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LCCI Criticizes Cyber Security Levy as Burdensome for Businesses, Individuals

Muhammad A. Aliyu
By Muhammad A. Aliyu
Published: May 9, 2024
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Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI)
Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI)
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The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has raised concerns over the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) directive imposing a 0.5% cyber security levy on Nigerians.

According to the LCCI, this levy will add additional burdens on businesses and individuals, with the implementation being difficult to justify.

In a statement released yesterday, May 8, 2024, Dr. Chinyere Almona, Director General of LCCI, urged the government to reconsider the implementation of the directive and amend the enabling law.

Almona expressed, “By this directive, individuals and businesses will be burdened with an additional levy amidst unsettled performance crises with power supply after the recently reviewed electricity tariffs.

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“Unfortunately, the upward review of the electricity tariff has not brought about a commensurate boost in power supply to justify the additional costs to individuals and businesses. We urge the government to reconsider the implementation of this directive as its timing is wrong, and the justification is unclear. This directive should be withdrawn while we call for more consultations with critical stakeholders.

“At a time when government revenues are at record levels from higher crude prices, higher revenues accrued to the Federal Allocation Account, and saved resources from the stoppage of subsidies, we expect to see projects created to enhance the living standard of the people as a dividend of democracy for the sacrifices made by Nigerians. In the face of biting inflation that has continued to weaken the purchasing power of consumers and with companies burdened with a rising cost of production, any further imposition of additional cost burden will slow down economic activities and drag our economic growth drive.

“We believe that since the collection of this levy cannot guarantee the protection of payers from cyber-attacks, it is difficult to justify its collection at this time. In the same vein, the collection approach with some exemptions can create confusion regarding what transactions really qualify for the exemptions. Implementing this directive can gradually encourage some people to return to holding cash to avoid paying the levy. This can negatively impact the achievement already recorded with the cashless policy.

“As we advance, we urge the government to work towards amending the enabling law to reflect current realities, initiate programmes that reflate the economy, and invest more in digital infrastructure to support business operations.

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“The directive that the remittance of this levy should go to the Office of National Security Adviser suggests that the funds may not be used to enhance our cybersecurity architecture to guarantee cyber-safety for technology users in Nigeria.”

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