Nigeria vs MTN: $2 billion tax dispute hearing set for January 30-31

Last updated: October 29, 2019 9:27 am

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A customer leaves an MTN shop in Johannesburg, file. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

LAGOS (9News Nigeria) – A federal judge in Lagos has set Jan. 30 and 31 for the hearing of a $2 billion tax dispute between South Africa’s MTN Group and the Nigerian government.

The government says the telecoms firm owes $2 billion in taxes, a claim the company has said is without merit.

Nigeria vs MTN- $2 billion tax dispute hearing set for January 30-31 — A woman walks past an advertising posters for MTN telecommunication company along a street in Lagos, Nigeria August 28, 2019. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Reporting by Libby George; writing by Paul Carsten; editing by Jason Neely

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