Kano targets N15bn monthly IGR
The Kano State Government has targeted N15 billion as its monthly Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) for 2026, an official has said.
The Executive Director, Compliance and Enforcement, Alhaji Muhammed Aliyu, Kano State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS) stated this at a multi-sector stakeholders’ engagement in collaboration with Partnership for Agile Governance and Climate Engagement PACE in Kano.
Aliyu said that the projection was anchored on a new tax framework that prioritised fairness and efficiency.
He said that under the revised system only individuals earning above N800,000 annually would be taxed thereby shielding lower income earners from undue financial pressure.
The Executive Director said that the tax structure rested squarely on income tax from employment or business activities, service charges for accessing public amenities and penalties for legal infractions, saying that the approach was aimed at streamlining revenue collection while reinforcing the social contract between residents and the state.
PACE Representative, Alhassan Usman emphasized the transformative power of digital tax systems and urged residents to move away from cash-based interactions with revenue officers, advocating for secure, traceable digital payments.
The campaign, he said, beyond revenue generation, seeks to educate citizens on the long-term benefits of tax compliance, adding that accurate tax records would help entrepreneurs monitor their financial health and position themselves for growth opportunities.
This is coming as Kano doubled IGR and emerged among Nigeria’s fastest-growing revenue States in 2024 with N74.77 billion from N37.38 billion in 2023, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
The milestone was achieved through blocking leakages and overhauling the Kano State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS) upon assumption of office by the governor in 2023, according to Gov. Abba Yusuf’s Special Adviser on Information, Mr Ibrahim Adam.
Adam also stated that Yusuf employed one of the best hands to handle the state’s revenue generation, hence the result of Kano topping the chart in 2024.
He added that Yusuf had assured the people of the state that he very grateful for the cooperation the administration had receiving from them, with the promise of doing more.
