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The information was contained in the National Health Insurance Authority Bill 2021 signed by President Muhammadu Buhari recently.

The Nigerian government is set to impose a new tax on phone calls in the country as part of moves to meet the needs of Nigerian citizens considered to be most vulnerable to health challenges.

The telecom tax is the equivalent of a minimum of one kobo per second for phone calls to boost the funds required to finance free healthcare for the vulnerable group in Nigeria. The Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Taiwo Oyedele, said, “S.26 of this new law imposes a telecommunications tax of not less than 1kobo per second on GSM calls. With call rates at about 11kobo per second, this translates to a 9 per cent tax on GSM calls.

According to the act, the Vulnerable Group Fund is money budgeted to pay for healthcare services for vulnerable Nigerians who cannot pay for health insurance in a bid to subsidise the cost of provision of health care services to vulnerable people in the country.

 

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Crazy Nigerian govt. They are busy looting treasures to dryness then intend to extort money from poor citizens. Even if they succeed, the money would not be channelled to healthcare instead they will still loot all, polyTHIEFcians.

That would never solve any problem. Except u want to increase the hell which Nigeria is already inside. Worst president in the world.

They want to finish us kpata kpata

This government do not need to prove any point again to us that they've failed, we've realised that already.

Another tricks to collect our money,by federal government

That's the only thing they know how to do Extorting her citizens

You guys are mad

The poor mass are target's from corrupt leaders,God will never forgive you all,no wonder terrorist are growing every where

Federal govt will do that again since they know that nobody will raise eyebrow. They levied stamp duty on bank transfer at both ends as if u collected contract from fed govt. Now it is tax on call making. They are using us for gain of multiplicity of number. Where are we going?

This people normal so?

kai confuse government

Out of ideas of generating revenues. Emission tax, traffic offense penalty, overspeeding penalty, etc. Make the country saner with your tax not extorting as we all know healthcare won't still improve with this.

Tax the poor to enrich the rich is the only strategy this bunch of backward thinker can only think of

If the Accountant General would allow the money reach the hospital's. Rubbish

Never been this bad

Dis government literally overtaxed us and we ain’t enjoying shit what a failure of an administration

It has never been bad like this. The government is heartless

I just to dey laugh. Dem go soon dey tax to sleep and to walk in the street. Failed Government.

Have it now become an offence to be a Nigerian? God why? Someone may be forced to Sue God for creating him a Nigerian. There is God oo.

Nna Ehn! This people want kee Us......After una don increase electricity tariffs 3times this year?

Please don't tax WhatsApp calls. We will survive

With wish tax i hope Vat is not included because the case is still in court.

If my Grandma no feet use WhatsApp we no go dey talk For Phone again be That, This Government wants to be Useless...

Which health financing? The Accountant General of the Federation stole N80 billion and his Rivers counterpart stole over N100 billion and the government wants to tax poor masses just for making calls. Let devil kill whoever that brought this idea.

Do you take us for a fool? How much was high marke for health sector in the 2022 budget? This is just the 5th Month for God sake. We deserve to know how the money was spent, after all no contingency 4r the health sector like during Covid-19. Prodigal FG championing corruptions.

E be like say this country na problem of all times.....

Double taxation

They have come again. Is this government not tired of strangulation of the people that voted them into office. Is vat not enough. Tax the big shots and leave alone the poor people.

They are always looking to take the little from the poor to finance their pocket, why not all political appointees and elected contributing 10milion naira each to finance education or even a road project

They have looted all the money available and the once they borrowed, now they are turning against the innocent citizens to bear the pain

Can't Nigeria government use stolen 80b for healthcare?

Finance health care or their pockets😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Use part of the 80Billion naira from the accountant-general to finance such and free the already heavily taxed citizens

This is Nigeria, I'm not surprise😚

When your people are busy stealing 80bn.

Foolish government

Very soon they’ll tax Nigerians for taking a sh$t

AND D NIGERIAN GOVT.WL NOT FINANCE HEALTH CARE WT D LOOTED 80 BILLION BY AGF N DEY WANT TO PUT MORE SUFFERINGS ON D ALREADY SUFFERING CITIZENS

If its going to bring more hardship on the people, keep your expensive health care.

