The Jigawa State Internal Revenue Service, JIRS, has cautioned taxpayers against making manual tax payments.
The executive chairman of the board, Dr. Nasir Sabo Idris, issued the warning while speaking after receiving an award for Internally Generated Revenue, IGR performance at the state secretariat in Dutse, the state capital.
He stated that the board has introduced a modern digital tax payment system to reduce revenue leakages.
He noted that the state’s IGR improved significantly in the first six months of the year, rising by 55 per cent compared with the previous year, due to the current restructuring and reform in tax collection.
According to him, “the state has emerged as the fastest-growing state in internally generated revenue among the 19 northern states and the FCT in 2024, after growing its revenue by 127.31 per cent, from N27.54 billion in 2023 to N62.60 billion in 2024.
“The performance earned Governor Umar Namadi a nomination for the Governor of the Year in IGR Award 2025 by Revenue Magazine, and the state was also ranked 14th in total IGR nationwide, 5th in the North, and 11th most revenue-independent state in the country.”
He advised the use of approved electronic payment channels to ensure transparency, security, and proper documentation of transactions.
Jigawa Revenue Board warns against manual tax payment
