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Nigeria Tax Administration Act, 2025 · s.25, s.79, s.109

Digital and virtual assets

Virtual asset service providers file their own returns; non-compliance runs to ₦10,000,000 a month.

Who this lands on: Exchanges, custodians and other virtual asset service providers.

Virtual asset service providers file returns under s.25, and digital and virtual transactions are brought into charge by s.79.

A provider that fails to comply is charged ₦10,000,000 in the first month of default and ₦1,000,000 for every subsequent month — or has its operating licence suspended or revoked by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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This is a plain reading of the Act for orientation, not tax advice. Where money is at stake, check the section itself or ask an accredited tax agent.