Nigerian food critic Opeyemi Famakin has revealed that he was billed a staggering ₦80 million by the Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), for disclosing his weekly earnings from content creation.
Famakin humorously recounted the story during a recent interview on the With Chude podcast, where he discussed his career as a food critic. He noted that just two days after going viral for claiming he earns ₦9 million on a bad week, the LIRS contacted him via email and issued the hefty bill.
Back in 2024, the controversial food critic sparked 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.
