Nigeria settled the question at the level of statute. The Investments and Securities Act 2025, gazetted on 2 May 2025, writes “virtual and digital assets” into the definition of securities, and it gives the Securities and Exchange Commission the job of registering and regulating virtual and digital asset exchanges, virtual asset service providers and digital asset operators. So holding and trading crypto is lawful, and the earlier posture — in which the Central Bank told banks not to service crypto businesses — has been replaced by a framework in which the activity is regulated.
The contract itself does not change by geography: a BRENT perpetual settles in USDC everywhere.
7 venues open brent crude perps to traders in Nigeria.
Avantis
Helix
Hyperliquid
Lighter
Ondo
OstiumFour steps from sign-up to an open position.
Capital Gains Tax applies at a flat rate of 10% on all gains from cryptocurrency disposals for individuals.
Trading Brent Crude from Nigeria: legal.
Nigeria traders can fund Brent Crude positions using Bank Transfer, Debit Card and Mobile Money (PalmPay, Kuda).
Nigeria residents can trade Brent Crude on 8 platforms, including Avantis, GMX and Helix.
On Canborsa, traders in Nigeria can use up to 20x leverage on Brent Crude.
Canborsa charges 0.07% per side (0.14% round trip) on Brent Crude.