Wahala e no de finish😨😰

Whenever govt wants to raise taxes they will tell us the income derived will be used for infrastructure. After increasing taxes we will not enjoy the benefits, they will still borrow for the same infrastructure. So where is the money going?

It's a lie They want to use it for election campaigns.

With all due respect they are oloriburuku 🙄

It is very clear we have dullards and people without no vision.... what happen to tax on alcohol , tobacco, and other unhealthy product to finance healthcare.

Wetin we no dey pay tax on before

Increase in call tariff coming soon, some people will steal the money

Abi dem dey crayze? Why not use part of Accountant General stolen money for health sector?

Taaaaaaaa!

Thieves

This government people keep toiling with our mind and it’s becoming unbearable everyday because they think they can do anything and go scot free without a consequence,2023 is near and I am praying Nigerian can get it right this time and change this total mess once and for all.

Some corrupt officials will still embezzle the so called tax🤔

The Nigerian government needs to stop the drain on finances from theft by government officials, before thinking about increasing the burden on the citizens.

Make una kuku impose a tax on Air we breath, how did we get to this level for God's sake? Buhari govt are not normal all? Milking citizens dry without citizens benefitting anything from them, Man's inhumanity to Man They should just announce Mas- Burial for D Citizens That all

The Federal Government will one day place TAX on the AIR we breathe in. And this tax will end up in one' accountant private'. The beautiful ones are not yet born

Which healthcare or NigeriaGov MBuhari wants milk Nigerians in this hardship? Heartless and corrupt apc govt. OfficialAPCNg don't care if they sell Nigeria. Bank charges wasn't enough? Nigerians must vote out apc in 2023 this is serious matter.

Stop faking pupils school feeding cuz nothing of is happening in d West n channel d Billions to China debt

Like really? While those public officials are busy looting billions of naira everyday. Nigerians, when are we gonna stop all this bullshit imposing on us everyday? This govt. have increased & imposed tax on everything we consume. We have to vote out APC&PDP at all level.

They have done that already

What is wrong with these guys?

Nothing dey shock me again

bigname_funom Tufiakwa, Taxes on phone calls to finance health Otiyemi

Thieves

Foolish Government

If we talk now them go kill us …we go shock una soon … Nigeria citizens deserve better

Where is the 80billion abacha and other money syphoned by this guys 🤔 the masses will always pay for this mess

The recovered loot where they also looted back ?

When this 2023 they come self ?

And VC is coming out to say he wants to continue with good work? Good work of embezzling public funds ?

When will this government ever do any good things for us ?

Just allow us to take care of our health , nonsense government, Nigeria jagajaga , everything scatter , killings, insecurity, and so many more still yet the government are still taxing its citizens… what then now happen to our natural resources, the custom tax ? The recover loot

What about the one impose already

Thieves

Buhari government want to squeeze us the more. They squeeze the money from us and use their broom to sweep the returns into private accounts. Who ever votes APC in the next election votes for more squeeze and sweeping Corruption. APC is not a compassionate party.

Nothing were we no go see for this Buhari wicked and heartless regime. We are happy that his tenure is fast coming to an end. Whoever survived Buhari regime must be issued with certificate of survival as will be signed by our God Almighty.

This nonsense must be corrected next year. They are negligence to slash their own bogus fat salary just like others Africa country?

Hmmm...was that why you passed the amended health insurance bill and is the tax to finance health guarantee or phones taxed to free access to health care services if not then you got it wrong again. Tax phone calls but let the caller's have acces to free healthcare. Mtcheew 🤔

This may lead to a mass protest, we are already suffering from food inflation any attempt to put more burden on the shoulders of the common man is ill conceived and will be considered an agression against the common man.

With stable electricity? Think 🤔 about it ooooo

There should be a Luxury tax in this country. And it should be strict... Maybe Politicians will feel the heat

Kukunma kee us na

Trying to make life more difficult, that's cool small credit I manage buy, subscribe so I can take manage this country their eyeing it🥺

Thunder will kill u people for that

MBuhari can you tax us for wearing wigs especially bone straight, since taxing is part of you next level plan!

Nawa oo, we are finished in this country.

When nonentities that are not supposed to occupy high offices mistakingly got there this is what you'll keep seeing. These are liars opportunists that told a lot of lies just to get to power and their actions speak otherwise now

MBuhari GovNigeria NGRPresident After stealing our resources now they want to dip their dirty fingers into our hard earned money. We need to throw these ignoramuses out and reorganize our society. Overcentralization is killing us.

