Tax – Jilomes

Of Governments and Financial Insatiability

February 22, 2026 Jilomes

It is commonly said that when an individual’s income increases, expenditures, if unchecked, would rise to meet the income, and necessitate further increase in income. While individuals have their ability to singlehandedly increase their incomes constrained by factors associated with the value delivery or productivity (perceived or real) in the marketplace whether as business owners or employees, governments are largely unencumbered by value or productivity considerations thanks to taxation.

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Change, Politics

To Tax Nigerians with All Our Strength

February 15, 2025 Jilomes

If Uncle Jeremiah had been alive in this era, he may have had second thoughts about naming his second book as “Lamentations”. As an empathetic person, after seeing the torrent of complaints by Nigerians, maybe his own book would have been the Book of Less Worrisome Jewish Lamentations. But poor jokes asides, Nigerian social media spaces and even offline conversations these days tend to highlight a common pain point around taxes, just like the irreverent sapa, attempting to strangulate people.

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Change

Church People and Tax

January 5, 2015January 5, 2015 Jilomes

It’s not every time that you walk through the doors of a Church, expecting to hear a sermon on taxation. The odds are really stacked against that occurrence. We expect the Church to dish out sermons on moral instruction (and its siblings), but, who said talking about taxation is not a form of moral instruction. Continue reading “Church People and Tax” →