The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) has set July 31 as deadline for all large taxpayers to wholly adopt the national e-invoicing and Electronic Fiscal System (EFS).
Dare Adekanmbi, the Special Adviser on Media to the NRS Chairman, Dr Zacch Adedeji, made this known via a statement issued on Sunday, July 19, 2026..
Adekambi said the deadline was sequel to a public notice issued by NRS on February 17.
Adekambi said the February 17 notice was on the implementation timeline and the mandatory adoption of the national e-invoicing and EFS otherwise known as the Merchant Buyer Solution (MBS).
He stated that the NRS chairman signed the public notice informing all large taxpayers of the need to complete the onboarding, integration, testing, and commencement of invoice transmission to the NRS e-invoicing platform.
Adekambi noted: “The NRS has already commenced compliance monitoring activities in order to assess the level of adherence to the e-invoicing mandate among large taxpayers.
“Consequently, any defaulting member may be subjected to appropriate regulatory and enforcement actions in accordance with the provisions of the relevant tax laws and regulations.
“Affected taxpayers are, therefore, advised to urgently conclude all outstanding onboarding and integration activities and commence invoice transmission before the compliance deadline.
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“The NRS appreciates the cooperation of taxpayers and remains committed to providing the necessary support to ensure the successful implementation of the national e-invoicing regime.”
Adekambi described large taxpayers as companies with gross turnover of N5 billion and above.
He said as of the first quarter of 2026, more than 1,000 companies have complied.
Compliance with the e-invoicing and EFS covers the completion of onboarding on the MBS and successful integration of taxpayer systems through approved Access Point Providers (APPs) and/or Systems Integrators (SIs).
“It also covers completion of all required validation and testing activities, and active transmission of invoices to the NRS e-invoicing platform in line with approved standards and guidelines,” Adekambi said.
Adekambi urged taxpayers to also ensure the receipt of only compliant e-invoices with valid Invoice Reference Number (RIN) from suppliers.
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