Gifted.eth

Digitally inclined👨🏿‍💻, Chemist/Biochemist, God’s masterpiece. Socio-political Analyst, Technocrat, Towards a better Nigeria and world over 🌍

[Somto Okonkwo @General_Somto]

“I Was a Victim Of These Fulani Bandits. Anyone Celebrating The Conviction Of Nnamdi Kanu Should Understand That Nigeria Will Happen To Them Soon, Especially My Yoruba People. It Is Now Clear To Me That Nigeria Can Never Work. It’s Better We Go Our Separate Ways. Tinubu Has Failed Woefully As President And Should Resign.”- National President Of Afenifere National Youth Council

[Ted Cruz @tedcruz]

This evil continues.

We should use all of our leverage & sanctions to stop the mass murder and kidnapping of Christians.

[Everest @novieverest]

I love Nigeria.
Taiwo Oyedele - The banks can't collect money from your account.

LIRS - The says they can.

Lessons.

[Kampala German Language School🇩🇪 @germanlang25]

1k retweets, we teach you German from A1 to B2 and also employ you‼️

You have 72 hours!!

[Gifted.eth @Elasticnoni]

@germanlang25 I'm using Duolingo already, is there an opportunity for me to get this as well ?

[JP Attueyi @jpattueyi]

Remember when some of you (like that guy that is based in Canada and deceiving you) said “relax, they can’t just touch your money”?

This is Lagos State, formally activating the Power of Substitution under the new Tax Administration Act.

Translation in plain English:
If LIRS says you owe tax and they’ve “established” it, they can:
• instruct your bank to pay them from your account
• instruct your employer to divert your salary
• instruct your tenants or customers to pay them instead of you
• instruct anyone who owes you money to settle your tax first

No court appearance.
No negotiation.
Just a notice.

This is exactly what I warned about.
This law didn’t just increase taxes.
It shifted power.
From courts → to tax authorities.
From due process → to administrative discretion.

In sane countries:
• substitution powers are rare
• tightly supervised
• judicially reviewable before execution

Here? They’re rolled out via “Public Notice”.

If you’re calm about this, it’s only because you think it’s for other people.
Until one day, it’s your bank.
Your employer.
Your rent.
Your cash flow.

This isn’t about compliance anymore. It’s about control.
And some of you cheered it on.
Remember this moment.

[DonAza @DonAzag]

People sat down and inserted powers to arrest and sell people’s property without court order.
They added illegal 20% payment before citizens can even appeal. They quietly reduced reporting thresholds to trap more businesses.

The people who did this, do they not fear at all for their future?
Do they not think of their children?
Their family?
Their supporters?

Do they think they will work in government forever?
Do they think they will never resign?
Never leave office?

Is Tinubu a president for life?
And even if he is, will he live forever?

Why behave like actions have no consequences?
Like tomorrow will never come, when the seed they sow (illegal law) today will surely germinate and affect them.

Or do they believe power protects them forever?

And some people still say we should not talk about it?

[Oku @oku_yungx]

Let it be on record that ALEX OTTI seems to be the only Governor actually working for his people.

[BSN @Barristerstreet]

🇳🇬 Dear Nigerians, are you still paying attention?

Are you aware that the House of Representatives has now CONFIRMED what many of us have been warning about?

The House Minority Caucus, through its 7-man Ad-hoc Fact-Finding Committee chaired by Hon. Afam Victor Ogene, has released its interim report today, January 23, 2026.

That report confirms ILLEGAL ALTERATIONS to Nigeria’s tax reform laws AFTER they were passed by the National Assembly and assented to by President Bola Tinubu.

This is official parliamentary confirmation.

The committee investigated allegations first raised by Hon. Abdulsamad Dasuki and uncovered unauthorised changes, most notably within the Nigeria Tax Administration Act (NTAA), 2025.

Even more disturbing, the committee found that THREE DIFFERENT VERSIONS of the same law are currently in circulation.

Only ONE version matches the Certified True Copies (CTCs) officially issued by the House of Representatives.

The others were quietly rewritten without debate, without approval, and without the knowledge of Nigerians.

Now the House uncovered the following:

There were secret alterations to Section 39(3) affecting the currency of tax computation.

