Problem
Fragmented identity, registration and readiness records limit outreach and support.
Nigeria Revenue Service · Business Formalisation Platform
Formalising businesses. Expanding participation. Building a stronger economy.
DBIN provides the identity, activation, readiness, education and support infrastructure that helps informal enterprises become visible, structured and ready to participate in the formal economy.
Privacy-first architecture
Identity-led formalisation
Aggregate national intelligence
No private revenue surveillance
Connects to approved systems
Why this platform exists
A practical pathway from informal activity to structured participation.
Formalisation
Businesses become visible, structured and easier to support.
Readiness
Documentation, TIN linkage and digital enablement gaps are surfaced.
Participation
Enterprises can connect to education, finance, programmes and partners.
Growth
Better support improves conversion, resilience and institutional visibility.
Formalisation journey
Formalisation is a supported journey, not a single registration event.
Each stage helps businesses become more visible, credible and ready for support.
- 01
Identified
- 02
Registered
- 03
Activated
- 04
BIN Issued
- 05
Identity Verified
- 06
TIN Linked
- 07
Digitally Enabled
- 08
Tax Educated
- 09
Tax Ready
- 10
Finance Ready
- 11
Growth Supported
Revenue Guide model
Trusted field support for activation and education.
Revenue Guides support businesses through discovery, documentation, TIN readiness, taxpayer education and follow-up. They are not enforcement or collection officers.
More businesses activated
Fewer documentation gaps
Improved taxpayer education
Stronger state and LGA coverage
01
Discover
02
Register
03
Verify
04
Link TIN
05
Educate
06
Digitally Enable
07
Refer
08
Follow Up
Revenue ecosystem
How DBIN fits into the revenue ecosystem.
DBIN prepares and connects businesses. Authorized tax and e-invoicing systems remain the systems of record for statutory transactions.
01
Businesses
- • Informal enterprises
- • MSMEs
- • Associations
- • Industrial clusters
02
DBIN Formalisation Layer
- • Business identity
- • Activation
- • Verification
- • Readiness
- • Revenue Guides
- • Education
- • Consent and referrals
- • Aggregate intelligence
03
Approved Government and Partner Systems
- • NRS taxpayer services
- • Approved e-invoicing systems
- • CAC
- • SMEDAN
- • BOI
- • FCCPC
- • Banks
- • State revenue services
04
Statutory and Institutional Outcomes
- • Taxpayer account activation
- • E-invoicing
- • Filing
- • Assessment
- • Finance
- • Procurement
- • Programme participation
Privacy boundary
Formalisation without financial surveillance.
The NRS workspace is designed for identity, readiness and support coordination—not private transaction monitoring.
DBIN shows
- ✓ Business identity
- ✓ Formalisation status
- ✓ Readiness indicators
- ✓ Programme activity
- ✓ Partner connection status
- ✓ Aggregate intelligence
DBIN does not show
- — Private invoices
- — Customer-level transactions
- — Business revenue
- — Bank transactions
- — Unofficial tax liabilities
- — Private payment histories
Platform capabilities
Core services for formalisation operations.
Business Registry
See verified enterprise records and formalisation context.
Formalisation & Readiness
Track documentation, activation and TIN-linkage readiness.
Revenue Guides
Coordinate outreach, education and enterprise follow-up.
National Intelligence
Understand aggregate sector and geography patterns.
Programmes & Enablement
Connect businesses to relevant support pathways.
Verification
Confirm business identity through trusted DBIN records.
Integrations
Prepare clean referrals to approved systems of record.
Executive Reports
Support leadership decisions with concise institutional views.
Partnership model
Built for shared formalisation campaigns.
DBIN supports onboarding, referrals, education, readiness tracking, privacy-safe reporting and partner-system connectivity.
Federal institutions
State governments
Revenue services
Business associations
Financial institutions
E-invoicing partners
Development partners
Industrial programmes