Lagos State Government through the Office of the Special Adviser on Taxation and Revenue has organized training for its 450 revenue officers to integrate the Lagos Revenue Portal (LRP) and its Artificial Intelligence Chatbot, Madam Shikini, and adopt a Unique Payer ID.
The Special Adviser, Ogungbo Opeyemi, noted that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had launched LRP in August to revolutionize the system, and sent out a circular to revenue-generating MDAs to integrate with LRP as a ‘‘one-stop shop’’ for revenue matters.
He noted that the progress achieved couldn’t have been possible without the dedication of revenue officers.
“As we embark on this training, we are reminded of the importance of aligning with the mandate that requires integration of revenue-generating MDAs under a single revenue framework, LRP’’, he said.
“This mandate is not just a policy directive, it is a call to embrace a unified approach to revenue collection, management, and accountability. At the heart of this lies the introduction and implementation of a Unique Identification System for all payers.
“The circular mandating integration of revenue-generating MDAs places emphasis on the role the Unique Payer ID in ensuring we can track and monitor transactions securely and transparently.
“The Adoption of the Unique Payer ID will serve as a foundation to allow us to create seamless, interlinked data sets for identifying taxpayers businesses, and entities on revenue platforms.”
Speaking with newsmen, Special Adviser to the Governor on Corporate Finance and Strategy, Akintayo Sanwo-Olu, noted the significance of tax compliance and the introduction of a new tax reform.
He said civil servants and citizens should understand and meet their tax obligations to support revenue generation.
“It’s one measure we’re taking to engage, educate, and let civil servants understand why there’s such a huge revenue drive, and for Lagos to ensure that at the end of 2025, its budget is utilised to standard.
“Part of that order is to ensure everybody understands what is required to ensure our targets are met in 2025…”
(The Nation)
