Nasarawa Geographic Service garnered N912m revenue in 11 months, targets N1bn by December 2023 – Agassi

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By Ibraheem Hamza Muhammad

Nasarawa Geographic Information Service (NAGIS), says it collected over N912.3million as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) from January, 2023 to date.

The Director General of NAGIS, Hon. Sonny Agassi, disclosed this when he led management of the agency to state its 2023 budget performance before the Nasarawa State House of Assembly Committee on Lands and Survey, Monday in Lafia.

Hon. Agassi appreciated the committee, the State Assembly and Governor Abdullahi Sule for giving special attention to NAGIS to succeed.

He said that NAGIS approved revenue budget for 2023 was N 974,500,000.

“As from January to this moment, we collected N912, 274, 117 as revenue to the state government coffer and by God’s willing we will cross the line of N1billion at the end of 2023.

“We are working tirelessly to exceed the state government budget target for our agency and we will achieve it by God’s grace,” he said

Hon. Agassi said that money was collected from Certificate of Occupancy (C of O), Right of Occupancy (R of O), rents and revenue from government properties among others.

The Director General assured of his continue determination to generate more revenue as well as take NAGIS to the next level of development.

Hon Emmanuel Ezekiel Manding, the Chairman, House Committee on Lands and Survey said that the exercise was to assess NAGIS 2023 budget performance.

“It is our constitutional duties to oversight your activities. It is not to witch hunt anybody.

“We are here to assess NAGIS 2023 budget performance and to see how we can assist you if you have grey areas.

He commended NAGIS for generating more revenue to the coffer of the state government

The committee chairman also commended Governor Sule for his determination in ensuring the development of NAGIS.

Also appearing before the committee was the management of the Ministry of Lands and Urban Development where the Permanent Secretary, Khalid Danjuma Adamu appreciated the committee for supporting its activities to succeed.

The Permanent Secretary said Governor Sule’s administration is doing its best in ensuring land development across the state.

The Permanent Secretary said that the ministry will set up taskforce on revenue generation in order to boost the state IGR

The Committee Chairman, Hon. Manding also appreciated Gov. Abdullahi Sule for ensuring land development in the state.

He urged the ministry to continue to be up and doing in taking the ministry to the next level of development.