Crypto transactions are becoming increasingly common in Nigeria, from everyday exchanges to business payments. As the use of crypto continues to grow, the government is taking steps to integrate it into the country’s tax system.
With this new ruling, crypto transactions no longer operate in a gray area.
What is the new law?
Nigeria has passed a new tax law that links crypto activity to taxpayer identification numbers (TIN) and national identity numbers (NIN). The idea is to ensure that crypto can be traced for tax purposes while maintaining the security and integrity of the blockchain. The government is holding cryptocurrency platforms accountable rather than placing wallets on the blockchain. This makes application easier and more realistic.
🇳🇬 NOW: Nigeria requires crypto transactions to be linked to tax numbers and national ID cards. pic.twitter.com/x40iwTMCl1
– Cointelegraph (@Cointelegraph) January 13, 2026
What crypto platforms should do
Exchanges and brokers have become virtual asset service providers (VASPs) with defined responsibilities. They need to collect key information from users before allowing people to trade.
These details include:
- First and last name
- Residential address
- NIF and NIN
VASPs will file monthly reports with tax authorities. These reports display transaction volumes, values, and user details related to crypto transactions. In addition to this, platforms must flag large or suspicious transactions and report them to law enforcement.
Nigeria has passed a new tax law linking crypto transactions to identities via Taxpayer Identification Numbers (TIN) and National Identity Numbers (NIN), ensuring traceability for tax purposes without compromising blockchain security. VASP is required to collect user details…
-Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) January 13, 2026
If you trade on a compliant platform, your crypto transactions are now linked to your tax identity. This does not mean that the government is spying on the blockchain itself. Tracking is only carried out via regulated platforms. Depending on your trading or investment, you may need to report crypto gains as income.
Why Nigeria does this
The crypto trading market in Nigeria is huge. The government intends to reduce tax evasion, increase transparency and increase revenue. A connection between crypto transactions and national IDs is a useful way to bridge the gaps surrounding crypto. This also brings Nigeria up to par with the standards applied in the rest of the world’s major economies.
How the government will tax crypto.
According to the new tax reform laws:
They plan to use “virtual asset service providers” (VASP), i.e. Bybit, as mandatory informants for the tax administration.
HOWEVER, the network is large because:
1 Your exchange must notify you: each exchange (Binance,… pic.twitter.com/4gZxY9dip2
– Tax Explained.NG🇳🇬 (@Taxexplainedng) January 14, 2026
Conclusion
By connecting digital assets to TIN and NIN transactions, the government brings crypto transactions into the official tax system. Nigeria takes responsibility for responsible, transparent and legal crypto growth.
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