Who is auditor general of the federation nigeria

Each of the 36 states of Nigeria has two Auditors-General, one for the audit of state institutions and the other for the audit of local governments within the state. In total, there are 73 Auditors-General in Nigeria, more than the whole of the rest of Africa put together. However nothing in the present legislation precludes the Auditor General for the Federation from tracing Federal public monies to any state of the Federation.

According to mandatory written and oral interviews set out for the position by the Nigerian Civil Service, the Auditor General for the Federation is appointed by the President. The current Auditor General, Mr. Anthony Ayine, was appointed on Jan 12, Facebook Twitter.

Fluctuating revenues from the extractive sector, which the country is highly dependent upon, worsen the situation. The revenue potential in Nigeria, therefore, is far from exhausted. Rather, insufficient mobilisation of domestic revenues severely restricts the financing of public services. There is therefore increased pressure to optimise revenue collection.

Auditing government revenue collection increases the efficiency and effectiveness of public financial management. More effective revenue collection systems will allow the Nigerian government to increase its tax-to-GDP ratio.

This ultimately means that more resources will be available for public services and infrastructure development. In addition, the skills acquired to audit IT-systems on the revenue side can also be used to audit IT-systems used for public expenditure.

Enhanced efficiency on the expenditure side means better value-for-money for citizens. The programme therefore indirectly contributes to the achievement of all Sustainable Development Goals SDGs that would benefit from more effective public financial management.