The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), in partnership with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has officially accredited Pillarcraft Cloud Solutions as a System Integrator under the country's national electronic invoicing framework. The announcement was made on 7 January 2026.
What the Accreditation Means for Nigerian Businesses
This pivotal accreditation authorises Pillarcraft to join a select group of firms tasked with a critical technical role. They are now empowered to securely link taxpayers' internal business systems—such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, accounting platforms, and invoicing applications—directly to the official NRS e-invoicing infrastructure. This system is a cornerstone of Nigeria's ongoing digital transformation in tax collection.
Concurrently with the approval, Pillarcraft unveiled UsawaConnect™, a specialised middleware solution designed to enable seamless compliance with the NRS Merchant Buyer e-invoicing platform.
The Role of UsawaConnect™ in Simplifying Compliance
UsawaConnect™ is engineered to act as a secure technical bridge. It allows businesses to transmit invoice data to the NRS platform without the need for costly and disruptive overhauls of their existing software. The middleware validates data against regulatory standards, ensures secure transmission via licensed Access Point Providers, and manages the return of validated e-invoices for compliance and audit trails.
The platform specifically targets a wide range of users, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), large corporations, accounting firms, and software vendors seeking to align with Nigeria's evolving e-invoicing mandates.
Expert Insight and Future Implications
Bayode Agbi, founder of Pillarcraft, emphasised the broader significance, stating, "E-invoicing is not just a technology project; it is a tax and business transformation." He linked the accreditation and product launch to the company's over two decades of tax expertise and more than ten years in cloud solution implementation.
Industry analysts highlight that the success of Nigeria's e-invoicing regime will depend significantly on the technical reliability and governance of accredited System Integrators like Pillarcraft. These integrations are anticipated to reduce manual reporting errors, enhance tax transparency, and support the government's goal of expanding the digital tax base.
As Nigeria accelerates the nationwide rollout of e-invoicing, the role of these authorised integrators is set to become central to how businesses fulfil their tax obligations in an increasingly digitised economy.
