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A Nigerian court has reportedly postponed the country's tax evasion case against Binance to April 30, to give the Nigerian tax authorities time to respond to the cryptocurrency exchange's request.
Reuters reported on April 7 that Binance's lawyer, Chukwuka Ikwuazom, requested the court to revoke an order allowing court documents to be served to the company via email.
Binance does not have an office in Nigeria, and Ikwuazom stated that the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) did not have court permission to serve court documents to Binance abroad.
"Overall, the alternative service order granted by the court on February 11, 2025, against Binance (registered in the Cayman Islands and residing in the Cayman Islands) is improper and should be revoked," he said.
FIRS sued Binance in February, claiming that the exchange owed $2 billion in taxes and should compensate for $7.95 billion in local economic losses, arguing that Binance's operations allegedly disrupted the country's currency—the naira, which Binance denied.
FIRS also claimed that Binance should pay corporate income tax in Nigeria, arguing that it has a "significant economic presence" in the country, and requested the court to order the exchange to pay income tax for 2022 and 2023, along with a 10% annual penalty on unpaid amounts and nearly 27% interest on unpaid taxes.
Legal Background Between Nigeria and Binance
In February 2024, Nigeria arrested and detained Binance executives Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla on charges of tax evasion and money laundering. The country dropped the tax evasion charges against the two in June and dismissed the remaining charges against Gambaryan in October.
Tigran Gambaryan (right) was seen in a video in September struggling to enter the court in Nigeria's capital, Abuja. Source: X
Anjarwalla managed to escape custody last March and successfully fled from Nigeria to Kenya, where he currently seems to still be on the run.
Gambaryan, a U.S. citizen, returned to the U.S. in October after reports indicated that his health deteriorated during detention, suffering from pneumonia, malaria, and symptoms of a herniated disc that might require surgery.
Binance ceased deposits and withdrawals in Nigerian naira in March 2024, exiting the Nigerian market.
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