FALSE: There Is No Tax For Having Small Bums, Or As Lately Called, “No Nyash”, As Seen In A Viral Video
Claim
A viral TikTok video claims Nigerian authorities have introduced a so-called “no nyash tax” for Ugandan women coming to Nigeria. This is not true and should be treated as the joke that it is.
@tulikucorner Nigeria government announces that Ugandan women with no nyash will pay non nyash tax in Nigeria #trendingvideo #kampala #kampala_tiktokers #nigeria #nigeriantiktok #viraltiktok #fyp ♬ original sound – TulikuCorner
The clip, styled like a press conference broadcast, is an AI-generated spoof via VEO that has been shared as if it were genuine.
The video has gone viral on TikTok and Instagram, leading some viewers to believe it is a real government announcement. Given its potential to misinform and spread confusion about immigration, taxation, and harm to diplomatic relations, it was necessary to verify its authenticity and prevent the spread of false information.
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Analysis/context
The video, presented as a state government press conference, exhibits multiple signs of AI generation. The speaker’s voice sounds slightly muffled and robotic, with a reverb that gives it an underwater-like quality, a common AI audio artefact.
Visually, the speaker appears unnaturally sharp and well-lit, while the background is blurry and lacks detail, creating an artificial separation between the subject and backdrop.
The backdrop banner, meant to read “State Government Press Conference”, instead displays the text as “State Government Press Conference”, a classic AI text error.
Since the speaker is talking about Nigeria, the emblem shown on the backdrop banner is not an authentic Nigerian state emblem or logo of any media which appears to be digitally generated, with incorrect colors, shapes, and details.
Additionally, the video features a “veo” logo at the bottom right corner, which is not associated with any legitimate Nigerian government or media outlet and is likely added by the AI tool or content creator.
Taken together, these audio, visual, and textual anomalies strongly indicate that the video is artificially created rather than a genuine press conference.
The video, uploaded by a Ugandan TikTok account, presents itself as a Nigerian state government press conference. The comment section is dominated entirely by Ugandan viewers, with no visible engagement from Nigerians, further confirming that the content originates from Uganda rather than Nigeria.
Reverse search/Source check
We extracted keyframes using InVID and conducted reverse image searches via Google Lens.
Found no matches from credible Nigerian or Ugandan news sources except for various social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, uploading the same video from different account holders.
The earliest appearance was traced to a TikTok upload on 16th July 2025 from the handle @tulikucorner, an account known for regularly posting AI-generated videos for satire and entertainment.
Audio Analysis
The speaker’s voice is slightly muffled and robotic, with unnatural reverb resembling underwater audio. This is consistent with AI-generated or synthesised speech, rather than a natural human recording.
Visual Analysis
The speaker appears sharply focused and well-lit, while the background is blurry, indicating artificial separation and unnatural depth.
The backdrop text reads “State Goverment Press Corfecrcan” misspelling “government” and “Conference,” which indicates a typo,that we believe would not have gone unnoticed if it were a real national broadcast.
The emblem displayed is not an authentic Nigerian state emblem and appears digitally generated.
The video features a “veo” logo at the bottom right corner, unrelated to any legitimate government or media organisation.
Veo is an artificial intelligence platform that generates video content upon receiving a prompt from a creator.
Visual inspection revealed a second person in the video who remains completely motionless, unlike typical press conference attendees. This anomaly is consistent with AI-generated videos, where peripheral figures are often poorly rendered or frozen to reduce processing complexity.
VERDICT
False:
The viral “nyash tax” clip is an AI video, not a real news report or government announcement. There is no such tax in Nigeria. A search of official government websites, including the Nigeria Immigration Service and the Ministry of Finance, shows no record of this policy. Likewise, credible Nigerian news outlets such as Punch, Vanguard, Channels TVThe Guardian Nigeria have not reported any announcement of a ‘nyash tax.