KADUNA TARGETS ₦120BN IGR IN 2026 — KADIRS CHAIRMAN. (PHOTO).

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 Kaduna Targets ₦120bn IGR In 2026 — KADIRS Chairman   Kaduna State has set an Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) target of ₦120 billion for the 2026 fiscal year, with the Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) expected to play a central role in achieving the target. The Executive Chairman of KADIRS, Jerry Adams, FCTI, FNIM, FCE, CNA, disclosed this during the Service’s Annual Performance Review, Work Plan, and Strategic Retreat.  He explained that although the state government approved ₦74 billion as KADIRS’ official revenue target, the Service raised its internal benchmark to ₦80.09 billion to motivate staff to exceed expectations. He further stated that the proposed 2026 budget by the Kaduna State Planning and Budget Commission stands at ₦117.28 billion, with KADIRS expected to generate ₦74.28 billion, while Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) are projected to generate ₦43.24 billion. According to Adams, the retreat was convened to strengthen implement...

NIGERIA, SAUDI ARABIA PARTNER ON SOLID MINERALS DEVELOPMENT. (PHOTO).


Nigeria, Saudi Arabia Partner on Solid Mineral Development

Nigeria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will collaborate to promote development of solid minerals as the world transit from fossil fuels to cleaner energy.

This was made known by the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake during a meeting with his Saudi Arabian counterpart, Bandar AlKhorayef on the sidelines of the Future Minerals Forum (FMF) held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Dr Alake harped on the need to forge partnerships, as the global energy transition is contingent on critical minerals, which exist in abundance in Nigeria.

“We need a lot of investments in exploration, exploitation, extraction, processing, and local value addition. We realize that we must look at regions outside of Africa to collaborate, further consolidate, and enhance our capacity to explore and exploit the natural resources that we have. For us to maximally utilize, exploit, and derive maximum revenue for our own economic and infrastructural development, we need to have a very solid partnership with nations like Saudi Arabia”. he said.

Dr Alake said investment in local value addition involving processing of solid minerals that will culminate in production and establishment of factories in Nigeria, to generate employment which will have a multiplier effect on the economy.

He maintained the readiness of the Nigerian team to work with the Saudi Arabian counterpart to finetune and map out strategies on areas of collaboration within a specified time frame.

Throwing light on incentives for investment, Dr Alake cited the policy of President Bola Tinubu on repatriation of profits by foreign investors, tax waivers on imported equipment specifically directed at the mining sector.

He noted that a rejigged security architecture which will soon come on stream to effectively secure mining areas in the country.

Earlier, his Saudi Arabia counterpart, Mr. Bandar AlKhorayef shared the position of Nigeria on the fundamentals of diversifying the economy with emphasis on the mining sector.

Mr Bandar AlKhorayef said the collaboration was important and that Saudi Arabia would prioritizes local value addition.



 

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