Nigerian Laptop Society raises concern over FG’s substitute of Remita with TMRAS

The Nigerian Laptop Society (NCS) has raised considerations over the Federal Authorities’s choice to interchange Remita Fee Service Ltd. with the Treasury Administration and Income Assurance System.

The NCS is the skilled physique representing computing and data know-how professionals, curiosity {groups}, 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 supplied uninterrupted cost 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 corporations,” he said.

“The TSA venture was a software-driven IT venture delivered 100 per cent on indigenous know-how by a Nigerian agency,’’ he stated.

Backstory

Nairametrics reported that the Federal Authorities launched the Treasury Administration and Income Assurance System (TMRAS) to interchange the Remita platform.

• The primary section commenced on March 4, 2025, protecting Naira-denominated funds and collections, computerized tax deductions, and improved {financial} oversight.
• The second section, scheduled for June 1, 2025, will introduce overseas alternate transactions, integration with MDA Enterprise Useful resource Planning (ERP) methods, and the activation of a finances module for non-budgetary MDAs.
• The Workplace of the Accountant Common of the Federation (OAGF) has assured the general public that Remita, the Central {Bank} of Nigeria (CBN)-approved cost 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 adjustments however urged that for the sake of the trade at massive, such adjustments 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 know-how, had earned international recognition for delivering price financial savings, enhancing transparency, and bettering effectivity in tax remittance and fund administration.

He additionally cautioned that the choice would possibly result in job losses and decreased alternatives for younger Nigerian tech professionals working with Remita.

“We urge the federal government to rethink its choice and have interaction with Remita and different stakeholders to discover a resolution that can profit everybody,” he added.

NCS Vice-President echoes considerations

The Vice President of the Nigeria Laptop Society (NCS), Prof. Charles Onyeukwu, has known as on the Federal Authorities to rethink its choice 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 corporations. He famous that, based mostly on accessible proof, the corporate has successfully delivered on its mandate.
• He cautioned that changing Remita may trigger confusion inside the trade and doubtlessly undermine the progress achieved in implementing the TSA.
• Based on him, Remita can create an Software Programming Interface for a further participant to plug in and supply extra providers if wanted.

Onyeukwu additional said that this might assist preserve the TSA and maintain the developments made thus far.