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IIARD INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (IJGEM )

E-ISSN 2504-8821
P-ISSN 2695-1878
VOL. 11 NO. 1 2025
DOI: 10.56201/ijgem.vol.11.no1.2025.pg72.89

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Evolution of Geography Information System in Improving Revenue Generation in Nasarawa State: A Case Study of Lafia and Akwanga Modern Markets, Nigeria

Ahmed Mohammed, Benson Polycarp and Bashayi Obadiah

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Abstract

Government at various levels need adequate amount of data to perform critical tasks especially in revenue generation in a most efficient manner. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have become an effective tool for revenue generation in many countries. However, in the case of Nasarawa State, markets administration is still done manually. Therefore, this study seeks to examine how GIS technology can be used to improve revenue generations in Lafia and Akwanga modern markets. The study adopted a survey research design approach to collect information from participants. The primary source of data was used and questionnaires were distributed. A questionnaire was designed using Google Forms to collect data from participants. The participants were drawn from the two modern markets; Akwanga and Lafia with 1005 and 78 stalls/shops respectively. The study used Yamane formula, a sample size of 110 stalls/shops was arrived and a convenient method was used to select respondents and 10 markets administrators were also randomly selected. The questionnaire was administered online using Google Forms and descriptive statistic was used to analysed the data with aid of Google Analytics. The results were presented as percentages and charts. The finding of the study revealed that revenues are often lost due to lack of adequate information on tax payers and GIS have proven to be power tools in markets administration on tracking defaulting tax payers thus assisting in raising the revenue collection. The study suggested the evolution of a GIS-database for efficient markets administration and further made other recommendations to enhance more and accurate revenue generation. The study concludes that revenue collection is quite difficult and cumbersome without application of computer assisted technology; therefore, the issue of automating the revenue generation process should be given preferential attention by the market authority.

keywords:

Geographic Information System, Evolution, Markets, Revenue Generation, Businesses.

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