As states struggle with Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), Kano has doubled its income, according to a data released by the National Bureau of Statistics for the 2024 IGR, and corroborated by Statista.

According to a statement issued to newsmen by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s Special Adviser on Information, Ibrahim Adam, the current administration, immediately after being sworn in, swung into action and doubled the state’s revenue generation by overhauling the Kano State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS).

The Information Manager also said it is pertinent that the governor employed one of the best hands to handle the state’s revenue generation, hence the result of Kano topping the chart in 2024.

Recall that in 2023, Kano struggled to reach the N50 billion mark in IGR.

Governor Yusuf’s Information Manager added that the revenue generation doubled by 100 per cent when the government assumed office after 2023.

According to Ibrahim, the government is not even keen on taxing the masses, like the Adaidaita Sahu tricycle riders, who were reportedly exploited by the previous administration.

“People are asking where the government is getting the funds for infrastructural projects—this is the only way.

“Among the strategies employed by the administration to improve the state’s IGR is blocking leakages and loopholes. And as a result, the total revenue generated in 2024 has doubled that of 2023,” he added.

Ibrahim added that his principal is assuring the people of the state that he is very grateful for the cooperation the administration is receiving from them, with a promise of doing more.

Consequently, Ibrahim added that the state government will continue to implement more infrastructural projects, using the IGR.