What it is
You can check your income tax rate and tax-free amount in Phone → Bank → 🧾 Income tax this week. Food may also be subsidised during a Free Food programme.
Rules & numbers
- Salary, gigs, business, trailer and fund income, and prizes are taxed. Bets, sales, gifts and transfers are not.
- Each week runs from Monday to Sunday. The first ₦1m is tax-free. Income above that is taxed at 20% up to ₦10m, 30% up to ₦50m, and 35% above ₦50m. Wages have a separate tax band from business income.
- Companies pay 5% of their weekly takings on Saturday.
- During a Free Food programme, qualifying food is subsidised and marked with a banner. The government's share is shown as Government programme paid.
- Free Food programmes last up to 168 hours. Each programme has limits per player of ₦25,000 and 40 purchases. Subsidised food cannot be resold.
- Elected governors can set policies including transport subsidies, higher minimum wages, owambe season, food subsidies and steady light.
- Transport subsidies make danfo and keke half-price. A minimum wage increase adds 15% per shift. Food subsidies make food 30% cheaper.