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LAND USE CHARGES AND THEIR EFFECT ON REVENUE GENERATION IN LAGOS STATE

Ayodele David Alabi·Chidinma Grace Okafor
Published 15 January 2025
Vol. 12, No. 1 (2024)
pp. 1-14
CC BY 4.0
  1. 1
    Ayodele David Alabi
    Department of Accounting, College of Applied Sciences, Lagos State University of Science and Technology, Ikorodu, Formerly Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu
    NG
  2. 2
    Chidinma Grace Okafor
    Department of Accounting, School of Management and Social Sciences, Pan Africa University, Lekki
    NG

Growing properties and businesses in Lagos state as a mega city vision of the state government, it is necessary to evaluate the effects of land use charge as a source of revenue generated in the Lagos state, the contribution of land use charge to total revenue generated. Hence the need to investigate the impact of land use charge on revenue generated in Lagos State. The research design used was ex facto, Lagos State Audited Financial Statements for eleven (11) consecutive years starting from 2011 – 2021 which constituted secondary data were analysed using ordinary least square method of regression, highlighting the pooled, fixed and random effects, while postestimation test of multicollinearity with correlation matrix in testing the singular hypothesis. Simple table and graph were used to present the data generated. It was discovered that there is weak and positive relationship between land use charge and revenue generated; between levies, fees and fines with land use charge and between revenue generated and total assets and the study concluded that there is weak and positive relationship between land use charge and revenue generated; between levies, fees and fines with land use charge and between revenue generated and total assets. This study recommended that efforts should be geared towards increasing land use charge so as to increase the revenue base in Lagos state, land use charge should be used as a basis to register all properties in state, Land use charge should be used to propel the vision of the state as a mega city.

JournalInsurance and Financial Risk Journal
ISSN3065-0313
Volume / IssueVol. 12, No. 1 (2024)
Pages1-14
Published15 January 2025
DOI10.5281/zenodo.14651717
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LicenseCC BY 4.0 — reuse with attribution
PublisherKeith Publications
Alabi , A., Okafor, C. (2025). LAND USE CHARGES AND THEIR EFFECT ON REVENUE GENERATION IN LAGOS STATE. Insurance and Financial Risk Journal, Vol. 12 No. 1, pp. 1-14. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14651717

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