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After disclosing his weekly earnings from content creation, Nigerian food critic Opeyemi Famakin has now revealed that he was billed a whopping ₦80 million by the Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS).
Famakin humorously narrated the story during his recent interview on the With Chude podcast when speaking on his career as a food critic. He noted that merely two days after he went viral for saying that he earns ₦9 million on a bad week, the LIRS contacted him via email and billed him.
LIRS sent me an email o, they billed me 80 million naira, I paid it o, I pay my tax now. However, I would never talk about my finances again. It was like play, two days after I mentioned my finances they sent me an email.
Even though I told them 'allegedly,' they said no. A whole 80 million naira but let's not discuss it. I am now a proud tax payer. Literally, today I texted my accountant to pay this month's tax. So LIRS, I pay tax now o.
Back in 2024, the controversial food critic raked reactions across social media after revealing his income.
"I consult for restaurants; I also make some money from the businesses I co-own. I'm the highest-paid food critic in Nigeria. When I made the statement saying that I make 9 million in a bad week, people thought I was capping but the money hasn't gone down," he said during his interview on the Echoo Room podcast at the time.
See the full With Chude interview below: