Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policies and Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, says Nigerians involved in prostitution and “runs” will begin paying tax from January 2026, under Tinubu’s new tax law.
Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policies and Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, says Nigerians engaged in prostitution, popularly called “runs,” will be required to pay tax when the new reforms take effect in January 2026.
Mr Oyedele explained that the tax law, signed by President Bola Tinubu in June, does not distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate income, but applies to all services rendered in exchange for money.
“If somebody is doing run girls, they go and look for men to sleep with; you know that’s a service. They will pay tax on it,” he told members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, City of David parish in Lagos, on Saturday.
He added: “One thing about the tax law is it doesn’t separate whether what you’re doing is legitimate or not; it doesn’t even ask you. It just asks you whether you have an income. Did you get it from rendering a service or providing a good? You pay tax.”
The new framework also targets social media influencers and remote workers earning in foreign currency. The reforms aim to widen Nigeria’s tax net as the government seeks new revenue sources for the struggling economy.