The Federal Inland Revenue Service has accredited PwC Nigeria as a system integrator for Nigeria’s mandatory e-invoicing system under the Monitoring, Billing, and Settlement platform.
PwC announced the accreditation in a statement, saying the accreditation is part of broader efforts by the tax authority to transform digital tax administration, increase transparency, and improve the integrity of transaction-level tax reporting in Nigeria.
Commenting on the development, Partner and Tax & Regulatory Services Leader at PwC Nigeria, Chijioke Uwaegbute, said e-invoicing integrates tax compliance directly into everyday business activities.
“E-invoicing embeds tax compliance directly into everyday business activity. As transaction data moves into real-time digital systems, organisations must be able to rely on that data for tax reporting, audit, and regulatory review,” Uwaegbute said.
He added that the accreditation reinforces PwC’s role in supporting organisations to comply and report with confidence.
“This accreditation reinforces PwC’s role in helping organisations build trust, comply, and report with confidence. We combine deep tax and regulatory expertise with technology to ensure e-invoicing processes are accurate, empowering businesses to comply,” he stated.
Uwaegbute also noted that the e-invoicing mandate reflects global trends toward increased transparency and real-time oversight in tax reporting, saying, “Our role is to support businesses through this shift by helping them manage complexity, protect value, and build trust across the tax ecosystem.”
The statement noted that treating e-invoicing purely as a technology exercise could expose organisations to data inconsistencies and control gaps. Managing these risks, it said, requires tax expertise to be embedded in the design, configuration, and governance of invoicing systems from the outset.
Under the MBS framework, organisations are required to transmit invoice data to the FIRS platform in real time, embedding tax reporting directly into business operations, with invoice data and control processes applied at the point transactions occur.
The MBS platform replaces traditional paper-based invoicing with a digital validation framework aimed at reducing manual errors, improving oversight, and enabling real-time regulatory review. Accredited system integrators are responsible for ensuring secure and reliable connectivity between taxpayers’ systems and the FIRS platform.
Also commenting, Partner and Tax Technology Leader at PwC Nigeria, Tim Siloma, said technology alone is not sufficient for effective e-invoicing compliance.
“Technology can automate invoicing. However, interpreting tax requirements and managing risk require tax expertise. e-Invoicing works best when tax rules, data controls, and enterprise systems are designed together,” Siloma said.
He explained that PwC’s tax technology capability brings tax advisory expertise into technology execution, enabling organisations to manage complexity and maintain control as compliance becomes embedded into operations.
With the accreditation, PwC Nigeria will work with organisations to review invoicing and reporting processes, implement required system integrations, and support ongoing compliance as e-invoicing requirements continue to evolve.
With mandatory e-invoicing, the Federal Government is aiming to tighten its tax administration system, reduce revenue leakages, and align Nigeria’s fiscal processes with global best practices.
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