Nasarawa state government says it has set a target to realize the sum of N18.6 billion as Internally Generated Revenue for the state by the end of 2021.
Yakubu Mohammed Ahmed, chairman, Nasarawa State Internal Revenue Service, stated this when he led other members of the board for budget assessment before the state House of Assembly committee on finance and appropriation in Lafia.
He said, from January to June this year, the service has so far generated N8.8 billion revenue for the state government.
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Ahmed who assured to deliver on its mandate, explained that the constraint of the service at the moment is understaffing.
Responding, Aliyu Dogara, the committee chairman on Finance and appropriation, urged the board to redouble their efforts for the state to reduce dependency on Federal allocation.
He said, with the impressive revenue generation in the last two quarters, the state can be better in all ramifications.
He assured the board of the assembly’s support in addressing their challenges at all times considering the significance of the board to the state.
