Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fourth Alteration) Acts, 2017
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Official sourceCouncil for disbursement to the heads of courts established for the
Federation and the States under section 6 of this Constitution.
(10) For the purpose of subsection (1) of this section, “revenue”
means any income or return accruing to or derived by the
Government of the Federation from any source and includes -
(a) any receipt, however described, arising from the operation
of any law;
(b) any return, however described, arising from or in respect of
any property held by the Government of the Federation;
(c) any return by way of interest on loans and dividends in respect
of shares or interest held by the Government of the Federation
in any company or statutory body.
163. Allocation of other revenues
Where under an Act of the National Assembly, tax or duty is
imposed in respect of any of the matters specified in item D of Part
II of the Second Schedule to this Constitution, the net proceeds of
such tax or duty shall be distributed among the States on the basis
of derivation and accordingly –
[Item D, Part II Second Schedule]
(a) where such tax or duty is collected by the Government of a
State or other authority of the State, the net proceeds shall be
treated as part of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of that State;
(b) where such tax or duty is collected by the Government of the
Federation or other authority of the Federation, there shall be
paid to each State at such times as the National Assembly may
prescribe a sum equal to the proportion of the net proceeds of
such tax or duty that are derived from that State.
164. Federal grants-in-aid of State revenue
(1) The Federation may make grants to a State to supplement the
revenue of that State in such sum and subject to such terms and
conditions as may be prescribed by the National Assembly.
114 The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second , Third and Fourth Alterations
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