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  • Jigawa Assembly passes N901bn 2026 budget

    Jigawa Assembly passes N901bn 2026 budget

    The Jigawa House of Assembly has passed the 2026 Appropriation Bill of N901. 84 billion for the services of the state government with some amendments.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the passage of  the bill on Tuesday followed the adoption of the report of the House Standing Committee on Appropriation at plenary presided over by the Speaker, Haruna Aliyu, in Dutse.

    Presenting the report, the Chairman of the Committee, Mr Ibrahim Hamza, said House standing committees had earlier engaged all Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) on assessment and defence of their respective budget estimates.

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    Hamza said the committee was satisfied with the allocation made for the provision of infrastructure and social amenities to the people in the 2026 fiscal year.

    NAN also reports that the assembly also passed N288.848 billion for the services of the 27 local government councils of the state.

    Hamza called on the Ministry for Local Government to ensure that the Chairmen of the councils adhere to the implementation of their respective budgets for the wellbeing of the rural populace.

    NAN recalled that Gov. Umar Namadi had on Nov. 25, presented a budget of N901.84 billion to the Assembly for consideration and approval.

    (NAN) 

  • Jigawa Assembly lifts suspension of four council chairmen

    Jigawa Assembly lifts suspension of four council chairmen

    Jigawa State House of Assembly has lifted the suspension of four  council chairmen and told them to resume their official duties.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the affected chairmen are Bappa Shinge of Auyo Local Government Area (LGA), Bala Usman-Chamo of Dutse LGA, Ahmed Rufa’i of Gumel LGA and Shehu Sule-Udi of Ringim LGA.

    The chairmen were suspended by the House on March 6, over alleged misconduct, negligence and injudicious use of public funds found by its Committee on Local Government during its oversight visit to the their respective LGAs.

    The House then set up an ad hoc committee to investigate the suspended council chairmen.

    Mr Aminu Zakari, the Acting Chairman of the  committee, while presenting its report, listed 11 findings/observations during its investigation.

    Zakari said that the committee carried out a careful review of documents before it, including a consultant’s report on each of the four local governments.

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    He said it also considered the documents submitted by the suspended council chairmen in defence of the accusations against them and their pleas.

    Zakari said that the committee came up with 11 recommendations.

    He said that one of the recommendations was to issue a stern warning to the affected chairmen to desist from any act unethical or unbecoming of holder of the office in both administrative and financial dealings.

    “That this Honourable House should graciously consider the pleas of the suspended council chairmen.

    “That the suspension placed against the following council chairmen: Bappa Shinge -Auyo LG, Bala Usman-Chamo – Dutse LG, Ahmed Rufa’i – Gumel and Shehu Sule-Udi -Ringim LG, be lifted and that they should resume their duties as the chairmen of their respective LGs,” Zakari said.

    Consequent upon the resolution of the Assembly through voting, the Speaker, Mr Haruna Aliyu, recalled the four chairmen to resume office with immediate effect.

    Reacting on behalf of the chairmen, Usman-Chamo of Dutse LG commended the lawmakers for the gesture.

    He thanked their supporters and well wishers for their solidarity.

    Usman-Chamo, who was the state’s ALGON chairman before his suspension, added: “Not only four of us, but all 27 LGs will continue to do our best in serving our people”.

    (NAN) 

  • Jigawa Assembly laments internal revenue leakages, poor collection

    Jigawa Assembly laments internal revenue leakages, poor collection

    JIgawa Assembly has lamented internal revenue leakages and shortchange, stating the State Internal Revenue Services (JIRS) needs support to improve taxes collection.

    The chairman House Committee on Appropriations Hamza Ibrahim stated this in his keynote address during an engagement session between the lawmakers and Jigawa State Internal Revenue Services organised by Prime Initiative for Community Development and Physical Transparency in Dutse, the capital.

    Ibrahim, representing Malam Madori constituency, expressed concerns over the leakages and short payment of internal revenue and taxes in the State.

    According to him: “The discovery on shortchanging the State by revenue and taxes defaulting, short payment and leakages in collections and remittance of the funds are serious challenges that need urgent and collective efforts for our future development”.

    He assured the service of the Assembly’s support and contribution, stating “forward all your requests and the service needed expenditure to improve the constitutional duties during your budget defence. The House would favourably view and consider it”.

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    Chairman of JIgawa State Internal Revenue Services, Malam Nasir Sabo Idris, decried massive leaking and shortchange of local revenue.

    Idris said he was in dire needs of the lawmakers’ urgent support and understanding for total redesigning of the operational plans and strategies for effective taxes and revenue collection and remittance.

    According to him: “On my assumption in to office, I introduced new modern strategies. We employed ICT and established a new revenue data base and registered new tax payers, using JIgawa Enlightenment and Engagement Team (JETS) a team to be going out every Wednesday for tax payers enlightenment, sensitisation and tax payers data collection”.

    He said the JETS would also serve as monitoring mechanism for tax remittances, checkmate shape practices in the Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies and encourage withholding from MDAs, Companies and PEYE.

    He appealed to the lawmakers to approve the agency’s request for establishing and installation of a software to digitalise the agency’s operations which is the best and simple way to block all leakages and most of the challenges.

    “If our request is granted, I have confidence to increase the State revenue by 50 percent next year, and 100 percent by 2025,” he assured.