Abeg, wetin dey happen for Naija? E be like say the taxes wey dey come do sha, dey make everything dey expensive pass before. Kingsley Nwokeoma, wey be President of Foreign Airlines Representatives, don talk say dem dey waste Nigerians’ money with plenty fees wey dey don reach the price wey person go pay for flight sef. International flight price no dey sweet as e be like wahala for this country, and now with APIS fee wey dey come, e go make sense as e dey crase more.

This new tax wey dey come for January 1, 2026, na from four bills wey Tinubu don sign: Nigeria Revenue Service Act, Joint Revenue Board Act, Nigeria Tax Act (NTA), and Nigeria Tax Administration Act (NTAA). E be like say Tinubu get tax matter for im mind, and e don form Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms just after him swear-in for August 2023. Dem don carry the bill gbege come National Assembly for October 2024, after one year of fight. But many people dey ask, ‘Wetin dem go do with this new tax money wey dem collect?’

People dey suspect matter as this new law dey come. E no dey show wetin dem fit use the money do well. Even Taiwo Oyedele, wey be the guideline chairperson, dey try explain say anybody wey dey earn below ₦800,000 for Naija no go pay tax, but Nigerians no dey trust am. As things dey be, citizens dey vex say dem dey collect money but no tangible development dey show for ground.

Meanwhile, as if dat one no dey enough, dem dey reason another tax wey go add surcharge to fuel price. E get as dem dey put tax wey don dey since 2007 but dem no follow up until now. As dem don begin talk about am again, people dey fear say fuel price go increase more. JAF dey mobilise people make dem stand against this fuel tax wey fit make everything dey cost too much for ground. Even PETROAN don enter the matter say dem go fight am with all their strength.

Nigeria Police don join matter too with their tinted glass permit wahala. After dem stop issuing permits for months, dem don change mind and say permits don come back because criminals dey use tinted windows. But all dis wahala dem dey cause, e dey choke citizens wey get bills to pay. Law firms like NBA don drag police to court, as dem dey call the whole issue violation of human rights. All this drama dey leave people confused, dey wonder if dem go still pay for permits or wait make them hear wetin go happen.

Naija Customs Service too dey vex as dem dey try bring back 4% Free-on-Board (FOB) levy wey go make imported items more expensive. Dis one go make buying cars na for only rich people as dem don dey suspect the cost for clearing goods. Stakeholders don dey shout say dis levy go raise import costs to ₦2.84 trillion, and dat one go pepper the poor pass! E always dey sound like Nigerians dey collect our last kobo.

Even education sector dey feel am as di federal government announce new curriculum for basic and secondary schools. This new plan no gree match wetin kids suppose learn and e dey cause serious headache for schools and parents. Senator Karimi don call for meeting to discuss am as students don dey face wahala to write new WAEC exams on subjects wey dem no even learn well. Wetin happen to ‘Nigerian policy planning’? E always dey ginger but o mo dey fall flat.

How Tinubu wan take handle all this tax increase and heavy burden wey dey choke Naija people? 2025 no dey sweet at all, and e be like say dem dey prepare for worse in 2026, amebo be dis! Just like Tinubu talk say ‘let the poor breathe’, Nigerians dey wonder if di government actually understand all di pressure wey dem don put on us. With plenty taxes, higher fees for services, and anything wey go make life hard, Naija go continue dey chop wahala. We just dey wait and see wetin 2026 go bring, but e no dey inspire trust for government again.