National tax revenue ₦21.6tn has been recorded in the first half of 2026, according to Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani.
The governor disclosed this on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, while speaking at the 160th edition of the Joint Revenue Board meeting held in Kaduna. The meeting was themed “One Year Of Tax Reform: Assessing Progress and Addressing Challenges.”
Governor Sani stated that the nation’s revenue was approximately ₦10.1 trillion in 2023, ₦21.6 trillion in 2024 and about ₦36.8 trillion in 2025.
“In the first half of 2026 alone, revenue reached approximately ₦21.6 trillion, representing a 49 percent increase over the corresponding period of the previous year,” he said.
He commended President Bola Tinubu for taking what he described as the bold and politically demanding decision to fundamentally reform Nigeria’s tax architecture through landmark legislation, including the Act that transformed the former Joint Tax Board into the Joint Revenue Board.
Governor Sani also praised the immediate past Executive Chairman of the Kaduna Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS), Mr Jerry Adams, and his team for increasing the state’s internally generated revenue from barely ₦4 billion to ₦10 billion monthly.
He noted that the revenue figures point to an emerging capacity to finance national development increasingly from domestic resources.
According to the governor, the tax reforms aim at simplifying a complex tax environment, reducing multiple and overlapping taxation, deploying technology and e-invoicing to minimise leakages, consolidating revenue administration, and rebuilding the relationship between government and the taxpayer.
AbdulBasit Saba is a journalist and contributor to Freelanews.com, covering news, business, and public affairs.
