From Yakubu Mustapha Minna
Niger State Internal Revenue Service (NGSIRS) has recorded 170% increase in its Internal Generated Revenue IGR from the first quarter of 2024 official IGR collection figures.
This was contained in a statement issued by the Group Head, Tax Operations, Aminu M. Bawa on behalf of the Executive Chairman, Mohammed M. Etsu in Minna.
The agency announced a total of N7,031,981,398.93 as the amount collected for the months of January, February, and March 2024 respectively.
He said this marked a significant improvement from the total sum of N2,605,507,197.15 collected for the corresponding period in 2023, representing a 170% growth in the amount generated in comparative terms between first quarter of 2023 and first quarter of 2024.
The Executive Chairman of the NGSIRS, Mohammed M. Etsu, revealed that this development was a result of the robust support received from the Governor of Niger State, Mohammed Umar Bago, and the different strategies deployed by the management of the service.
Etsu stated that the immense support received from the current administration resulted in the service generating a total of N21,675,361,059.11 as total collections for the year 2023, as against the total sum of N16,848,325,487.70 collected in the year 2022.
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