tobidipity:


Waiter two big stout for this gentleman

SendAbroad:
Nigeria my country...a country with so many Professors, so many do you know who I am, so many GCFR, yet it doesn't manifest...we only need just one person, just the one person with a vision like that of Dubai or Singapore to turn Nigeria around.

One day, we will find this person.

mrvitalis:

U are here talking what I don't know ...do ur state have oil ..?....so if by right federal government hand over the oil to the owners how would h survive

Olamywealth10:
Tax small, u 4 suggest mass slaughtering for FG, make we 4 know say nothing like nigeria again. useless evils in power. u cant cut ur cost and invest to meet demand abi?

iwaeda:
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has challenged states in Nigeria to explore ways of increasing their internal revenue generation and boosting their agricultural production.

Osinbajo urged states to do more to harness the entrepreneurial spirit of Nigerians.

The vice president stated this while delivering the keynote address at the 18th Meeting of the Joint Planning Board (JPB) and National Council on Development Planning (NCDP), in Asaba, Delta State capital.

He said, “states must engage in careful and well-thought-out strategic planning in order to articulate and implement priorities derived from
strategic thinking based on comparative advantages.”

According to Osinbajo, the event themed, 'State Fiscal Sustainability and Economic Diversification in Nigeria', reflected the common commitment of the federal and state governments to work together in planning the economic future of Nigeria and its people.

“Our ultimate purpose is to create jobs and growth and as key economic managers in the context of Nigeria’s fiscal federalism, it is
essential that we work collaboratively and in tandem. I am optimistic that the deliberations of this council will contribute to achieving these noble objectives, which will lead us closer to lifting the 100 million people that the president has promised that we will lift out.of poverty in the next 10 years,” he said.

He added, “I propose three things for the consideration of this august body as a means of increasing production and generating the revenues at the state level. First, I would urge that states engage in careful and well- thought out strategic planning in order to articulate and
implement priorities derived from strategic thinking and based on comparative advantages.

“Second, there is great scope for boosting agricultural production if States choose two to three high-value crops/products to specialize in.
Such specialization will enable economies of scale in the provision of support across the entire value chain of prepared land, seeds,
fertilizers, and pesticides, storage, processing and transportation, marketing and sales. This also implies organizing the agro-allied value chain from farm to table.

“In a similar vein, states must take advantage of the entrepreneurial spirit of Nigerians by empowering economic clusters and trade groups
through the provision of basic infrastructure and shared facilities.”

Osinbajo noted that the current move of the federal government to provide broadband connectivity for all by 2023 "will assist the states
productive base but they cannot charge fees for laying of broadband infrastructure, which is like strangling the goose that will lay the golden eggs".

However, he stated, "The complaint of many small businesses is the multiplicity of levies and charges by state and local government
agencies. States should, in fact, invest in agencies that can help small businesses comply with regulations and standards and access
credit. When the businesses grow and employ more they create taxable profit and taxable employees."

The vice president, therefore, counselled state governors: "The key thing is to think out of the box and utilize the opportunities that
are open to the state. Some would have advantages that can be readily used in the area of tourism, others would be contiguous to major
economic centres like Lagos and Abuja which offer markets as well as cheaper and more affordable land for residential and industrial
purposes.

"Improving tax morale is also a very big part of the story as the evidence shows that people do not feel obliged to pay taxes and they justify this belief by asserting that they do not receive commensurate services.

"It would also be necessary for States to improve tax administration and widen the tax net by making it easier for people to pay tax both in terms of easier processes and lower levels of taxation."


http://saharareporters.com/2019/10/13/osinbajo-how-state-governments-can-tax-nigerians-generate-more-revenues

TheGoodJoe:


Hilarious joke.

I am from Akwa Ibom State. So yes, my State has Crude Oil enough.

lilfreezy:
It's easy to tax people but to create wealth you guys won't. Allow states to control their resources so they can develop their territories and invite more investment opportunities una say no.

burudichange:
Yesloaded i luv ur comment

kolafolabi:
VP sir, kindly open the border closed by Bubu. Local Rice is 20k while Foreign Rice is 25k. People are suffering.

mrvitalis:

Fine ...what about states that don't have oil

TheGoodJoe:


More reason why we need a cut in the cost of running government in the country.