The Federal Inland Revenue Service on Thursday introduced 16 technology firms appointed as service providers to help taxpayers onboard its e-invoicing platform ahead of the November 1, 2025 deadline.

FIRS said the firms were certified by the National Information Technology Development Agency for their technical capacity to deliver the required services.

Acting Director of Tax Automation at FIRS, Mike Adoga, announced the service providers during a two-day workshop on the e-invoicing solution in Lagos.

Adoga noted that more companies would be added to the list once they meet the necessary requirements.

The 16 firms already certified as either System Integrators or Access Point Providers include Pasca Technology Limited, Hoptool Technology Limited, Etranzact International Plc, Telepac Africa Nigeria Limited, Cryptware System Limited, Namiri Technology Nigeria Limited, and Ace of Spedes Consult Nigeria Limited.

Others are Jureb Business Solutions Limited, Qucoon Limited, Courteville Business Solutions, Softrust Technologies Limited, Westmetro Limited, Arca Payments Company Limited, and Remita Payment Limited.

He explained that the certified companies met all conditions, including nationwide service coverage, security, neutrality, and cross-sector performance. Taxpayers, however, are free to choose any of the providers and switch if dissatisfied, as the FIRS will not endorse any specific firm.

“If any of them is not compliant for whatsoever reason, you have the choice to change, and then let us know as FIRS. If you sense any breach or any problems in dealing with anyone, please reach out to the FIRS team,” he told the stakeholders at the workshop.

Adoga further warned that the FIRS would not hesitate to delist any company found compromising the established standards.

“There will be more coming, and the list will continuously be updated. So, if at any point we find that any one of these service providers is in breach of any of the conditions of service, they will be removed,” he said.

In his opening remarks, the Chief of Staff to the FIRS Executive Chairman, Mr. Tayo Koleosho, revealed that over 1,000 companies have been onboarded since the e-invoicing platform launched on August 1, 2025.

However, he noted that the current figure accounts for just 20% of the target, with more than 5,000 companies expected to be onboarded.

Represented by FIRS Director of Change Management, Emmanuel Eze, Koleosho disclosed that MTN, IHS, and Huawei were the first companies to fully go live on the platform.

“We recognize that the onboarding journey is still ongoing. This is why the FIRS, in the spirit of encouraging voluntary compliance, has approved a three-month extension to the onboarding and transmission deadline, now set for 1 November 2025. This extension is not an opportunity and a call for you to delay,” he said.