Nigeria, July 17 -- The Kogi State Government has overhauled its property tax system, repealing the existing ground rent and tenement rate laws in favour of a new, unified Land Use Charge.

The move, effective July 1, aims to alleviate residents' burden of "multiple taxation" and improve revenue administration.

The Executive Chairman of the Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KSIRS), Sule Enehe, explained the rationale behind the change during a recent sensitisation tour in Anyigba, in the state's eastern senatorial district.

Represented by Hassana Salawu, the Director of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) for KSIRS, Mr Enehe said the new Land Use Charge is designed to be a simpler, annual payment, significantly less than the ...