Accountant general 80b, malami over 200 SUV, lot more under Mr integrity, and they still have the audacity to say that they want to taxed the overtaxed citizens for them to embezzled.

😂 so den no budget any money for health care this 2022 So all the money they borrowed from China, den no suppose include healthcare own? You are mad

Find new ways to irritate me this gorvernment

What exactly is not taxed in Nigeria? 😂

Some persons need lubricant for 2023 delegates real bad.😂

One day these politicians go try ride horse wen dem nor Dey feed and nah train track we go carry all of dem go dump…e nor tey again

Government created no jobs for the youths and still wants to steal from them to embezzle by the same government. Fulani regime 💔💔💔

What a joke

Whose health care?. After the elected officials loot the peoples money, they still impose tax on the same people. Nigeria is not redeemable. Nigeria is not for any one of us. Nigeria is a scam.

Hahahaha

Like seriously 🙄

Why the huge undeserve salaries of our senator and minister nah no go area? Why? Thing is, roit go sup big time for this country sooner than expected for inside very govt house and Aso rock. Ahan! E no just dey make sense at all. Who use to bring all this ideas sef🤨

Austin75047722 Evil criminal government Nigeria ever had, very sad.

When it comes to policies that would further worsen the plight of poor Nigerians, the government ensures it cuts across board but when it's meant to benefit only a few, the elite is shuffled to the front of the queue. Failed nation.

And some few will pack it

Carry me dey go ooo, Jehovah carry me dey go obodo oyibo🙏

Given time they'll get around to taxing us for breathing

Kuku kill us! 😪

🤣🤣🤣 whatsap call dey there

Tax our lives then.

What health care 🙄

Nigeria youths are jokers..for how long do we continue to take this nonsense

WhatsApp calls are cheaper and reliable

That's causing more problems on top huge problems Nigeria already has and don't know how to find there sustainable solutions

Osibande will take care of the economy, dollar is howmuch? 🤔

APC the gift that keeps on giving, if u like vote for them, ur suffering is guaranteed 👀

''How to make Nigerians suffer'' Is it the only mandate of this govt?

DelsuEye Kuku strangle and stifle us...

Animals in the sit of authorities.

Lol

May that hell on Earth end now, I blame God for keeping that so called arina to be existing,

Nigeria, A nation that can't finance its own health care and health research ... wonders shall never end.

Have never seen a country where dormant wages and inflation rate are miles apart. What kind of madness is this? Sri lanka is long overdue

Nigeria government has ran out of ideas

Has this govt not done enough yet🤦🏽‍♂️

Them dey mad

It's a shame NigeriaGov has no conscience despite stealing from the masses to fund their flamboyant lifestyle.

Can I say something

They won't finance healthcare. They're just looking for another avenue to loot. Elections are coming. This country is a scam

Health care Nigerians don't benefit from?

Or Better like this Nigerian Government To Impose New Tax On Phone Calls To fill their pockets

Another looting scheme 🤦‍♂️

That's how the government have been taxing us dry since 2015 while the money is being stolen by individual or group. E no go better for una.

Awon oloriburuku

But why rob Paul to give Peter? Government should increase budget allocation to health sector

But they slash education and health budget to fund buhari's criminal subsidy

This people sha want war by force but God sees our heart say we no get there time

God help us ooooo

pikaso_me screen shot this

Am not against taxing but what happen after the tax? One criminal will sit somewhere and still N80b naira, he or she will be jail for 10 or more yrs, after 2 years in prison, 1 useless president 'll padon the criminal and all of us will helplessly pretend as if everything is ok

Unemployed will be paying tax😢

This Buhari government stinks to the high heavens, you don’t know what to do and you don’t want to resign.

Which healthcare, story for the gods

Latest scam. Nothing good can come out of this administration

Olololo, this country na wa.

Say no to 2023 election, let's conduct a referendum. The worst is yet to happen

Remove subsidy , increase the price of petroleum products and channel the difference on health care . You can't budget 4.2 trillion on petroleum subsidy and expect to tax the unemployed /financially stressed unproductive populace to finance health care . Bad Idea!!

Come and take one head, but bring one when coming.

