Nigeria’s Federal High Court ruled that the Federal Government is not entitled to impose any form of sales tax including Value Added Tax (VAT). Based on this decision, the current position of the law is that the Federal Government of Nigeria lacks the power to enact any law relating to VAT or Sales Tax in Nigeria.
Source: GVC
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