Nigeria has reached a crucial milestone in its digital trade transformation with the global registration of its Tax Identification Number (Tax-ID) and the approval of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) as the country’s Peppol Authority. The achievement, made possible with the cooperation of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), registers Nigeria’s Tax-ID under the ISO/IEC 6523 International Coding System, granting Nigerian citizens and businesses international recognition in cross-border transactions. Europe, Asia, and Australia have already adopted Peppol, a globally recognised framework for the safe and uniform interchange of electronic…