Tax reporting thresholds were drastically reduced, pulling more Nigerians into the tax net without fresh legislative approval.

New provisions introduced mandatory 20 percent deposits before citizens can challenge tax assessments.

Enforcement powers were expanded to allow arrests and asset seizures without court orders.

National Assembly oversight was removed from revenue agencies, stripping away accountability mechanisms.

Now, let this be clearly stated.

These changes were made AFTER ASSENT.

That is not an administrative error o!
That is not a drafting oversight o!
That is TAMPERING WITH ENACTED LAW. That is FORGERY AND CONSTITUTIONAL SABOTAGE.

The committee itself described the situation as one marked by ILLEGALITIES, ANOMALIES, AND IMPUNITY, warning that entire sections of the laws may now be invalid.

Investigations are ongoing to determine who authorised and executed these alterations.

Dear Nigerians, please connect the dots.

Even the architects of the reform, @taiwoyedele, have admitted confusion. Guidelines were paused because they were “not sure” which version of the law is final.

KPMG tax experts had already flagged loopholes. Now the House of Representatives has confirmed forgery.

This is nowhere near the reform they have been preaching about. This is a POVERTY TAX AGENDA, enforced through deception and confusion.

What does this mean for you and me?

It means uncertainty over which law is valid.
It means heavier tax burdens on small businesses and struggling workers.
It means fear, harassment, and abuse enabled by unchecked enforcement powers.
It means a dangerous erosion of democracy itself.

At a time when hunger, hardship, and insecurity are overwhelming Nigerians, the response from this incompetent government has been to squeeze more from the people.

Please, I know your voices are tired, but continue to join us in demanding the IMMEDIATE SUSPENSION of these tainted laws.

Continue to demand accountability and prosecution of those who altered our laws.

This goes beyond party politics or affiliation!

It is about our rights, our livelihoods, and our future here!

Please do not be distracted Guys!

Join this conversation and repost so other Nigerians can stay informed too. #SusendPovertyTax

[Esther Umoh @EstherUmoh10]

They didn’t have to be connected “to the center” to achieve that. They don’t have the senate president as their own but they are doing better and enjoying the result of not voting along party lines but sticking to competence, character and integrity. Abia state before now was a laughing stock but look at what it has become in just two years.

[The Grid Post @TheGridPost]

Aba Power is not Part of the National Grid.

They are pacesetters in how to realistically provide improved power across Nigeria.

Every “serious STATE” may use them as a template.

They are not perfect yet but stands way above and beyond!

[Bankole Otegbeye @bankeyson]

Boko Haram is mentioned by a US congresssman as one of the terrorist organisations that receives funding from US government agency.

APC, and the two presidents and vice presidents of Nigeria since 2015 are the biggest beneficiaries of the rise of Boko Haram terrorism in Nigeria.
The listed have all also enjoyed unprecedented support from the Democrat US government.

The lines connect.

[Osaretin Victor Asemota @asemota]

This is something very hard for many Africans to understand. At HBS LNV, a professor told us how he built up his business to $200m in value in a few years, sold it and gave the money to Charity. His two kids have PhDs from Harvard and MIT and one is a street performer.

[Gifted.eth @Elasticnoni]

@WisdomMatic I'm really tired of it's shenanigans

[Oloye. @Ol0ye]

Demolishing a thriving business that pays hundreds of millions in taxes and provides 1000s of direct and indirect jobs in a jobs starved economy for an abandoned road should be a treasonable offence.

[Adetutu Balogun, MBA @Tutsy22]

If Kemi Badenoch talk now... dem go start mouth diarrhoea!

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

When Kobe Bryant said his insane level of confidence came from knowing he’d done all he could to prepare, it taught me that anytime I’m nervous it means I didn’t prepare enough.

[OurFaveOnlineDoc 🇬🇧 🇳🇬 @OurFavOnlineDoc]

Only terrorists insist that their own way of life is the way everybody else must live.

I actually love that quote.

[Onile Olona. @alpontif]

I was a Muslim. And like all things I do, I was a thorough one. I studied the Quran, the different hadiths, Bulugh al maram, riyadus Salihin...etc. There are basically three groupings in Islam, Sunni, Suffi, Shia.