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crypto is lawful, and the earlier posture — in which the Central Bank told banks not to service crypto businesses — has been replaced by a framework in which the activity is regulated.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 MORPHO perpetual settles in USDC everywhere.
6 venues open Morpho perps to traders in Nigeria.
Aster
Helix
Hyperliquid
Lighter
ParadexFour 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 Morpho from Nigeria: legal.
Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigeria (SEC) covers virtual and digital assets and their operators; Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) covers bank accounts held by virtual asset service providers.
Capital Gains Tax applies at a flat rate of 10% on all gains from cryptocurrency disposals for individuals.
Virtual asset service providers in Nigeria must obtain an SEC licence to operate in digital currency and meet criteria before they can access banking services.
Nigeria traders can fund Morpho positions using Bank Transfer, Debit Card and Mobile Money (PalmPay, Kuda).