IGR Enhancement: Lawal abolishes cash collection of revenue in Zamfara
Naija News • 7h ago
Governor Dauda Lawal has ordered the abolition of cash revenue collection in Zamfara State to strengthen digital systems, harmonise databases across MDAs, enable real-time monitoring, and improve inter-agency verification to reduce leakage.
The governor issued the directive last Friday during a town hall awareness and sensitisation event on the Nigeria Tax Reform Acts 2025, organised by the Zamfara State Internal Revenue Service in Gusau, the state capital.
A statement by the spokesperson of the governor, Sulaiman Bala Idris, disclosed that the town hall meeting themed ‘Diversifying revenue streams under a new tax regime: Exploring non-tax revenue opportunities in Zamfara State’ gathered all relevant stakeholders from across the state.
The statement added that the sensitization was inte...