The Nigerian Laptop Society (NCS) has raised considerations over the Federal Authorities’s determination to exchange Remita Fee Service Ltd. with the Treasury Administration and Income Assurance System.
The NCS is the skilled physique representing computing and knowledge expertise professionals, curiosity teams, and stakeholders in Nigeria.
The NCS President, Dr. Sirajo Aliyu, voiced the society’s considerations throughout a press convention in Lagos on Wednesday.
Aliyu emphasised the importance of Remita’s contributions, noting that the corporate has offered uninterrupted fee providers to the Federal Authorities whereas sustaining a 100% Nigerian workforce.
“We’re involved that this will ship a fallacious sign to different indigenous IT firms,” he said.
“The TSA venture was a software-driven IT venture delivered 100 per cent on indigenous expertise by a Nigerian agency,’’ he mentioned.
Backstory
Nairametrics reported that the Federal Authorities launched the Treasury Administration and Income Assurance System (TMRAS) to exchange the Remita platform.
- The primary section commenced on March 4, 2025, protecting Naira-denominated funds and collections, computerized tax deductions, and improved monetary oversight.
- The second section, scheduled for June 1, 2025, will introduce overseas trade transactions, integration with MDA Enterprise Useful resource Planning (ERP) techniques, and the activation of a price range module for non-budgetary MDAs.
- The Workplace of the Accountant Normal of the Federation (OAGF) has assured the general public that Remita, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)-approved fee gateway, will proceed to be operational regardless of the launch of the brand new Treasury Administration and Income Assurance System (TMRAS).
Implementation dangers
Aliyu famous that it was inside the authorities’s purview to make modifications however urged that for the sake of the business at giant, such modifications needs to be mentioned extensively with the involved service supplier.
- He additional warned that abruptly changing a longtime platform like Remita may introduce unexpected challenges, disrupt operations, and create uncertainties within the IT ecosystem.
- Aliyu reiterated that Nigeria’s TSA system, powered by native expertise, had earned international recognition for delivering price financial savings, enhancing transparency, and enhancing effectivity in tax remittance and fund administration.
He additionally cautioned that the choice may result in job losses and diminished alternatives for younger Nigerian tech professionals working with Remita.
“We urge the federal government to rethink its determination and interact with Remita and different stakeholders to discover a answer that may profit everybody,” he added.
NCS Vice-President echoes considerations
The Vice President of the Nigeria Laptop Society (NCS), Prof. Charles Onyeukwu, has referred to as on the Federal Authorities to rethink its determination relating to Remita Fee Service Ltd.
- Onyeukwu emphasised that Remita was awarded the contract to handle the Treasury Single Account (TSA) after a rigorous choice course of involving each native and worldwide firms. He famous that, primarily based on accessible proof, the corporate has successfully delivered on its mandate.
- He cautioned that changing Remita may trigger confusion inside the business and probably undermine the progress achieved in implementing the TSA.
- In accordance with him, Remita can create an Utility Programming Interface for an extra participant to plug in and supply extra providers if wanted.
Onyeukwu additional said that this is able to assist preserve the TSA and maintain the developments made up to now.
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