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Nigeria Tax Administration Act, 2025 · s.20, s.123

Mineral royalties

Monthly royalty returns; unpaid royalty becomes a debt after 30 days with 10% and compound interest.

Who this lands on: Mining licence and lease holders.

Mineral royalty returns are filed monthly (s.20).

Royalty unpaid 30 days after the due date becomes a debt: 10% is added, with compound interest at SOFR plus 10% on foreign currency transactions or the CBN monetary policy rate on naira transactions (s.123).

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