Hahaha this country na funny place, some people have spent so much money on medical tourism and just remembered us by increasing our tariff to provide something we will still pay to access, multiple taxation, let us open our eyes

Kuku kill us

WhatsApp call ti takeover 😉

Nigeria is becoming Uganda

This country value Tax than human life.

Why are you guys reminding some babes about some stuffs with these old phones?

The only thing Buhari thinks about is how to destroy Nigerians lives... while his appointees and ministers are embezzling money... God have mercy on us...

Thank God it is only on old model of phones

Stupid!

Ogun kill all of una

This people should go now they have destroy this country enough

To finance healthcare or to loot?

Austin75047722 That's all they know how to do to their citizens

Na this one be the Bandit abi yeye government All this government is after is just to loot and loot remember to pay China there LOAN before leaving office ole people

We are waiting for them.....

No be thief, una go still thief am all....tax tax everywhere

Don't be deceived. The tax is to finance the accountant general.

Health systems that have being destroyed by the same government. Who is patronizing the public health again?

Data sub - taxed Recharge card - taxed Now phone call. You know what? Most generated revenue are continually used to finance the beneficairies of quota and feudal system via sectoral grants. Here's why most Southern billionaires in diaspora desist from investing in fraud nation.

While some people are busy stealing billions of Naira. E no go better for BMC wey dey support this failed administration. Last last, everybody go collect.

You’re taxing people that don’t have jobs, people that are managing to feed, but Malami is buying and sharing GLK and Land Cruiser jeeps.

Nigeria government does not know what is wrong with them.

Let my salary sha increase o

The more you guys are making the country too hard for poor,the more you people are making it more difficult for you guys to move freely especially your home town useless government well done 👍 sir 🤣🤣

It's to generate the money so that Mbuhari's cronies will loot it, eg: AGF.

What's the reason

The madness in this government it getting out of hand

FG and Accountant General of the Federation EndNigrriaNowToSaveLives

You people created bad economy and you still want to impose heavy tax on phone calls?

When will this government cut the heavy salaries they receive from doing nothing in the public offices all in the name of puliticians

What's it with misplaced priority in Nigeria?

What are they saying

This government won overpower devil bayi

It is left for them to tax us on the air we breathe.

In a country where a single person stole 80b

Can MBuhari pls consult POTUS for consultation on how he has been running their economy and succeeding. Where reasonable countries are working to ensure free healthcare for their citizenry, our bros wan impose tax to kill us all. Why has he failed to disclose how much was spent

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Aye gbogbo yin ma baje po ni. Ati imposter et all...

This country is finished

Buhari isnt thru with us yet

Shey people wey dey worry me with why can’t you always call somebody shey una don hear, them no increase salary ooo.

Lmao, has God canceled whatsapp?

Since MBuhari has vowed to cripple virtually every thing in Naija before he leaves, it's hightime we begged OfficialPDPNig to give us PeterObi4President2023

Make this government beware of this; they are robbing us with pkower

Use part of the 80Billion naira from the accountant-general to finance such and free the already heavily taxed citizens

Despite the hardship, maybe they should kill us to survive. What do they want from citizens? Cost of living is beyond imagination, they still.want to add pain

We pay for the corruption of politicians

Which health? More money to steal

😂😂😂

Nigerian government to impose new tax on phone calls to finance Buhari's personal health situation. !!!! There I've fixed the headline

What the so called reason, has the oil finished

Total trash

Ha! Weyrey lawon pipu yi fa! Is 7.5% not enough? Why are we so foolish economically in this country. If the head is incompetent, cant the sectoral leaders be? Is another tax on phone calls the right move? Is another tax on necessities a good move at all?

Wtsapp calls never fails.....don't know the last time I made a normal phone call.

😂😂😂😂😂😂 robbing Peter to pay Paul.

From top to bottom indeed.

Buhari didnt leave any stone unturned in ensuring everything in Nigeria is destroyed before his exit. Well done sir, your policies are felt in every sector of the economy. Mr integrity!

A govt that is as useless as the points Arsenal picked up today

This people should do and leave power haaaa these is too much abeg

Buhari came to loot and destroy

What of the abacha loot

Whatsapp call ddy sha

We will start using SMS

Who made this plans and who post ham...Eti ya werey

Lord!

Financiers!!! 🤡

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