Tag Archives: IGR

Folake Sokoya The various reforms carried out by Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed are some of the greatest legacies of his administration in Kwara State. The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media and Communications to the Governor, Dr Muideen Akorede, who said this during a radio programme on Monday, noted that these reforms have placed Kwara on a sustainable pedestal.   He stated …

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The Lagos State Government on Monday said that it has so far achieved an average monthly Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of N34 billion in 2018 compared to monthly averages of the last three years. Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Akinyemi Ashade who disclosed this at the ongoing annual Ministerial Press Briefing to mark the third anniversary of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration …

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Dayo Emmanuel Nigerian states have generated a five year-high Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) closing with N931bn in 2017 as the nation exited recession. According to a data generated a data and infographics oriented organization, Budgit and published graphically on the organisation’s twitter handle @BudgITng the chat revealed how states in Nigeria cumulatively generated IGR to boost the economy. According to …

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Tayo Olanipekun Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Thursday said in spite of the state of the nation’s economy in 2017,the state budget performed well as the Center of Excellence also raked in a huge amount in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). He put the performance of the budget last year at 82 per cent and that of the IGR …

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The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun has said that the inability of the Federal Government to generate enough revenue to meet its obligations had left it with no other choice than to turn to international financial institutions for loans to finance critical infrastructure projects. She said that with a huge monthly personnel expenditure of about N210 billion, coupled with …

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Minister of Finance,    Muda Yusuf, LCCI DG Adeosun Tax multiplicity as investment albatross The continued rise in the multiplicity of taxes in the domestic economy has become a major bane to going concerns. In this write-up Friday Ekeoba posit that the race to shore-up Internal Generated Revenue (IGR) by various tiers of government may be the albatross for investment growth in …

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