On April 8, according to Reuters, the Nigerian court has postponed the hearing of the Binance tax case to April 30. Binance's lawyer Chukwuazom requested the court to revoke the previous electronic service order, arguing that the tax authority sent legal documents to Binance, registered in the Cayman Islands, without obtaining court permission.
BlockBeats previously reported that on February 20, Nigerian authorities filed a lawsuit against Binance, claiming $79.5 billion in economic losses and $2 billion in unpaid taxes. The Nigerian Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) accused Binance of operating illegally in the country. This lawsuit follows the FIRS's tax evasion allegations against Binance in March 2024, which involve four tax violations, including failure to pay corporate income tax and failure to submit tax returns. Previously, two Binance executives, Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, have been arrested in Nigeria and listed as defendants in the case.
