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All effective strategies accord significant attention to associated risk identification, quantification, ranking and robust mitigation programme implementation. Subnational independent revenue collection efforts are no exception. Continuously enhanced revenue collection successes are likely unachievable without proper attention paid to the sources of risks that may disrupt it. Most such risk exposures are classifiable into three. The […]

Relationships are not only attractive to involved parties when they are contingent on the win-win principle but more sustainable. A win-win foundation usually creates the right platform for shared responsibilities and benefits through a reinforcing dynamic feedback loop regarded as the virtuous circle. In its simplistic form, the virtuous circle describes the beneficial outcomes of […]

  Granted that the economic vibrancy and leadership of Lagos State compared to others may be attributable to its previous federal capital territory status and the presence of seaports, the role of its enterprising managers in sustaining it is incontrovertible. Unlike other states in the country, Lagos State has benefited from governors that functioned as […]

Most citizens of society crave order, peace and equity and finance their ancillary architecture and infrastructure through their tax obligations. For many, it seems like an aberration to consider the deliberate deployment of this justice ecosystem, namely the judiciary, the police, special order and peace task forces and the prison institution for revenue generation. Champions […]

In the 2020 IGR data of 36 states of Nigeria, the tax revenue component was 76.6 percent, while the share of non-tax revenue was 23.4 percent. As of the half-year of 2021 non-tax revenue component of aggregate subnational IGR was 25.2 percent. Non-tax revenue sources are a veritable complement enabling the government to achieve its […]