Problems And Prospects Of Revenue Generation In Nigerian Local Governments (case Study Of Ado Odo Ota Local Government)

ABSTRACT The adverse situation in the various local government areas of Nigeria has led us into this very topic. Hence, the purpose of this work is to enlighten people, mostly students in the school of financial studies on how revenue is generated in local governments, problems confronting them as regards revenue generation as well as the prospects to the problems.However, local governments are expected to use the fund generated in embarking on income earning projects; projects that come under fee or bill charging utilities like portable water, electricity, construction of markets squares, et…