Nigeria: Corporate Tax

TotalEnergies and AMNI have taken the Final Investment Decision on Nigeria's Ima Gas Project, a development 53 years in the making that will supply critical feed gas to Nigeria LNG's Train 7 expansion. Between FID and first gas in 2028, the project faces complex legal obligations spanning financing conditions, gas sales agreements, construction contracts, Nigerian content compliance, host community trusts, flaring regulations, and tax incentives that must all hold up in practice.

Nigeria's 2025 Tax Reform Acts introduce sweeping changes for non-residents, foreign investors, and expatriates operating in or deriving income from Nigeria. From expanded Permanent Establishment rules and Significant Economic Presence thresholds to mandatory VAT registration for offshore suppliers and Capital Gains Tax on indirect share transfers, the new framework fundamentally reshapes cross-border tax obligations. Understanding these provisions and taking proactive compliance steps is now essential for

The Nigeria Tax Administration Act 2025 introduced sweeping reforms within the Nigerian Tax Regime, one of which is the “power of substitution” as contained in Section 60 of the Act.

A major innovation introduced by the Nigeria Tax Act (the “NTA”) is the 15% Minimum Effective Tax Rate (the “METR”), which represents a fundamental shift in Nigeria’s corporate tax framework. The METR is intended to guarantee that companies of significant economic scale bear a minimum tax burden, notwithstanding the availability of incentives, exemptions, or reliefs.

Nigeria's Revenue Service has initiated compliance monitoring for large taxpayers as part of the National E-invoicing and Electronic Fiscal System implementation. This development marks a significant step in the country's tax administration modernization efforts, requiring affected businesses to ensure their systems and processes align with the new electronic invoicing requirements.

The Nigeria Revenue Service has launched compliance monitoring for large taxpayers under the National E-Invoicing & Electronic Fiscal System, requiring companies with annual turnover of ₦5 Billion and above to complete full system integration by 31 July 2026. Non-compliant entities face immediate enforcement actions, statutory penalties, and potential operational disruptions under applicable tax laws.

The Federal Government of Nigeria has introduced sweeping changes to the country's import tariff structure and excise regime through the 2026 Fiscal Policy Measures, effective from April and July 2026. These reforms, implemented under Nigeria's commitments to the ECOWAS Common External Tariff and the African Continental Free Trade Area, include a revised schedule of 127 tariff lines affecting food products, industrial inputs, and capital equipment, alongside new excise duties and green tax surcharges design

Oil and gas remains a principal source of federally collected revenue in Nigeria. On 13 February 2026, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the Presidential Executive Order to Safeguard Federation Oil...

In a significant overhaul of the Nigerian tax framework, the Nigeria Tax Act, 2025 ("NTA" or "the Act"), among other pieces of legislation, were signed into law by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on 26 June 2025.