Pillarcraft is NRS System Integrator

The federal government has accredited Pillarcraft Cloud Solutions as a System Integrator for Nigeria’s e-Invoicing framework under the ongoing tax reform initiative.

This is designed to strengthen digital tax administration and support structured reporting by businesses.

The accreditation was granted by the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) in collaboration with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).

In a statement issued in Abuja, the company explained that its approval places it within the category of service providers authorised to connect corporate business systems to the NRS e-invoicing platform under the Merchant Buyer framework.

According to Pillarcraft, “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.”

Under the framework, the System Integrator is required to ensure that invoices generated within a taxpayer’s business environment are converted into the prescribed NRS e-invoice format with all mandatory data fields, transmitted securely through licensed Access Point Providers, and returned as validated e-invoices for compliance, reporting, and audit purposes.

Pillarcraft said it developed a dedicated middleware to support this function, describing it as a technical bridge between business systems and the NRS platform.

The company likened the solution to a decoder that converts broadcast signals into a display format, noting that the technology was engineered to deliver seamless, accurate, and scalable e-invoicing integration for organisations.

As part of the accreditation milestone, the firm also announced the launch of UsawaConnect, a purpose-built B2B e-invoicing middleware designed to connect enterprise resource planning systems, accounting software, and invoicing platforms to the NRS Merchant Buyer Platform. The company disclosed that the solution is now available to the public through its dedicated portal.

Pillarcraft stated that the accreditation places it among a limited number of firms authorised to support businesses seeking structured alignment with Nigeria’s national digital tax infrastructure.

It further said the approval validates its technical competence and operational capacity to function within the e-invoicing ecosystem as a trusted integration partner for enterprises transmitting compliant electronic invoices and maintaining audit-ready records.

The firm noted that UsawaConnect™ was engineered as a secure integration layer capable of transmitting validated invoice data, maintaining structured logs for audit review, and enabling organisations to comply with e-invoicing rules without replacing their existing software tools.

It added that the platform caters to SMEs, large corporations, accounting firms, and software vendors seeking a reliable pathway to digital compliance.

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Pillarcraft explained that the middleware draws from its long years of work at the intersection of tax, accounting, and technology, including experience as an implementation partner for global cloud solutions, the development of its Nigeria-focused Usawa Cloud Accounting Software, and more than two decades of professional tax practice.

Founder of Pillarcraft, Bayode Agbi, said the e-invoicing framework represents more than a technology deployment, describing it as part of a deeper shift in how businesses manage records, governance structures, and tax obligations. “E-invoicing is not just a technology project; it is a tax and business transformation,” he said.

He added that “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.”

Agbi noted that the company intends to deploy the platform to support organisations connecting to the NRS e-invoicing system, ensuring secure integration, minimal operational disruption, better audit preparedness, and the capacity to scale e-invoicing across multiple business units.

Pillarcraft added that its objective is to ensure that digital compliance functions as an efficiency driver for businesses rather than a procedural barrier, while contributing to the broader modernisation of Nigeria’s tax administration landscape.