Bauchi Raises Internal Revenue From N300m To N2bn, Targets N3bn By Year-end

The Bauchi authorities authorities has said that it has importantly improved its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) from little than N300 cardinal astatine inception to implicit N2 billion, with a people of N3 cardinal earlier the extremity of 2025.

The State Commissioner of Finance, Dr. Yakubu Adamu, disclosed this portion presenting the government’s tenure study during the ‘Scorecard’ programme, organised by the Ministries of Information and Communication, Budget and Multilateral Coordination, successful collaboration with media organisations successful the state.

Adamu said Governor Bala Mohammed’s medication has prioritised the outgo of workers’ salaries, indebtedness servicing, and different mandatory obligations, noting that astir N11 cardinal is presently spent monthly connected salaries for authorities and section authorities workers.

On concern development, the Commissioner revealed that the authorities authorities is partnering with a Chinese institution to found a cement accumulation works successful Gwana District of Alkaleri section authorities area, adding that the institution has already mobilised to tract and commenced accumulation processes.

Responding to concerns connected pension, Dr. Adamu announced that the politician has approved a monthly allocation of N100 cardinal for the outgo of pension for authorities retirees and different N100 cardinal for section authorities retirees aimed astatine reducing the backlog up of the afloat implementation of the Contributory Pension Scheme.

The commissioner besides assured that the authorities politician has introduced a peculiar program to wide each outstanding pensions soon, successful summation to the ongoing monthly pension disbursements.

He besides highlighted reforms successful the state’s payroll system, saying the medication inherited a strategy riddled with shade workers and omissions, but has since cleaned and regularised the process.

Dr. Adamu reaffirmed the government’s committedness to accountability, transparency, and continuous betterment successful gross generation.