States in Nigeria have started making aggressive efforts to shore up their Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) for 2016, due to the country's dwindling income from oil proceeds.
LEADERSHIP's findings show that 22 states in the federation have projected to earn N1.1 trillion in IGR, to fund projects in their states. Most of the states plan to generate revenue by widening their tax nets, blocking avenues for revenue leakage, investing in agriculture and solid minerals among others.
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