How Katsina IGR hit N3bn monthly – Radda
Katsina State government has revealed that it has recorded a sharp rise in its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), climbing from about N400 million to N3 billion monthly, in what the state Governor Dikko Umaru Radda described as the outcome of an effective fiscal reforms aimed at tightening revenue collection and improving transparency. The governor disclosed […]
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Katsina State government has revealed that it has recorded a sharp rise in its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), climbing from about N400 million to N3 billion monthly, in what the state Governor Dikko Umaru Radda described as the outcome of an effective fiscal reforms aimed at tightening revenue collection and improving transparency.
The governor disclosed this at the Government House in Katsina while receiving a delegation from the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMFAC) led by Saad Ibrahim Bello.
Radda attributed the sevenfold increase largely to the plugging of revenue leakages and the implementation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA), a public finance reform designed to consolidate government revenues into a single account.
“Through deliberate reforms, especially blocking leakages and introducing the TSA, we have significantly improved our revenue performance,” he said.
The governor noted that the measures have strengthened accountability across ministries, departments and agencies, ensuring that public funds are more efficiently tracked and managed.
Beyond revenue, Radda said his administration has delivered close to 90 percent of its campaign promises, citing progress in agriculture, education, MSME support, civil service reforms and security.
Earlier, Bello said the commission’s visit to Katsina State marks the start of a nationwide verification of data used in revenue allocation to states and local governments. According to him, the exercise is intended to improve accuracy, transparency and fairness in the distribution of federally collected revenues.
The development positions Katsina as one of the states making notable strides in domestic revenue mobilisation, amid growing pressure on subnational governments to boost internal earnings in the face of fluctuating oil revenues.