FG Charges Saipem, Directors Over Alleged N66.4bn, $938,080 Tax Fraud

The federal government has filed a six-count criminal charge against oil and gas services company Saipem Contracting Nigeria Limited and two of its senior directors over alleged tax fraud involving N66.4 billion and $938,080.
The case, filed before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court in Lagos, is marked FHC/L/118c/2026 and was brought by the Nigerian Revenue Service (NRS) following an investigation into the company’s tax compliance from 2014 to 2019.
The defendants include Saipem Contracting Nigeria Limited, Michele Poggi, and Giani Di Petro, who are accused of failing to deduct and remit several statutory taxes due to the federal government.
Prosecutor Moses Ideho told...