The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has inaugurated the National E-Invoicing Solution Inter-Agency Steering Committee as part of its efforts to modernise Nigeria’s tax administration and improve compliance across the country.
In a post shared via its official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, FIRS announced that the committee was formally inaugurated at its headquarters in Abuja. The committee is expected to oversee the implementation of the National E-Invoicing Initiative, which aims to promote transparency, improve efficiency, and reduce tax evasion in Nigeria’s tax ecosystem.
During the inauguration, the FIRS presented a roadmap detailing the strategic milestones for rolling out the E-Invoicing system. The plan outlines steps to ensure a smooth and effective implementation across relevant sectors.
According to the FIRS, the initiative highlights the agency’s commitment to embracing technology and strategic partnerships to drive tax reform. The project is designed to automate invoice documentation, track commercial transactions in real-time, and make tax evasion more difficult for businesses operating in Nigeria.
“A major highlight of the session was the emphasis on collaboration between FIRS and key stakeholders such as the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), Nigeria Customs Service, financial institutions, and taxpayers,” the statement read.
The steering committee will serve as a coordination body, guiding the alignment of different agencies and private sector players in the adoption of the electronic invoicing system. The approach is aimed at fostering a transparent, traceable, and accountable environment for business transactions in Nigeria.
FIRS explained that the E-Invoicing initiative is part of a larger strategy to reform the country’s tax infrastructure using digital tools. With proper execution, the agency believes the initiative will promote voluntary tax compliance, help plug revenue leakages, and provide a reliable system for monitoring the value of imports, exports, and domestic transactions.
The inauguration also reinforces FIRS’s growing collaboration with stakeholders in the financial and regulatory sectors to strengthen tax policy implementation.
