The hidden mental load of Nigerian business owners.

You didn't start a business to become an HR department.

The hidden mental load of running HR, payroll, and compliance yourself.

Payroll on Excel

Manual tax formulas that break every time the Finance Act changes. One wrong cell, one big fine.

Contracts in WhatsApp

Verbal agreements and scroll-back-to-find-it terms. No legal paper trail when things get complicated.

Deadlines you miss

Finding out about PenCom or NHF compliance requirements only when an inspector knocks on your door.

Six things WadataHR runs so you don't have to.

Automatic Payroll

NTA 2025 ready. Auto-calculate PAYE, Pension, NHF, and WHT across all Nigerian states without touching a calculator.

Compliance100%

NTA 2025

PENCOM

Offer Letters

Send legally binding offers that staff can sign from their phone in under 5 minutes.

No printer needed →

Alerts & Remittances

Never pay a late fee again. Get WhatsApp and email notices 7 days before any tax deadline.

Every Worker Type

The Nigerian workforce is diverse. We handle full-time, casual staff, project contractors, and even NGO volunteers with one unified set of rules.

DAYS FREE

No credit card. Full access. Reserved for early access members.

Record Keeping

Searchable history for every payment ever made. Automated payslips delivered straight to employees' WhatsApp.

Runs before you have to ask.

Rates update themselves

When the government changes tax bands, your dashboard updates automatically. Zero manual config.

Catches errors (20% variance)

If a payroll run looks 20% different from last month, we flag it. Catch ghosts or typos before you hit pay.

Documents fill themselves

Onboarding forms, compliance filings, and tax certificates are auto-generated from your core data.

Compliance overview Auto-running

RATES UPDATED

NTA 2025 payroll bands applied

Ekiti State · effective this run · 0 manual edits

Payroll run flagged

21% variance vs last month. Review before pay.

-21%

Documents auto-filled

Offer letters, filings & tax certificates ready

FAQ

Questions we get asked a lot.

If your question isn't here, email us at hello@wadatahr.com

How do I get access to WadataHR?

WadataHR is currently in private beta. We're onboarding a small group of Nigerian founders and NGOs directly, so we can get payroll and compliance exactly right before opening up more broadly. Request access above and we'll reach out to set up your account personally.

Does Wadata HR calculate PAYE under the Nigeria Tax Act 2025?

Yes. Wadata HR was built specifically for the NTA 2025 PAYE bands effective 1 January 2026. Tax rates, pension contributions, NHF, NSITF, and WHT are all pulled from a rules table that we update whenever regulations change, so you never have to chase NRS guidance documents yourself. Every payslip shows a full statutory breakdown you can hand to an auditor.

How do you keep pension, tax, and statutory rates up to date?

All statutory values (PAYE bands, pension rates, NHF, NSITF, WHT) live in a compliance rules database, not hardcoded in the software. When PENCOM, NRS, or the NLC issues new guidance, we update the database and every payroll run after that date uses the new rates automatically. You get a notification in your compliance dashboard when rules change.

Can I import my existing workers from Excel or CSV?

Yes. Upload a spreadsheet and your entire roster imports in one step: name, job title, worker type, gross salary, state, and pension RSA number. We provide a template to make sure the columns line up. For most businesses the move from spreadsheet to first payroll run takes under 30 minutes.

Do you support full-time employees, casual workers, and contractors in the same account?

Yes, and this is one of the main reasons Wadata HR exists. Most Nigerian SMEs have a mixed workforce: a few full-time staff, casual workers paid daily or weekly, and contractors or gig workers paid per job. Each type has different statutory obligations. Wadata HR handles all of them in one roster and takes the right rules to each worker type.

Do you handle pension remittance to RSA administrators?

Wadata HR calculates the correct employer and employee pension contributions for every payroll run and generates a remittance schedule broken down by PFA and RSA pin. Direct electronic remittance to PFAs is on our roadmap. For now, the schedule is export-ready so your finance team or accountant can process it without manual calculation.

Does it work for businesses across all 36 states?

Yes. Federal statutory obligations (PAYE, pension, NHF, NSITF) apply nationwide and Wadata HR handles all of them. State-specific development levies and special taxes vary by state; those are flagged in your compliance dashboard so you know what to remit locally, even if we don't automate every one yet.

What reports can I download?

Three purpose-built reports, each available in Excel and PDF: a PAYE Remittance Schedule formatted for your State Internal Revenue Service, a Pension Remittance Schedule broken down by PFA and RSA pin, and a WHT Remittance Schedule for contractor payments due to the NRS. Payslips are sent to employees by email automatically when payroll is confirmed.

Is my employees' data secure? Where is it stored?

Your data is stored on AWS servers in Ireland (EU-West). Data is encrypted in transit (TLS 1.2+) and at rest (AES-256). Each business's data is isolated at the database level using row-level security. We don't sell your data or your employees' data to anyone. See our security page for the full picture.

Can employees access their own payslips?

Payslips are emailed to each employee automatically when payroll is confirmed. An employee self-service portal is on our near-term roadmap. If this is critical for your business, let us know and we will prioritise it.

What happens to my data if I cancel?

You own your data, always. Before cancelling, you can export all payroll records, worker profiles, contracts, and payslips in Excel and PDF. After cancellation, your data is retained for 30 days so you can request an export, then permanently deleted. We will never hold your records hostage.

Run HR like you hired someone for it.