Tag: IGR

The Late 5: Former PDP spokesman, Olisa Metuh collapses in Court, Offa banks robbery suspects arrested and other stories

Here are the stories that drove the conversation today: The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) said two principal suspects out of the four gang leaders declared wanted over the banks robbery…

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NBS releases IGR realised by states

by Omoleye Omoruyi The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has released the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) at State level for January to December 2016. The statistics shows that Lagos State…

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Lagos generated N287bn revenue in 2016 – Ambode

Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday said the State recorded N287bn IGR in 2016 more than it got in 2015. He said this at a special evening of music…

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Lagos plans to generate N50bn IGR monthly

The Governor of Lagos Akinwunmi Ambode says the state has the potential to generate N50 billion monthly as internal revenue. Governor Ambode said this on Friday at a colloquium on the state…

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Lagos to increase IGR to N50billion monthly by 2018

The Lagos State Government on Sunday announced its readiness to massively reduce dependence on federal allocation and increase the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) to a target of N30billion monthly in…

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Ebonyi is growing its IGR faster than others, Kwara is slowest

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has stated that the country has to diversify its economy from dependence on oil revenue. Dogara was speaking at the Chattered…

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Lagos state made more money than 32 states in the past year [DETAILS]

The Internal Generated Revenue of Lagos state, which stands at N268 billion, is said to be higher than the combined IGR of 32 states, the Economic Confidential reports. According to…

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FG to support state governments financially… but the conditions are strict

The federal government, on Tuesday, set out stringent fiscal conditions for states before they can access a conditional Budget Support Facility which is aimed at providing financial support to any…

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Fayose accused of lying, deceiving Ekiti people

The leadership of organised labour groups in Ekiti state, on Sunday, accused the state Governor, Ayodele Fayose, of lying and blackmailing the unions. The was made this known in a…

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Opinion: Why Nigerian states need restructuring

By Uzoma Erondu Nigeria has a thing or two to learn from Sudan. Yes, the same Sudan known for strife, pestilence, drought, internal conflict and war. But hang-on, before we…

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