Kaduna revenue agency develops strategies to generate N60bn IGR in 2021

The management and staff of the Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS), have developed strategies to generate N60 billion Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) target for 2021. The Executive Chairman of KADIRS, Dr Zaid Abubakar made this known in an interview on Saturday, at the end of a two-day meeting in Zaria to develop the strategies. Abubakar said Governor Nasir El-Rufai has directed KADIRS to ensure that the IGR for 2021 was higher than the allocation to the state from the Federation Account. He said that the state government had pegged…

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Illegal gaming: Kaduna shuts down Bet9ja, other betting platforms

The Kaduna Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) has sealed off 13 betting shops including those belonging to online bookmaker, Bet9ja, in its latest clampdown on unregistered gambling businesses in the state. Liye Anthony, who heads the gaming unit at KADRIS, told newsmen five shops each of bet9ja and King Bet, two of Access Bet and one of Derby Lotto had been shut in a campaign that commenced on Thursday. “We have sent a series of letters to the owners of the companies, asking them to come forward and register in line…

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