Nigeria – Dec LM

Nigeria Sues Binance for .5 Billion in Economic Losses and Back Taxes

Nigeria Sues Binance for $81.5 Billion in Economic Losses and Back Taxes

Nigeria's Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) is suing Binance for $79.5 billion in economic losses as well as $2 billion plus interest in back taxes, the exchange said in...

President Biden Thanks Nigerian President for Binance Exec’s Release: White House

In the Tuesday phone call with President Bola Tinubu, Biden praised the creation of a new bilateral working group focused on crypto and illicit finance.

‘Get Him Home’: Binance CEO Urges Nigerian Government to Free Detained Exec

Tigran Gambaryan, a U.S. citizen who works for Binance, has been held in Nigeria since February.

Gambaryan Family Says Binance Executive Is Being Denied Access to Lawyers, Health Is Deteriorating

Gambaryan was pushed into a Abuja, Nigeria courtroom on July 16th in a wheelchair for his last hearing.

Detained Binance Exec Tigran Gambaryan Wheeled into Nigerian Court as Health Deteriorates

Gambaryan reportedly has a herniated disc in his back, leaving him in severe pain and “hardly able to walk.”

U.S. Lawmakers Push Biden to Bring Back Detained Binance Exec Tigran Gambaryan From Nigeria

Binance and Gambaryan are facing money laundering and tax evasion charges in the country.

Nigeria Directs Entities to Identify Those Dealing Crypto With Bybit, KuCoin, OKX and Binance

Any perpetrator or "suspected agent" secretly working with all cryptocurrency platforms, "buying and selling USDT illegally" will be arrested, the directive said.

Jailed Binance Exec’s Bail Hearing in Nigeria Postponed Until May 17

Tigran Gambaryan has been detained in Nigeria since February 26.

Binance Exec Who Escaped From Nigeria Has Been Found in Kenya, Faces Extradition: Reports

Nadeem Anjarwalla, who escaped Nigerian custody in March, could be extradited back to the country within the week, one local media outlet reported citing government sources.

Detained Binance Exec Pleads Not Guilty to Money Laundering Charges in Nigeria: Reports

Tigran Gambaryan was remanded pending trial, reports say.