The Katsina State Authorities has unveiled a plan to boost its Internally Generated Income (IGR) to N140 billion yearly by 2026, leveraging digital innovation, knowledge integration, and neighborhood participation to spice up fiscal efficiency.
This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Funds and Financial Planning, Alhaji Malik Anas, through the launch of the State of States 2025 Report by BudgIT in Abuja.
The announcement was additional confirmed in an announcement launched by Mr. Shuaibu Sada, spokesperson of the Katsina State Inner Income Service (KT-IRS), on Thursday.
In accordance with the commissioner, the state’s IGR rose from N10 billion in 2021 to N24 billion in 2024, however acknowledged that this remained beneath the state’s extant income potentials.
He stated the federal government was adopting a community-driven tax system and data-based planning to hyperlink income assortment on to seen growth outcomes on the grassroots.
“We now use tax proceeds to fund neighborhood initiatives so folks can see the worth of what they contribute.
“We’ve additionally launched an e-invoice system for real-time tax evaluation and cost, decreasing leakages and enhancing compliance,” Anas was quoted as including.
He emphasised that Katsina state was constructing a complete enterprises’ knowledge warehouse to seize all small and medium-sized companies, strengthen projections, and broaden the tax base.
“By 2026, we anticipate to generate as much as N140 billion yearly, if our knowledge and digital methods are absolutely applied,” he stated.
What you need to know
Within the newest knowledge launched by the Nationwide Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) generated a mixed N3.63 trillion in Internally Generated Income (IGR) in 2024.
The info confirmed that Internally Generated Income (IGR) throughout Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) rose to a cumulative N10.88 trillion between 2021 and 2024.
Additionally, Nigeria’s 36 states shared a cumulative N4.43 trillion from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) between January and July 2025, with receipts of oil-rich states accounting for about 35% of whole disbursements.
Knowledge from the Nationwide Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and FAAC experiences present that Delta State obtained the very best web allocation through the interval—N361.23 billion—adopted carefully by Rivers (N301.18 billion), Lagos (N279.03 billion), Akwa Ibom (N278.11 billion), and Bayelsa (N274.81 billion).
In July, Nairametrics reported that the Katsina State Authorities accepted N23.8 billion for key infrastructure and growth initiatives throughout the state, focusing on healthcare upgrades, highway building, safety enhancement, and hospitality revitalization.
The federal government listed the frontline Native Authorities Areas benefiting from the upgrades as Kankara, Malumfashi, Faskari, Jibia, and Funtua.
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