, condemning it is very necessary. When communities refuse to take a position, survivors carry guilt and confusion, moral lines are blurred and future harm becomes easier to justify

I took a stance and it is neither cowardly nor insensitive. Suicide is forbidden and it is a major sin (no religious label here, I emphasized the tradition of African communities but in religion, it's a taboo), it causes real harm to the living and it must not be normalized or romanticized.

Communities are right to speak clearly against it while leaving final judgment to our maker.
You can speak firmly against suicide while still avoiding cruelty toward people or not letting the wickedness of the world make you respond the same way. We can condemn the act without glorifying or normalizing the act.

Clarity protects people. Silence or middle ground doesn’t.

Imindmybusiness:
You see those two words "thank you", they are as powerful as the word "sorry" and as symbolic too. Anyone who doesn't use the words "please and thank you" will one day use the words, "did I beg you". If someone never asks for your help and never shows real appreciation when you help, stop helping them and redirect your philanthropy elsewhere. Don't let few bad ones change who you are but also don't let them benefit from the who you are.

How you react is more important than the actions done to you. When you gain this higher ground, you learn to keep moving, paying little attention to their responses because you are living in your own higher realm.

You reach a point where their praise, their criticism, even their presence, no longer shifts your ground. You occupy your own realm, guided by purpose, not by the reactions of others.

Like a tiger that has finished its meal, the flies buzz around and it does not flinch. The tiger has fed, its focus is elsewhere, and its energy is reserved for what truly matters.


Every step forward is measured, deliberate, and unshaken. Peace grows from self-command, from holding your center, from choosing where to place your attention. You are the one moving. You are the one in control.

We should learn to build strong parties not strong individuals in the party.

That's the only thing we are yet to do well since 99. Obasanjo started it and we have not been able to correct it. The party should be stronger than its candidates.