Weak State Finances Threaten Nigeria’s Development Goals, Presidency Warns

The Presidency has warned that Nigeria’s ability to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will depend largely on whether states and the Federal Capital Territory can strengthen their fiscal systems, arguing that weak revenue generation and institutional capacity at the sub-national level pose a direct threat to the welfare of millions of Nigerians.
The warning was issued at the opening of a High-Level Workshop on Strengthening Fiscal Capacity at the Sub-National Level in Nigeria, held in Abuja under the framework of Nigeria’s Integrated National Financing Framework (INFF).
The workshop was organised in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme and supported ...