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Lately, Nigeria’s financial services industry has witnessed a significant wave of recapitalisation. Across the banking, insurance and broader financial services sectors, institutions are responding to heightened regulatory capital requirements, evolving prudential standards and increasing competitive pressures by strengthening their capital base and reassessing their strategic direction.

While the payment of taxes is an essential legal obligation, disputes over tax liabilities are not interpretations of tax legislation, disagreements over the application of tax incentives, valuation of transactions, transfer pricing arrangements, the deductibility of business expenses, value added tax (“VAT”) obligations, withholding tax (“WHT”) compliance, and the allocation of taxing powers between federal and state authorities.

With proven natural gas reserves estimated at 215.19 trillion cubic feet (TCF) as of January 2026 and significant upside from ongoing exploration activities, Nigeria possesses the largest proven gas reserves in Africa and ranks among the top gas-endowed nations globally .