Katsina Monthly IGR Rises Above N3bn — Radda

Katsinatimes — 8 October 2026

Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has disclosed that the state’s monthly Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) has increased from about N600 million in 2023 to more than N3 billion in 2026.

Radda made the disclosure on Thursday while participating in a panel discussion at the launch of the World Bank’s latest Nigeria Development Update (NDU) in Abuja.

The event was held under the theme, “Beyond the Federal Purse: How Higher Revenues Reshaped State Priorities.” The World Bank confirmed Radda as one of the panellists alongside Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, a Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, Dr Tayo Aduloju.

The governor said increased revenues had enabled the state government to invest in key sectors, including healthcare, education, agriculture and infrastructure.

On healthcare, Radda said more than 270 primary healthcare centres had been constructed, renovated and equipped, while six health centres had been upgraded to general hospitals.

He also listed the establishment of an advanced dialysis centre, an imaging and cancer centre, an ambulance service with 15 advanced life-support ambulances, and the recruitment of more than 2,000 healthcare workers among the measures taken by the administration.

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In education, the governor said the state had constructed more than 170 new schools, renovated over 500 schools, recruited more than 10,000 teachers and trained more than 25,000 others. He added that three model schools had also been established.

Radda said the state had expanded agricultural mechanisation with more than 400 tractors and other farm equipment, while over 1,000 young people had been trained and supported in agribusiness.

On fiscal management, he said Katsina’s domestic debt had declined from N62 billion in 2022 to N14 billion in 2025.

The governor further claimed that the prevalence of malnutrition in the state had declined by seven per cent, while the number of out-of-school children had fallen from more than 500,000 to about 200,000.

Radda said the objective was to ensure that increased government revenues translated into investments in human capital, infrastructure and essential public services.

Earlier in 2026, the governor had also attributed the rise in Katsina’s IGR to fiscal reforms, including efforts to block revenue leakages and the implementation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA).

The World Bank’s NDU focuses on how increased public revenues are affecting state-level spending priorities and service delivery across Nigeria.