Pillarcraft Cloud Solutions has been accredited as a System Integrator for Nigeria’s national e-invoicing framework by the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), in collaboration with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), marking a major milestone in the country’s ongoing digital tax transformation.
The accreditation authorises Pillarcraft to integrate business systems with the NRS e-invoicing platform, positioning the company among a select group of firms licensed to support Nigerian businesses in complying with the government’s electronic invoicing requirements.
Under the NRS Merchant Buyer e-invoicing framework introduced by the Nigeria Revenue Service, formerly the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), a System Integrator is a licensed service provider responsible for connecting taxpayers’ enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, accounting software, and invoicing platforms to the NRS e-invoicing infrastructure.
This role ensures that invoices generated within business systems are converted into the prescribed NRS e-invoice format, transmitted securely through licensed Access Point Providers, and returned as validated electronic invoices for compliance, reporting, and audit purposes.
To perform this role effectively, Pillarcraft said it developed a dedicated middleware that acts as a technical bridge between business systems and the NRS platform, ensuring seamless, accurate, and scalable e-invoicing compliance.
The company likened the middleware to a decoder that converts broadcast signals into a format a television can display, enabling systems to communicate smoothly within the national e-invoicing ecosystem.
As part of the accreditation milestone, Pillarcraft also announced the official launch of “UsawaConnect”, a purpose-built business-to-business (B2B) e-invoicing middleware designed to seamlessly connect ERP systems, accounting software, and invoicing platforms to the NRS Merchant Buyer Platform.
According to the company, the accreditation confirms its technical capability, governance standards, and domain expertise required to operate within Nigeria’s national digital tax infrastructure.
With this approval, Pillarcraft is now authorised to act as a trusted integration partner, helping businesses transmit compliant electronic invoices, maintain audit-ready records, and align their internal systems with national e-invoicing requirements.
UsawaConnect, the company explained, functions as a secure integration layer that connects business systems directly to the NRS e-invoicing platform.
The middleware validates and transmits invoice data in line with regulatory requirements, maintains structured logs and audit trails to support regulatory reviews, and allows businesses to achieve compliance without replacing their existing software stack.
The company said the platform is designed to support a wide range of users, including small and medium-sized enterprises, large corporations, accounting firms, and software vendors seeking a reliable and scalable path to e-invoicing compliance.
Pillarcraft said UsawaConnect was developed based on its experience at the intersection of tax, accounting, and technology.
The company cited over a decade of experience as a partner and implementer of leading global cloud solutions, hands-on development of Usawa Cloud Accounting Software—a Nigeria-focused accounting platform and more than two decades of professional tax practice as key foundations for the solution.
Commenting on the development, Founder of Pillarcraft, Bayode Agbi, described e-invoicing as a broader business and regulatory shift rather than a purely technical exercise.
“E-invoicing is not just a technology project; it is a tax and business transformation,” Agbi said. “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.”
With its accreditation as an NRS System Integrator, Pillarcraft said it will support Nigerian businesses in securely connecting to the national e-invoicing platform, achieving compliance with minimal disruption to operations, preparing confidently for audits, and scaling e-invoicing across multiple systems and business units.
The company noted that this approach is intended to ensure that regulatory compliance becomes an enabler of operational efficiency rather than a bottleneck for businesses.
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