Pillarcraft Cloud Solutions has been accredited as a System Integrator for Nigeria’s new e-invoicing regime, a move that underscores the government’s tightening push for digital tax compliance and places fresh pressure on companies to align their accounting systems with the Nigeria Revenue Service’s reporting platform.
The firm confirmed the approval in a statement issued on Tuesday, saying the accreditation was granted by the Nigeria Revenue Service, in collaboration with the National Information Technology Development Agency.
Under the NRS merchant-buyer e-invoicing framework, every invoice issued by qualifying businesses is expected to be converted into a prescribed digital format and transmitted to the national platform through licensed providers.
This means companies will either have to build or integrate compliant technology layers into their accounting and enterprise software.
Pillarcraft explained that, “In the NRS e-invoicing (Merchant Buyer) framework introduced by the Nigeria Revenue Service (formerly FIRS), a System Integrator is a licensed service provider responsible for connecting taxpayers’ business systems—such as ERP, accounting, or invoicing software—to the NRS e-invoicing platform.”
It added that a System Integrator, “ensures that invoices generated within a taxpayer’s system are converted into the prescribed NRS e-invoice format with all required data fields, securely transmitted through licensed Access Point Providers to the NRS platform, and returned as validated e-invoices to the taxpayer’s system for compliance, reporting, and audit purposes.”
The company said it had also built a dedicated software tool to sit between business systems and the tax platform.
“To perform this role efficiently, Pillarcraft developed a dedicated middleware that acts as the technical bridge between business systems and NRS—much like a decoder converts broadcast signals into a format a television can display—ensuring seamless, accurate, and scalable e-invoicing compliance,” it noted.
As part of the announcement, Pillarcraft launched what it called a compliance middleware product, UsawaConnect, designed to link accounting and ERP software to the NRS platform without replacing existing business systems.
The company described the tool as “a purpose-built B2B e-invoicing middleware designed to seamlessly connect enterprise resource planning systems, accounting software, and invoicing platforms to the NRS Merchant Buyer Platform.”
It added that UsawaConnect “connects ERPs, accounting software, and invoicing applications to the NRS Merchant Buyer Platform,” “validates and transmits invoice data in line with e-invoicing requirements,” “maintains structured logs and audit trails to support regulatory reviews,” and “enables businesses to comply without replacing their existing software stack.”
Pillarcraft said the accreditation “positions Pillarcraft among a select group of firms authorised to support businesses in implementing and integrating e-invoicing solutions that align with Nigeria’s national digital tax infrastructure.”
The firm’s founder, Bayode Agbi, said the rollout of e-invoicing should be seen as a wider shift in how businesses are expected to operate under Nigeria’s tax reforms. “E-invoicing is not just a technology project; it is a tax and business transformation,” he was quoted as saying in the statement.
“Our accreditation as a System Integrator and the launch of UsawaConnect™ reflect years of practical experience working with Nigerian businesses, tax authorities, and enterprise systems. We built UsawaConnect™ to make compliance seamless, reliable, and scalable,” he added.
The company said it would now work with businesses to help them connect to the platform, maintain audit-ready records, and manage reporting obligations across multiple systems and subsidiaries.
Based on its accreditation, Pillarcraft stated it would help firms “connect securely to the NRS e-invoicing platform,” “achieve compliance with minimal disruption to operations,” “prepare for audits with confidence,” and “scale e-invoicing across multiple systems and business units.”
Nigeria’s tax digitisation agenda has gained momentum in recent years, with the redesign of the federal tax authority and the introduction of a series of new compliance systems aimed at expanding the tax base and reducing evasion.
However, the shift also means companies may incur additional technology integration costs and face operational adjustments as the new regime beds in.
Pillarcraft is a subsidiary of Agbi Bayode and Co., a firm of chartered accountants and tax practitioners, and said its software development was informed by over two decades of professional tax practice, along with prior work in cloud system integration.
The firm said its platform is targeted at small businesses, large corporates, accounting practices, and software vendors, many of whom will need to align their invoice systems to the NRS structure as enforcement strengthens.
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