The Nigeria Revenue Service has urged businesses in Kano State to embrace ongoing tax reforms and digital platforms, saying improved compliance is essential to expanding the country’s revenue base and supporting economic development.
The Service made the call on Thursday at the Kano Town Hall Meeting for Medium and Emerging Taxpayers held at the Fabs Event Centre, Kano, with the theme, “Tax Reform, Rev360 and E-Invoicing: Shaping the Future of Compliance for Medium and Emerging Taxpayers.”
The Executive Chairman of the NRS, Dr Zacch Adedeji, was represented at the event by the Group Director-Government Business, Wande Akinpelu.
Akinpelu said the reforms were designed not merely to introduce new laws and technology but to make tax administration simpler, more transparent and predictable for businesses.
He said the Service was particularly interested in listening to taxpayers and understanding the challenges they face in complying with their obligations.
According to him, the success of the reforms would ultimately depend on whether taxpayers found the new systems easier and more efficient to use.
“This Town Hall is not intended to be a one-way conversation. We want to explain what is changing, but just as importantly, we want to hear directly from you about what these changes mean for your businesses,” he said.
“We want to know where the difficulties are. We want to understand what needs clarification and what can be improved.”
Akinpelu said Kano remained one of Nigeria’s major commercial centres, with its markets, industries and trading networks playing a significant role in the national economy.
He said medium and emerging taxpayers were particularly important because their expansion could translate into more investments, jobs, larger markets and a broader tax base.
He added that revenue growth should increasingly come from a growing economy and a wider pool of successful businesses rather than placing greater pressure on existing taxpayers.
The NRS representative also highlighted Rev360 and E-Invoicing as key components of the Service’s digital transformation agenda.
He said Rev360 was intended to bring important taxpayer services together and make registration, filing, payment and interaction with the Service more accessible.
“E-Invoicing is also designed to improve the quality and accuracy of transaction information, reduce avoidable disputes and support a more efficient tax administration,” he said.
Akinpelu stressed that technology should ultimately reduce the burden of compliance rather than create additional difficulties for businesses.
“The real test is whether it makes compliance easier for the taxpayer,” he said.
“It should reduce paperwork, save time, improve certainty, and make dealings with the Service more efficient.”
He urged taxpayers to use the town hall meeting to raise concerns, seek clarification and provide feedback on their experiences with the new systems.
“Ask the difficult questions. Tell us where you are encountering problems. Share what is working well and what is not,” he said.
“We would rather hear those concerns directly and address them than assume from Abuja that everything is working as intended.”
Speaking on behalf of taxpayers, the representative of Aspira Nigeria Limited, Danny Joshi, said businesses in Kano were committed to supporting the state’s economic development through timely tax payments.
“We are playing an important role in Kano to satisfy customers. We are always ready to file our tax to develop Kano economy and financially,” Joshi said.
He described timely tax payment as essential to strengthening government revenue and improving the capacity of authorities to provide infrastructure and other public services.
Similarly, Najashi Ismail Abdallah of Gerawa Group of Companies said the company had experienced a smooth tax administration process.
“Everything is smoothly. We always pay tax timely. The system is smooth and no challenge,” he said.
Abdallah said the company had also migrated to the Rev360 platform after previously using TaxPro Max.
The Group Director, Emerging Taxpayers Group, NRS, Olufemi Oyebanji, said the Kano engagement was aimed at helping taxpayers understand the changes introduced by the reforms while allowing the Service to receive feedback from businesses.
Oyebanji said the meeting would contribute to shaping the future of tax compliance in the country.
“We want to engage with our taxpayers to let them know what has changed and what is changing and the expectation,” he said.
“Also, we want to hear the challenges and concerns to ensure they fulfil their responsibilities toward harbouring Nigeria economy.”
Rev360, the NRS’s modern digital tax administration platform, was launched on April 30, 2026, as a replacement for TaxPro Max, with the aim of improving digital tax administration and enabling more real-time reporting and interaction between taxpayers and the Service.
The NRS said the broader reform agenda would continue to focus on taxpayer education, simplified processes, digital solutions and direct engagement with businesses.
The Service maintained that effective tax administration required cooperation from both government and taxpayers, with government providing a fair and transparent framework while taxpayers fulfilled their obligations under the law.
The Kano meeting brought together NRS officials, tax administrators, business owners, medium and emerging taxpayers, large taxpayers, professional bodies, organised private-sector representatives and members of the media.
