By Peter Dansu From January 2026, s€x workers, popularly called hookup girls or run girls , will be required to pay tax under the Federal...
By Peter Dansu
From January 2026, s€x workers, popularly called hookup girls or run girls, will be required to pay tax under the Federal Government’s new tax reforms.
President Bola Tinubu’s tax reform lead, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, who chairs the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, explained that the new tax law makes no distinction between legitimate and illegitimate sources of income.
Speaking on Saturday at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, City of David parish in Lagos, Oyedele told the congregation that anyone earning money for services rendered will be taxed, including those engaged in sex work.
“If somebody is doing ‘runs,’ they go out to meet men and get paid for sex – that’s a service,” Oyedele said. “They will pay tax on it.”
He stressed that the tax system only cares about whether an income is made, not the source. “The law doesn’t separate whether what you’re doing is legitimate or not. It simply asks: did you earn an income from providing a service or selling a product? If yes, then you pay tax,” he added.
For decades, prostitution and related trades have gone untaxed in Nigeria. But with the new reforms signed into law by President Tinubu in June, the government is seeking to widen the tax net and boost revenue for the struggling economy.
Beyond sex workers, the law will also cover social media influencers, freelancers, and remote workers who earn in naira or foreign currencies.
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