IGR: Zamfara Governor Abolishes Collection Of Cash

Zamfara State governor, Dauda Lawal Dare, has ordered the immediate abolition of cash revenue collection to strengthen digital system, harmonise database in MDAs, enable real-time monitoring and improve inter-agency verification to reduce leakage.

He gave the directive when he held meeting on the awareness and sensitisation event on the Nigeria Tax Reform Acts 2025 organised by the Zamfara State Internal Revenue Service (ZSIRS) in Gusau.

A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Suleiman Bala Idris, disclosed that the town hall meeting themed ” Diversifying Revenue Streams Under A New Tax Regime” explored non- tax revenue opportunities in Zamfara State and gathered all relevant stakeholders from across the state.

According to the statement, the sensitization was intended to foster clear, structured dialogue and coordinated action as Zamfara prepares to implement the new tax framework.

The statement also quoted governor Dauda Lawal as saying ” Let me state clearly that revenue generation is a whole- of- government obligation, not a task for a single agency, therefore every Ministry, Department, and Agency that collects fees, charges, licences, permits, or service-related income must ensure transparency,accuracy, and prompt remittance through approved channels hence, leakages, duplication and informal Collection undermine public confidence and will not be tolerated. ”

” Beyond institutional alignment, the broader fiscal environment demands Strengthened Internal resilience in which, Zamfara State’s 2025 IGR figures show progress in revenue mobilisation but, highlighting the need to improve revenue system and based on our reform, our IGR target N38 to N42 billion ” the statement added,