The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has begun onboarding large corporations onto its new electronic invoicing (e-Invoicing) platform, with more than 1,000 companies—about 20 per cent of eligible firms—already integrating into the system less than two weeks after its August 1 launch.
Executive chairman Dr. Zacch Adedeji said the platform, developed as part of the government’s Electronic Fiscal System (EFS), is designed to enhance tax transparency, curb evasion, and modernize Nigeria’s fiscal infrastructure.
Speaking in Abuja through his special adviser on media, Dare Adekanmbi, Adedeji explained that the rollout follows a pilot phase that began in November 2024 and is starting with companies whose annual turnover exceeds ₦5 billion.
“In less than two weeks of the initiative going live, no fewer than 1,000 companies, representing 20 per cent of over 5,000 eligible firms, have so far embraced the solution and commenced integration with the FIRS MBS platform,” Adedeji said.
Telecoms giant MTN Nigeria became the first company to transmit live electronic invoices to FIRS. Other multinationals, including Huawei Nigeria and IHS Nigeria, have completed test transmissions and are expected to go live soon.
To accelerate adoption, FIRS has partnered with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to bring in service providers as System Integrators and Access Point Providers to handle onboarding, integration, and invoice transmission for taxpayers.
Acknowledging operational challenges faced by some companies, Adedeji announced a 3-month deadline extension to November 1, 2025. “In the spirit of encouraging voluntary compliance, the FIRS management has graciously approved a three-month extension of the deadline,” he said.
