Ikeja Electric Explains Tax ID Requirement for Electricity Bills

Ikeja Electric Plc has clarified that its recent directive on customer data updates, linked to the Nigeria Tax Act 2025, is strictly for corporate customers, vendors and strategic business partners.

PUNCH Online reports that Ikeja Electric informed its broader customer base that electricity bills without valid identification details will be regarded as invalid under the Nigeria Tax Act (2025).

That report said acceptable identification includes TIN, CAC registration number or NIN, and warned that failure to provide such details may affect billing and service continuity.

The electricity distribution company, in a public notice issued on Thursday, said the move is part of efforts to align with new tax regulations and strengthen its internal risk management systems.

The Nigeria Tax Act (2025) came into effect on January 1, requiring all invoices, including utility bills, to carry valid customer identification details such as a Tax Identification Number, Corporate Affairs Commission registration number or National Identification Number. Under the new law, bills without these details are considered invalid.

Ikeja Electric said its data update initiative supports compliance and its Know Your Customer and Know Your Business Customer processes, which help verify and manage corporate client information for regulatory and risk purposes.

In the public notice, the company stated: “The notice applies strictly to corporate customers (B2B), as well as our vendors and strategic business partners.

“This initiative is driven by compliance requirements under the Nigeria Tax Act (NTA) 2025 and related regulations, and also supports our internal KYC/KYCB risk management processes.

“Under the NTA 2025, supplier invoices (including those issued by Ikeja Electric) are required to carry prescribed details, including Ikeja Electric’s Tax ID and CAC Registration Number.”

It also explained that the Nigeria Revenue Service implementation framework requires supplier invoices to be uploaded and validated on the NRS portal, where a corporate customer’s Tax ID is a mandatory field for processing and verification.

“In addition, the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) implementation framework requires that invoices be uploaded and validated on the NRS portal. 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,” it said.

Ikeja Electric assured affected clients of a smooth transition and no disruption to power supply, adding, “We assure all affected customers that the data update and validation process will be seamless, and there will be no disruption to service.”

The company reiterated that the requirement applies only to corporate customers and urged them to submit the required information through the link provided in the notice.