Mixed reactions trail government's plan to tax sex workers.

The Nigerian government’s proposal to introduce taxes on commercial sex workers has stirred a wave of debate across the West African country.

CBI News reports that officials say the plan is aimed at widening the tax net and formalising the informal sectors.

Chairman of the presidential committee on fiscal policy and tax reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, had, during a gathering, revealed that income earned by commercial sex workers will be taxed under the new system.

He said the new laws do not distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate sources of income, but they focus on money earned from goods or services.

The comments by Oyedele have stirred heated discussions nationwide.

While Mohammed Adejo, a dispatch Rider, sees the move by the government as a way to legalise commercial sex, Thompson Uyabema, a businessman, said the government will be encouraging more youths to go into prostitution with the plan.

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Mohammed Adejo

Dispatch Rider

Thompson Uyabema

Businessman

Tolu Taiwo

Trader

Despite the seeming opposition to the government's plan, there are some citizens who see positivity in it.

Amos Adepetu and Olaoluwa Oniye are

Businessmen who support the government's imposition of tax on commercial sex workers.

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Amos Adepetu

Businessman

Olaoluwa Oniye

Businessman

For a diverse country like Nigeria, the responses will not be complete without a religious angle to the conversation.

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Tolu Taiwo

Trader

CBI News reports that Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu, on June 26, signed four new tax reform bills into law.

The laws are the Nigeria Tax Act, the Nigeria Tax Administration Act, the Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Act, and the Joint Revenue Board (Establishment) Act.

The tax laws are scheduled to take effect from January 1, 2026