By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief
KADUNA—THE Federal Government has called on state governments to reduce unnecessary overhead costs and enthrone fiscal discipline.
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, made the call, yesterday, at the on-going 2018 Conference of the National Council on Finance and Economic Development, NACOFED, in Kaduna.
Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the minister, Mr Paul Ella Abechi, quoted her in a statement as saying: “Let me remind us that we need to develop cost effective strategies to increase our IGR, reduce unnecessary overhead costs, enthrone fiscal discipline and transparency so as to optimize available limited resources, while efforts are sustained to broaden our revenue base.
“On the Federal Government’s part, we will continue to strive to ensure that all federation revenues are accounted for in the…
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