BY VICTOR EJECHI When the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released the latest Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) figures for 2024, several state governments were quick to celebrate. From Enugu’s record-breaking N180 billion to Rivers’ N317 billion and Lagos’ colossal N1.26 trillion, the numbers seemed to tell a story of growing fiscal independence. But a deeper […]
BY KAMARUDEEN OGUNDELE, ABUJA Governors of the 36 states are pursuing modern taxpayer-friendly and technology-driven revenue administrations for improved Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). The Director-General of Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), Asishana Okauru, revealed this in Abuja on Monday during the opening of the maiden ‘Technology and Tax Event”. The event was organized by the forum […]
Lagos State topped other states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in 2020, realising a total of N418.99 billion in the year. This is indicated in the National Bureau of Statistics’ Published Internally Generated Revenue for State level for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020. It showed […]
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State said his government would raise the state’s monthly internally generated revenue (IGR) to N5 billion in the next few years. Uzodinma, who made the promise at the maiden stakeholders’ forum held on Friday in Owerri to mark Democracy Day said the state currently generates N1.2 billion monthly. He also […]
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo state has challenged the Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Chuck Chukuemeka, to work towards increasing the state’s Internally-Generated Revenue (IGR). Gov Uzodimma, gave the challenge on Wednesday in his office during a brief swearing-in ceremony for Mr. Chukwuemeka as the new commissioner for finance. Mr. Chukwuemeka brings to 24 the number […]
…Grow revenue by 27.7% in H1 2018 …As Lagos, Rivers, Ogun, FCT top IGR table …Get N1.23trn allocation from FAAC in first 6 months The 36 States of the federation and FCT have recorded an Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of N579.490 billion in the first half of 2018, as against N453.833 billion posted in the […]
The Special Adviser to Governor Willie Obiano on Special Duties and Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), Dr. Mrs. Amaka Akudo, has advised politicians to focus on issue based campaign and desist from attacking political opponents. Hon. Akudo, who was reacting to a video that recently went viral on the social media where a gubernatorial candidate of […]