Nigeria, Aug. 24 -- The Nigerian Government has introduced a personal income tax calculator giving low-income earners access to a platform, where they can compare their estimated tax payable under the Nigerian Tax Act 2025, against their current pay.

The new development is expected to become operational next January.

The calculator is designed to achieve transparency in tax administration and protect low-income earners such that "a fair tax system must never punish poverty or weigh down the most vulnerable," President Bola Tinubu said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday.

"With the new tax laws I recently signed, taking effect from January 2026, we have lifted this burden and created a path of equity, fairness, and true redist...