DisCo links data update to Nigeria Tax Act 2025 compliance, assures residential users of uninterrupted billing….
The Ikeja Electric Distribution Company (IKEDC) has clarified that its recent directive requesting tax identification details applies strictly to corporate customers, vendors, and strategic business partners — not residential electricity consumers.
The clarification follows a public notice issued on February 11 in which the utility company asked customers to submit their tax identification details on or before February 20 to ensure seamless electricity billing in line with the Nigeria Tax Act (2025).
In the earlier communication, Ikeja Electric warned that failure to provide the required information could prevent customers from receiving electricity bills and may ultimately result in service suspension after the deadline.
However, in a follow-up notice released on Friday, the company narrowed the scope of the directive, stating that the requirement is limited to business-to-business (B2B) customers.
“Please note that the notice applies strictly to corporate customers (B2B), as well as our vendors and strategic business partners,” the company stated.
IKEDC explained that the data update is driven by compliance obligations under the Nigeria Tax Act (NTA) 2025 and related regulations. It added that the exercise also supports its internal Know-Your-Customer (KYC) and Know-Your-Business (KYB) risk management processes.
Under the new tax framework, supplier invoices including those issued by Ikeja Electric must contain specific statutory details such as the company’s Tax Identification Number and Corporate Affairs Commission registration number.
The DisCo further noted that the implementation framework of the Nigeria Revenue Service requires invoices to be uploaded and validated on the agency’s portal before transmission.
“Where such validated invoices are transmitted to corporate customers through the portal, the customer’s Tax ID becomes a mandatory field for processing and verification,” the notice explained.
The company assured affected customers that the data update and invoice validation process would be seamless and would not disrupt electricity supply. It reiterated that residential customers are not impacted by the directive.
The clarification is expected to calm concerns among individual consumers who had expressed uncertainty over whether the new requirement would affect household billing and service continuity.
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