The Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has described as misleading reports by some media houses suggesting that a Tax Appeal Tribunal ordered the company to pay $27.5 million to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) as a revised Company Income Tax (CIT) settlement for 2016.
According to it, the reports misrepresented an out-of-court settlement reached amicably between the parties, which the Tribunal adopted as a consent judgment.
It made the clarifications in a statement dated July 18, 2024, signed by Andy Odeh, NLNG’s general manager, external relations and sustainable development.
The statement reads: “Re: Tax Tribunal orders NLNG to pay $27.5m to FIRS as 2016 revised Corporate Income Tax.
“Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has noted media reports suggesting that a Tax Appeal Tribunal ordered NLNG to pay $27.5 million to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) as a revised Company Income Tax (CIT) settlement for 2016.
“NLNG clarifies that these reports misrepresent an out-of-court settlement that was reached amicably between the parties, without prejudice to their respective legal positions, which the Tribunal merely adopted as Consent Judgment in the appeal. The payment by NLNG was thus made in furtherance of a settlement agreement reached between the parties and not because of any order made by the Tribunal.
“NLNG remains a responsible corporate citizen, and consistently operates in compliance with Nigerian laws and will continue to operate in line with its vision of being “a globally competitive LNG company helping to build a better Nigeria.”
