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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, yesterday stepped down a motion calling for the suspension of the cybersecurity levy, which has sparked widespread dissatisfaction.

Daily Trust reports that since the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) directed all banks in the country to begin the deduction of 0.5% of the value of all electronic transactions from customers, Nigerians across different spectrums have rejected the levy, describing it as an additional burden on them.

During Wednesday’s plenary session, Manu Soro, a lawmaker from Bauchi State, presented the motion, expressing concerns that the levy’s introduction was ill-timed given the prevailing economic condition in Nigeria.


Soro argued that imposing new taxes or increasing existing ones amidst the ongoing economic challenges faced by Nigerians, exacerbated by the removal of fuel subsidy and the depreciation of the naira, would only add to the burden of citizens already grappling with rising living costs and food prices.

Soro called on the House to prompt the Central Bank of Nigeria to retract the circular on the cybersecurity levy and cease its implementation immediately.

He also urged the Minister of Finance to refrain from introducing new taxes or raising existing rates until the economic situation in the country improves significantly.

However, Speaker Abbas advised Soro to temporarily withdraw the motion to allow the House leadership to deliberate on the best course of action in addressing the issue.

https://dailytrust.com/speaker-overrules-member-calling-for-suspension-of-cybersecurity-levy/#google_vignette

Abbas is Tinubu's boy what do u expect? Very soon we will start paying breathing levy, hearing levy, seeing levy even sleeping levy. Agbadorians ntooorr

4 years no kuku far

However, Speaker Abbas advised Soro to temporarily withdraw the motion to allow the House leadership to deliberate on the best course of action in addressing the issue.

The strangulation continues…


Thank You Tinubu

Corruption is simply fighting back 🙄

😂 😂

We Abgadorian don't mind. As long as Bitter Obi doesn't become President, let the Cybersecurity levy, web development levy, Programming levy, Html and CSS levy, number levy, your slippers levy, your relationship levy, your oxygen levy... let it keep increasing. On Tinubu mandate we shall stand.

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Set of Owon ole with no atom of human sympathy

They’re giving rooms for more micro finance banks to come up

Don't worry it will reach you people

We are not even hearing from Taiwo Oyedele, the tax guru again

They know themselves, hope they are enjoying the government?

Nigeria don enter one chance with tinubu govt the guy has nothing to offer than hardship,Tinubu is here to finish what Buhari started

Okay o

Buhari said we will miss him... didn't know he already saw the incompetence in Tinubu

Birds of a feather do what? Somebody complete am

Awon corruption in their DNA

If we make mistakes again 2027 is left for us na all of us go suffer

Bunch of thieves,,,,,

Stupid people

What's even the use of the lower house, the house of representatives should be scrapped....

Looks like the law makers will also be getting their monthly cuts from the money.....

We warned them about Tinubu, they refused to listen....

Moferere:
4 years no kuku far

And what do you think you will do in 4 Years time, you want to remove Tinubu? The same man you people fought tooth and nail against others to make sure he gets there....

Now you want to remove him, you guys are jokers, you people did not even know the man you were ing yet carry Una full chest dey am because of tribalism and religion.

Well, you don't still know him if you think in 2027 you will be able to kick him out, has anyone been able to remove his hand from Lagos even with federal mights fighting him?

Now it is when he is president you think you will just remove him, too many red flags on Tinubu that you people chose to ignore, that was the wrongest candidate in the entire ballot.

You don't still know him if you are hoping on 2027, you don't know why some of us never wanted him there, this is one of the reasons.

You vote in nonsense into office then expect the nonsense to make sense then start planning on how to wait for 4 years to remove the nonsense which you have no idea on the type of nonsense you are trying to waste your time on....

Nah dem

Good one eBOLA have placed his cronies in the upper house, the lower house and the judiciary.
Let Nigerians suffer so they'll come out en masse to demand for Bitter Obi

Moferere:
4 years no kuku far

So you want to be complaining and crying every 4 4 years abi? Because I'm sure you have been saying this for years now.
Instead of facing the problem to get them to do the right thing, we will be shouting 4yrs as if God will come down and rule Nigeria

The communist way is the best, Capitalism has more disadvantages than advantages, socialism strike a balance but not effective.

Confused inefficient government!

This is a misplaced priority. FG should find ways to make the economy balance, not all these.

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