The 2018 edition of the Niger Delta Development Forum (NDDF) came to an end last week, with a charge to states in the region to maximize their internal revenue potentials to avoid overdependence on oil income. The charge was part of the communiqué issued at the end of the seventh NDDF, organised by the Foundation…

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum Secretariat (NGFS) will kick-off its yearly IGR Peer Learning Event today at the Sheraton Hotel, Abuja. The event, which will host all Commissioners for Finance of the 36 states, Ministry of Finance, Joint Tax Board and Chairmen of states’ Boards of Internal Revenue, will provide a platform to share practical and…

The Ado – Ota Local Government Area (LGA) in Ogun State has inaugurated a committee to help boost its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) through tourism.

The Federal Government has urged states Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) boards to strictly adhere to all financial procedures that promotes transparency.

The Lagos State Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr. Olusegun Banjo, has said that the state government recorded Internally-Generated Revenue (IGR) of about N103.5 billion for the first quarter of 2018 as against N96.8 billion generated last year. Banjo stated this yesterday during the ongoing 2018 ministerial press briefing to commemorate the third anniversary…

Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday presented N1.046 trillion 2018 budget estimates to the House of Assembly, saying the state hopes to generate on the average N60 billion monthly to finance it. The proposed budget, the governor said, represents an increase of 28.67 per cent over 2017 budget with recurrent expenditure of N347.039 billion and…

The Bayelsa State Government has declared a record all time high Internally-Generated Revenue of N1.86bn for the month of October. The Deputy Governor, Rear Admiral John Jonah (retd) in a transparency briefing said that the increase was as a result of government’s efforts to get oil companies to pay their financial obligations to the state.…

Edo Government says it will explore the state cultural heritage to increase the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in all the 18 local government areas. The Deputy Governor, Mr Philip Shaibu, made the assertion on Monday in Benin while unveiling the logo of Edo Festival of Arts and Culture. Shaibu, represented by the Commissioner for Arts,…

The National Bureau of Statistics [NBS] yesterday released last year/s half year internally generated revenue [IGR] of the State covering the periods of January to June 2016, indicating that a total of N317.79billion was generated by twenty-nine (29) states that have reported their half year....

Apparently, to shore up the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), Abia State has projected annual revenue of N200m from solid minerals deposit in the state.

Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State said that his government now generates about N1.5 billion monthly as Internally-Generated Revenue (IGR).

The Kaduna State Government is targeting N3.5 billion monthly Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), the state Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Muhammad Abdullahi, has said.